Bob and I have been enjoying finally cooled down beautiful weather in Portland, OR. Tomorrow Bob will be playing with great musicians, a pianist George Mitchell and a drummer Ron Steen at Wilf’s in Portland then 4 more gigs in a row! Speaking of being on the road, John Roberts y Pan Blanco are on the tour. They will be playing in Deadwood, SD tomorrow, July 7th at Outlaw Square (https://www.outlawsquare.com/). Then on July 15th at Levitt AMP Stevens Point in Wisconsin (https://www.createportagecounty.org/levittamp). If you know someone in these area, please spread the word!
* To musician friends, if you would like to add your message, on going projects like new albums, etc. on BigSkyJazz.net please contact me!
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT LEVITY IN BILLINGS
Every Wednesday Night, Levity features Live Jazz starting at 7:00 p.m. It’s a Jam Session with Local Jazz Musicians. There are always familiar faces, but it’s open to anyone that can play. All you need is raw talent and your instrument!
Levity Bar and Bistro
1027 Shiloh Crossing Blvd Suite 8, Billings, MT 59102
(406) 651-5985
Wednesday, July 7th 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Levity Facebook page
ON THURSDAY EVENING AT MAIN ST. MARKET IN BOZEMAN
This Thursday, July 8th from 5:00 pm. to 8:00 p.m. Craig Hall on guitar, Mike Carey on bass, and Josh Poole on drums will be making fantastic sounds at Main St. Market in Bozeman! Main St. Market is “Bodega, Cafe, Wine bar” on the main street of downtown Bozeman. If you are around Bozeman this Thursday, please come down to check the market and enjoy the live jazz by this wonderful trio!!
Main St. Market
233 E. Main Street Suite 101, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 624-6063
Thursday, July 8th 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Facebook event page
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MURRAY HOTEL IN LIVINGSTON
This Friday, July 9th at the Murray Hotel in Livingston, pianist Matt Ridgeway will be playing solo piano from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.! He will make some Jazz, Brazilian, and Cuban piano music in the Murray Hotel’s cozy lobby. If you are looking for a lovely relaxing time with live piano, please join him and enjoy the beautiful sounds!
The Murray Hotel
201 W Park St Livingston, MT 59047
(406) 222-1350
Friday, July 9th 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
https://murrayhotel.com/
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT RED TRACTOR PIZZA IN BOZEMAN
Friday Live jazz at Red Tractor Pizza! From 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Alex Robilotta on guitar, Eddie Tsuru on bass, and Adam Greenberg on drums will be making exciting and excellent sounds! They will be playing some of their originals and standards and more. Please come down and enjoy your Friday night with live music and of course delicious pizza and beer/wine!
Red Tractor pizza
1007 W Main St, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 359-1999
Friday, July 9th 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Facebook event page
ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT WILD GINGER IN BILLINGS
Free Spirit SOUL, a Billings, MT based band will be playing at Wild Ginger this Saturday! Enjoy soul, funk, blues, and reggae with delicious food and drinks! The band is featuring : Robin Martinez – guitar/vocals, Brad Nelson – vocals, Roxanne Jeppesen – drums, Alex Bush – bass, Jayden Ostler – keyboard, Sharon Mulvehill – guitar, Brook Moncada – vocals!
Wild Ginger
2713 Montana Ave Billings, MT 59101
(406) 252-4486
Saturday, July 10th 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Facebook event page
ON JULY 10TH & 11TH IN HELENA & BASIN
From our friend and wonderful MJ Williams!! “I’m happy to announce two back to back performances! A women in Jazz Mini Festival. July 10th at the lovely Rathskeller in the Montana Club in downtown Helena featuring Ann Tappan and me, MJ Williams with an all new repertoire..well, mostly new. Doors open at 5:00 and music starts at 7:00…come get cool with us! The next night (July 11) come gather at the old High Note in Basin for a salon style music event featuring Cynthia Hilts and moi, MJ, a one night extravaganza served up by our old friend of Tucson and NYC fame. Might as well get it on while we can. Happy summer to you all. Music starts at 7:00..come on down!”
The Rathskeller in Montana Club
24 W 6th Ave Helena, MT 59601
(406)442-5980
Saturday, July 10th 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Facebook event page
High Note in Basin, MT
Sunday, July 11th 7:00 p.m. –
Facebook event page
UPCOMING JAZZ & MORE CONCERTS
ON JULY 13TH AT ART HOUSE IN BILLINGS
The Erik Olson Quartet returns to the Art House after a year long hiatus! In March 2020 they brought the house down with their tribute to Dave Brubeck, and now they plan on doing it again, with time with all original music written by Erik himself. The concert will be recorded by world-class audio engineer Monte Nickles so that the experience can be relived again and again on all major streaming platforms. You won’t want to miss this memorable performance at the Art House Cinema & pUb on July 13th, 2021. Get tickets now before they’re gone!
Art House Cinema
109 N 30th St, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 534-1128
Tuesday, July 13th 7:00 p.m. –
Facebook event page / Tickets are available here
ON TUESDAY EVENING AT JOSEPHINE CROSSING SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
John Roberts Y Pan Blanco will be performing at the Josephine Crossing Amphitheater lawn on Tuesday, July 13th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.! Please join the band and enjoy mix of Funk, West African beats, Salsa, Jazz and Soul music to the stage!!!
Josephine Crossing Summer Concert Series
1816 Lost Creek Rd, Billings, MT 59101
Tuesday, July 13th 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Facebook event page
July 15th @ Main St. Market in Bozeman
TBA
July 16th @ Red Tractor Pizza in Bozeman
TBA
July 16th @ The Murray Hotel in Livingston
Matt Ridgeway & Michael Steele
July 18th @ Walkers Grill in Billings
Rimrock Hot Club
July 23rd @ The Murray Hotel in Livingston
Bob Nell
Eric Richards Big Band – Summer 2021 Concert/Dance
Friday, July 30th
7.00p: CONCERT in Kinnison Hall at Whitney Arts Center
Saturday, July 31st
7.00p – 10.00: Outdoor Big Band Dance in Whitney Commons downtown Sheridan
July 30th @ The Murray Hotel in Livingston
Bob Nell
August 8th @ Cikan House in Bozeman
John Stowell on guitar, David Morgenroth on piano, Bob Bowman on bass
… and there will be more!BigSkyJazz.net and news letter Jazz this week are non-profit. I am doing this to be a little help for jazz community around Bozeman while I work as a website/graphic designer.
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