It seems more subscribers check my jazz newsletter on Sundays so I decided to sacrifice my lazy Sunday morning for weekly jazz happenings! lol Musician friends, please let me know your upcoming jazz gigs by Saturday night/Sunday morning. And if you would like to support BigSKyJazz.net by small donations, I really appreciate it!! Happy Holidays!!!* […]
We had a long power outage yesterday so we kept our fireplace going good all day. So I worked on this week’s newsletter in the bed last night and this morning with many cups of coffee!As I’ve mentioned, I made 2023 calendar with photos I took in/around Montana. Please check 2023 calendar page if you are interested. […]
Bob, our dog Budsie, and I will be headed back to Montana on Monday from Portland, OR. Hope the weather and road conditions will be ok!As I’ve mentioned, I made 2023 calendar with photos I took in/around Montana. Please check 2023 calendar page if you are interested. Your contribution will support Big Sky Jazz!!* To musician friends, […]
Bob, our dog Budsie, and I are in Portland, OR area. Bob played at a house concert in near Sealrock, OR last night with singer Annie Averre, pianist Steve Christofferson, drummer Todd Strait and it was fantastic! It seemed the host and audience very much appreciated the music and musicians. The Big Band Jazz Holidays […]
Bob, our dog Budsie, Bob’s big bass, and I will be headed to Oregon tomorrow, on Monday and I won’t have time to work on this week’s newsletter… So here it is! Regular live jazz events on Thursday are off because it’s Thanksgiving. To Django Jazz Jam at Valhalla Meadery, you can find about this […]
Some of you kindly ordered my 2022 calendar last year. I appreciate your support!! I made 2023 calendar as well! Please check 2023 calendar page here if you are interested. Jazz bassist/my wonderful husband Bob Bowman’s latest project with amazing pianist Josh Nelson “Tomorrow is Not Promised” received a very nice review on Kansas City […]
It seems finally we are having real snow here and there in Montana! A big jazz event is happening in Missoula this week: Jazzoula Fall 2022 at ZACC starts on Thursday and lots of bands will perform for 3 days! Wish I could be there! In Bozeman, live jazz starts at Blackbird with Alex Robilotta, […]
Happy Halloween! I made pumpkin soup with Japanese Pumpkin which is called Kabocha in Japanese, and it was delicious!! Kabocha is sweet and has creamy texture. If you find one at a store, please try!Tonight at Blackbird in Bozeman, Alex Robilotta, David Charles, and Michael Steele are playing 6-8PM. If you are around, please drop […]
Over the last weekend, I saw many posts about Montana on social media changed from gorgeous autumn photos to snow photos. It is great to see snow on the mountains but I must say I loved this year’s unusually long, calm, and of course beautiful Montana autumn!!As for jazz happenings, I am really happy to […]
Bob and I are finally relaxing after almost 7 weeks of tour in the midwest and 1 week tour in Montana with Loren Stillman and Mark Ferber. We had great fun in all the places we visited with Loren and Mark. Wonderful audience and hosts who love to share music the band offer with mostly […]