We have several humming birds coming to our humming bird feeders. It is fun to watch them hovering and chasing each other!
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* Detail of these concerts can be changed due to artists/venues’ circumstances.
BOZEMAN SWING CLUB PRESENTS TUESDAY SWING SPECIAL
This special dance is going to be full of goodness with international swing musicians Jonathan Doyle and Jack Sanders plus Colleen Schmidt joining in the fun. We will have amazing music to swing to all night long!
A basic swing lesson from 6:30-7pm to help you get out on the dance floor. Live music with Jonathan Doyle on Sax and Clarinet, Jake Sanders on Guitar and Banjo, and Colleen Schmidt from Bozeman is joining in on upright Bass. These amazing musicians will play from 8-10pm for all of our dancing pleasure.
Plus, there will be a performance from Cold Smoke Fight Club! Social Jams and other fun too!
$10 at the door. No partner or experience needed. Just bring your happy feet, some friends be sure to come and get in on this goodness!
Masonic Lodge
14 S Tracy Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715-4659
Tuesday, August 21st
6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Tickets : $10.00 at the door
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT SAFFRON TABLE
On Wednesday, August 22nd at Saffron Table from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Gypsy Jazz band Montana Manouche will be playing! You’ll hear many Django Reinhardt compositions along with American jazz standards played in the Gypsy Jazz style. The live music will be at the outside patio so if you make a reservation please mention you would like to sit outside to listen to the music. Please come out and enjoy the gorgeous Summer evening and delicious food! No Charge.
Saffron Table
Wednesday, August 22nd
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
http://www.saffrontable.com/
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT PLONK
On Wednesday, August 22nd from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Erik Olson on keys, Bob Bowman on bass, and Brad Edwards on drums will be playing. It is a guarantee that you will enjoy beautiful sounds by this trio! Please come down to enjoy the music with glass of wine and delicious food! No Charge.
Plonk Wine Bozeman
Wednesday, August 22nd
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
https://plonkwine.com/
BACKBURNER REUNION ON AUGUST 23RD AT RIALTO
BACKBURNER is a Bozeman, Montana-based poly-stylistic jazz quartet that has worked together for almost 20 years. During that time they recorded five CDs, all favorably reviewed by the, prestigious international jazz music magazine “Le Jazz Hot” [Paris]. The group was featured on season 1 of the 9-time Emmy Award winning Montana PBS-TV program “11th & Grant with Eric Funk” and is partly responsible for the creation of that series due to the powerful public response to the PBS Christmas Special “A Jazz Peace” in 2004. The group features Alan Fauque, saxophones, Eric Funk, piano, Eddie Tsuru, bass, and Mike Gillan, drums.
Rialto
Thursday, August 23rd
6:00 p.m. ~ / 9:00 p.m. ~
Tickets at Rialto : http://rialtobozeman.ticketfly.com/
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT RED TRACTOR PIZZA
Every Friday, there is a Jazz Night at Red Tractor Pizza in Bozeman from 7:00p.m. to 9:00 p.m. On August 24th Alex Robilotta on guitar, Eddie Tsuru on bass, and Garrett Stannard on drums will be playing fantastic music! Enjoy your Friday night with good live music and of course delicious pizza and beer/wine!
Red Tractor pizza
Friday, August 24th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
http://www.redtractorpizza.com/
HISTORIC BOZEMAN JAZZ GROUP REUNITES FOR SQUIRE HOUSE PERFORMANCE
Alex Platt has been performing and recording on the drums for over 30 years. Having studied with masters such as Joe LaBarbera and Charlie Haden at the California Institute of the Arts, Alex has since made appearances with such names as Alice Coltrane, Jack Walrath, Ambrose Akinmusire, Oranyan Coltrane, Persian maestros Bahram Bajelan and Merdad Arabi, country artist Stephanie Quayle, soul/funk singer Big Joe Hurt, Jake Faulkner and Zac Sokolow of The Americans, Christian Lee Hutson, and many more. He has also been a part of the rotating faculty at the renown Stanford Jazz Workshop. He has recently returned to Bozeman to reestablish his Montana roots after 22 years of performing, recording, and teaching in Los Angeles.
Bassist, composer, and educator Rob Kohler has been a featured performer at many music festivals around the world including Montreux, Strawberry, Vancouver International, and the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He has been a faculty member at the Stanford Jazz Workshop since 1991, and was the Education Director there from 2006-08. He helped to design and implement a successful middle school jazz program at NOCCA in New Orleans and is a regular clinician there. As a composer Rob has been the recipient of two NEA Grants and his originals have been featured on numerous recordings. His greatly anticipated Jazz Theory Book is available through Kohler Music Press.
Craig Hall is a living institution of Bozeman jazz. He plays guitar and bass, has toured four continents and across most states, and has played with innumerous jazz and pop greats. He has recently completed a suite, or ‘travelogue’ of compositions for piano and guitar, inspired by his Montana and Wyoming travels through the years. He teaches the Childbloom Classical Guitar Method to area youngsters, and performs and teaches continuously throughout the region.
Squire House
Sunday, August 26th
7:00 p.m. –
*Seating for dinner (optional but highly recommended) from 6:00 p.m. –
Concert tickets ($25) are will-call, available at Squire House, at Eventbrite.com or by contacting plattalex@gmail.com or texting 310.428.8604
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 John Roberts 4tet will be performing! Please come down to enjoy the music with delicious food and drinks! No charge.
American Grill & Tapas Bar Walkers
Sunday, August 26th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
http://walkersgrill.com/
UPCOMING JAZZ & MORE CONCERTS
August 27th @ The Haufbrau open mic
Alex Robilotta on guitar, Eddie Tsuru on bass, Silas Stewart on vibraphone, Alex Platt on drums
August 29th @ PLONK
Craig Hall on guitar, Bob Bowman on bass, Brad Edwards on drums
August 31st @ Red Tractor Pizza
Alex Robilotta on guitar, Eddie Tsuru on bass, Silas Stewart on vibraphone, Alex Platt on drums
More to come!
We are planning to bring back these great musicians : pianists Dan Haerle and Phil DeGreg, drummer Steve Houghton, vibraphonist Peter Schlamb, saxophonist Matt Otto, and drummer John Kizilarmut from Kansas City, MO, and guitarist John Stowell, saxophonist Loren Stillman, and pianist David Morgenroth in Spring & Summer!
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