Dennis Hawk

Dennis Hawk is a musician, master flute maker and Kirtan leader. He describes his work as staying connected to Creator, creating and helping other creators create, and invites people to come with him to their heart center.

As a flute maker, he has crafted and sold over 1,200 Native American style flutes. He trained with the Menomonee flute maker Louis Webster and has spent more than 30 years refining his craft. As a music producer, he has made a dozen albums and a score of singles, creating ambient music with his collaborators for wellness, yoga, meditation and Kirtan.

Dennis has led Kirtan, the call-and-response music tradition rooted in India, for the past 15 years. He has studied under teachers including the late David Newman (Durga Das), Ragani and Jai Uttal. He previously led Thunderhawk Tribe and founded th3 r3vibal, a local and global Kirtan group focused on building communities of love and compassion.

Raised in Kansas, Dennis grew up curious about the unseen forces around him. He earned a degree in Christian theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, then spent 20 years in ministry and community organizing in Milwaukee. After facing his own addiction, he retrained in counseling psychology and worked with clients dealing with addiction and trauma. With his wife Cyndi, who is Mohican, he sought wisdom from Native American elders, learning and conducting sweat lodges and sacred ceremonies. Over the past 20 years he has practiced yoga, including Bhakti yoga and Kirtan, and become a yoga instructor and Kirtan chant leader.