It has been nice and calm around Hebgen. Bob and I have been enjoying our time at our place before the real winter hits West Yellowstone!
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* Detail of these concerts can be changed due to artists/venues’ circumstances.
ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT DEVIL’S TOBOGGAN IN BOZEMAN
Join Montana Manouche for Gypsy Jazz and American Swing at fantastic Devil’s Toboggan! An elegant 1930-style speakeasy lends the perfect ambiance for the band’s music. Feel free to dress vintage, you’ll fit right in! Delicious hand-crafted cocktails and tapas served. Dancers welcome! No cover. The venue’s Happy Hour is 4-6PM. *This event is 21+ Only
Devil’s Toboggan
113 East Oak, Suite 2B (Cannery District)
Tuesday, November 19th 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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MSU BILLINGS WINTER JAZZ CONCERT AND AFTER PARTY!
Don’t miss this Jazz concert! Heavy tunes by the MSUB Honor Jazz combo and Big Band honoring Brad Edwards who originally was a guest drummer for this event. Benny Golson, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Brookmeyer, Pat Metheny and more.
After the concert at MUS-B there will be “MSU-B Jazz Combo After Party Open Jam at Craft Local” at Craft Local from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. A lot of students and faculty come down and will have a big open jazz jam!
From Montana State University – Billings John Roberts “I remember when I was a freshman at MSU Billings (EMC), playing piano in the jazz band and combos, and this incredible drummer came into classroom to work with us and perform for us. Fresh off the Hiline, from Malta, I’d never heard anything like this! He, of course, blew the doors off, and was an EMC (MSUB) alumnus himself….regaling with his stories of his trips to Europe and around the U.S. He was the first guy to invite me down to the “Casey’s Golden Pheasant Blues Jam” to play piano. Nostalgically, this upcoming Jazz Concert at MSU Billings was to feature Brad Edwards as a guest artist, and I couldn’t wait to have him back in the rehearsal room to lay the smack down on the current drummers (in kindly Brad fashion, of course)! Now, this concert is in his honor, one of the most influential musicians to grace the halls of the MSU Billings music department. Thanks for setting the bar, Brad!”
MSU-Billings Cisel Hall
1500 University Dr, Billings, MT 59101
Thursday, November 21st 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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After party at Craft Local
2413 Montana Ave., Billings, MT 59101
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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ON THURSDAY NIGHT AT OPEN RANGE IN BOZEMAN
On every Thursday from 9:00 – 11:00PM there will be live jazz at Open Range in Downtown Bozeman! On this Thursday, November 21st vocalist Michelle Manzo Cobb, pianist Cheyenne John Henderson, and bassist Bob Bowman will be making sweet and excellent sounds! Please come down to enjoy the live jazz, delicious food and drinks! No music charge!
Open Range
241 E Main St Bozeman, MT 59715
Thursday, November 21st 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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ON FRIDAY EVENING AT THISTY STREET BREWING COMPANY IN BILLINGS
On this Friday, November 22nd Alex Nauman and Sam White will bring two hours of guitar and saxophone duo to the Thirsty Street. Come sip a delicious beer while enjoying Alex and Sam’s fun and crazy sounds! Bet there will be lots of smiles in both musicians and audience! 5:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m., No Cover, All Ages!
Thirsty Street Brewing Company
3008 1st Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
Friday, November 22nd 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT BENNY’S BISTRO IN HELENA
This Friday November 22nd, Wilbur Rehmann, saxophone and Fred Cobb, piano, will be playing at Benny’s Bistro, 6:30-8:30p for your listening and dining pleasure. Always great food and fine wines along with jazz. Ballads, blues and be-bop by this popular duo so …” grab your coat and get your hat, leave your troubles on the doorstep”.
Benny’s Bistro
108 E 6th Ave Helena, MT 59601
Friday, November 22nd 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
https://bennyshelena.com/
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT RED TRACTOR PIZZA IN BOZEMAN
Every Friday, there is a Jazz Night at Red Tractor Pizza in Bozeman On this Friday, November 22nd from 7:00p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Alex Robilotta on guitar, Bob Bowman on bass, and Adam Greenberg on drums will be making fantastic sounds! Please come down and enjoy your Friday night with good live music and of course delicious pizza and beer/wine!
