Ann Tappan won the 2024 Jazz Hero award by The Jazz Journalists Association with other heroes from different parts of the U.S.! The Jazz Hero award is sent to jazz advocates who have had significant impact in their local communities. Congratulations, Ann!! Ann and MJ Williams who is also a recipient of 2021 Jazz Hero […]

Bob, our beloved dog Budsie, Bob’s bass which has no name, our Ford Expedition aka Lewis & Clark, and I are staying at Bob’s old friends’ house in Lawrence, KS. It is a collage town and its lovely downtown reminds me of Bozeman. Bob will have his 71st Birthday Bash at Westport Coffee House, a […]

I enjoyed photos of the solar eclipse on social media. Quite a spectacular phenomenon!!Bob will play at Red Tractor Pizza this Friday with Chris Naro and Kellan Moore. Then we will hit the road to Kansas City for a month!If you are around Billings, there will be jazz concerts by MSU-B students this week, so […]

It was so snowy last week that added a food of snow on the ground but it’s melting fast. Spring is around the corner in West Yellowstone area! * Musician friends, if you would like to add your message, on going projects like new albums, etc. on BigSkyJazz.net please contact me!* Details of these concerts […]

Well, we haven’t had the internet connection almost at all for over a week now. Not sure this week’s newsletter will be delivered accordingly. But music must go on! * Musician friends, if you would like to add your message, on going projects like new albums, etc. on BigSkyJazz.net please contact me!* Details of these […]

We had power outage earlier today. After the power came back on, our internet went down. One of these days! * Musician friends, if you would like to add your message, on going projects like new albums, etc. on BigSkyJazz.net please contact me!* Details of these concerts can be changed due to artists/venues’ circumstances. MONDAY […]

Lots of jazz happenings in Missoula this week! The 44th Annual Buddy DeFranco Festival is happening at University of Montana and there will be public concerts on Thur and Fri night at Dennison Theatre. Also special jazz concerts among regular jazz nights. If you are around Missoula, please don’t miss this opportunity! * Musician friends, […]

We received very sad news of the passing of a great jazz pianist, composer, author, teacher, and our friend Dan Haerle last Saturday. Dan was/is my husband Bob Bowman’s mentor and friend for long years. Some Montana jazz fans might have remembered Dan and Bob playing in Montana when Dan and his wife Jill visited the […]

This week’s Big Sky Jazz starts with Cottonwood Club at Silver Star in Helena! The Any Everything: Alex Platt, Bob Bowman, Cheyenne John-Henderson with featured guest Luca Rodoni will play at Tune Up on Wed. Then Bob will play with Alex Robilotta and Chris Naro at Red Tractor Pizza on Fri, a great band! Grammy […]

I had a great time at the Cikan House last Sunday! The music by Cheyenne John-Henderson, Chris Naro, and my amazing husband Bob Bowman was absolutely beautiful! There are fantastic jazz happenings this week as well. Please coma out and support local jazz! * Musician friends, if you would like to add your message, on […]