Week of June 5

Summer Art Walk will occur in downtown Bozeman this Friday and many art galleries and Emerson Center for Arts and Culture feature artists’ openings and receptions during the event. While you enjoy visiting galleries, please come by at Emerson Center to listen to Montana Manouche on the lawn. Of course, at jazz night Red Tractor […]

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Week of May 29

This week, my husband and wonderful bassist Bob Bowman will be playing in Bozeman 3 nights! Wed at Tune Up with MJ Williams and Ann Tappan. Fri at Red Tractor Pizza with Alex Robilotta. And Sun at Cikan House as The Any Everything (Alex Platt, Cheyenne John-Henderson, and Bob) feat. Michelle Manzo Cobb on vocals!! […]

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Week of May 22

When I woke up last Thursday, all I saw outside of the window was thick smoke from Canada! It was like skipped couple of months and entered mid August. Hope wildfires in this summer won’t get too bad. My fingers are crossed.* To musician friends, if you would like to share your music, a concert […]

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Week of May 15

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to Mothers of all beings!! Bob, our beloved dog Budsie, and I just came back from a tiny tour. Bob played in Bozeman and Billings last couple of days with fantastic musicians! Driving to gigs is getting much easier as the season is changing to a real spring. And beautiful wildflowers are […]

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Week of May 8

Mark your calendar! The Any Everything feat. Michelle Manzo Cobb: Bob Bowman on bass, Cheyenne John-Henderson on piano, Alex Platt on drums, and Michelle Manzo Cobb on vocals will be back to Cikan House on Sun, June 4th! Reservation is highly recommended via plattalex@gmail.com. Concert will start 3PM. $25/person. I will share more details later.* […]

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Week of May 1

To John Roberts y Pan Blanco fans! The band will be in Stevens Point, WI on May 13th. Not quite Montana but maybe you are visiting WI, or you know someone in the area who would like their music! That case, you can find them at Portage County Cultural Festival in day time and Guu’s […]

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Week of Apr 24

To Bozeman jazz fans, live jazz at Blackbird will be off for two weeks due to renovations. Bob and I left KCMO this morning and we are staying in Sidney, NE where I am working on this week’s jazz newsletter. Tomorrow, April 24th, Bob will have a master class and performance with wonderful musician/pianist Ben […]

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Week of Apr17

My husband and amazing bassist Bob Bowman is having his 70th birthday on April 17th. There will be a concert at Westport Coffee House, a theatre downstairs of a cafe, with his friends and it will be a very special event!! Last week I missed to add Jazz Jam at Red Tractor Pizza in my […]

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Week of Apr 10

Bob and I are enjoying warm gorgeous spring days in the Midwest! Bob just played with his old friend and great pianist/organist Pat Coil, saxophonist Joel Frahm, and drummer Jordan Perlson last Friday at Rudy’s Jazz Room in Nashville, TN. The venue was packed and of course the music was absolutely beautiful!!* To musician friends, […]

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Week of Apr 3

We finally arrived KCMO safely last week and we have been busy playing and will stay busy for few weeks!To Bozeman jazz fans, the live jazz at Red Tractor Pizza will be 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. staring this month. The new music hour will remain all year which means no summer/winter schedule.And * To […]

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