Anima Bhakti an·i·ma (ah-nee-mah) - The inner self of an individual; the soul bhak·ti (bahk-tee) - Loving devotion Anima Bhakti is an instrumental duo that plays an interesting and eclectic mix of world music for atmosphere, ambience and entertainment. When you listen to Anima Bhakti, you'll hear many sounds: percussion, horns, flutes, steel drums, guitar, bass, piano, and others. You'll also experience a visually intriguing show. Drawing from a broad variety of styles including Samba, Tango, Bossa, Folk, Klezmer, Funk, Jazz standards, and Ambient, our music can be tailored for the venue at hand.

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David and Rob have individually played in the Portland area with many popular bands such as 3 Leg Torso (opening for Pink Martini) and Johnny Martin, and have performed at the following venues: Jimmy Maks, Blue Monk, Heathman Hotel, Jazz DeOpus, Sweetbrier, Portland Spirit, Viscount Ballroom, Crystal Ballroom, Oregon Art Beat (television), KMHD's Homegrown Jazz Show (live radio), The Bite, and concert series at the Portland Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum, and Portland Zoo.

Rob Lewis is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, cum laude with a degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging. For two years, Rob performed with dance and show bands on both Norwegian and Holland-America cruise lines backing singers, jugglers, magicians, comedians, and name acts such as the Coasters, the Diamonds, and the HBO Comedy Showcase.

Rob has developed a solid teaching curriculum over the last 20 years. Besides giving private lessons at his studio in Vancouver, Washington, Rob is currently on staff at Reed College, Lewis & Clark College, Oregon Ballet Theater, and Marylhurst University. Rob has accompanied master classes by dance companies Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Kim Robards, Bebe Miller, and Martha Graham.

David Chris started playing flute at the age of 7, and studied classical flute for most of his childhood. As a young adult, David developed an interest in jazz, and was privileged to study flute and alto sax with Buddy Collette. Since that time, David has studied and performed music as an avocation, his primary vocation being real-time embedded software engineering.

During the late 90s, David's desire to participate in professional music led him to reduce his daytime work schedule to 3/4 time and study music theory, arranging, and alto sax with local jazz artist and educator Cliff Waits. In the past few years, David has been able to network, collaborate and perform with full time music professionals of high caliber.