Red Tractor pizza
1007 W Main St, Bozeman, MT 59715
Friday, November 22nd 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE EAGLES THE BRIDGER MOUNTAIN BIG BAND
The Bridger Mountain Big Band or small combo performs at The Eagles on every Sunday led by a drummer Adam Greenberg. No cover charge but there will be a tip jar so be generous. For more information please check https://www.facebook.com/TheBridgerMountainBigBand/.
Bozeman Eagles Club & Ballroom
16 E Main St, Bozeman, MT 59715
Sunday, November 24th 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT WALKERS IN BILLINGS
On every Sunday American Grill & Tapas Bar Walkers in Billings has Jazz night through 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Walkers features some of the very best jazz cats in the Rocky Mountain region and is well known for its depth of musicians. This week Erik Olson on keyboards, Parker Brown on bass, and Bill Honaker on drums will be creating wonderful sounds! Please come down to enjoy the music with delicious food and drinks! No charge.
American Grill & Tapas Bar Walkers
2700 1st Ave N, Billings, Montana 59101
Sunday, November 24th 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
https://walkersgrill.com/
UPCOMING JAZZ & MORE CONCERTS
MSU JAZZ ENSEMBLES SET MITTEN AND GLOVE DONATION AT NOV. 26 THANKSGIVING CONCERT
The Montana State University jazz ensembles’ Thanksgiving concert, “Music for Mittens,” featuring New York jazz vocalist Milton Suggs, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Crawford Theater at the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture.
Donations of gloves and mittens will be collected both before the concert in the MSU School of Music office in Howard Hall and in the Emerson theater’s lobby the night of the event. They will be donated to the Bozeman Warming Center, according to Ryan Matzinger, MSU jazz professor and producer of the event.
“(The concert will be) a musical celebration of the compassionate community of Bozeman and the jazz program’s focus on a culture of giving,” Matzinger said. “We are asking our audience to share the warmth.”
Suggs comes to Bozeman after recent performances with Wynton Marsalis and with the Lincoln Center Orchestra, among others. Born in Chicago and raised in Atlanta, Suggs is a third-generation musician who played several instruments while he was growing up. Returning to Chicago after high school, he studied piano with the legendary Willie Pickens while honing his craft as a vocalist and performer. Now living in New York City, he has released four albums, performs internationally and is frequently at the top of Downbeat magazine’s annual critics’ poll.
The MSU Advanced Jazz Quartet, The Royal We, featuring special guest Adam Greenberg on the drums, and Matzinger, a jazz saxophonist, will also perform.
Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for general admission. They can be purchased at the door or online at ticketpeak.com/msumusic.
Emerson Center for Arts and Culture
111 S Grand Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
Tuesday, November 21st 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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November 26th @ Devil’s Toboggan in Bozeman
Montana Manouche
November 29th @ Red Tractor Pizza in Bozeman
Michelle Manzo Cobb on vocals, Cheyenne John Henderson on piano, and Bob Bowman on bass
November 30th @ Craft Local in Billings
Soul Jazz w/John Roberts and Co.
December 5th @ Open Range in Bozeman
Micelle Manzo Cobb on vocals, Cheyenne John Henderson on keyboards, and Bob Bowman on bass
December 12th @ Open Range in Bozeman
Craig Hall on guitar, Rob Kohler on bass, and Alex Platt on drums
December 13th @ Red Tractor Pizza in Bozeman
Alex Robilotta on guitar, Rob Kohler on bass, and Alex Platt on drums
December 14th @ Cikan House in Bozeman
Michelle Manzo Cobb on vocals, Colby Tinsley on saxophone, Cheyenne John-Henderson on piano, Rob Kohler on bass, and Alex Platt on drums. RSVP available at plattalex@gmail.com
December 27th @ Red Tractor Pizza in Bozeman
Adam Platt on piano, Alex Robilotta on guitar, Bob Bowman on bass, and Alex Platt on drums
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