Two prominent jazz guitarists take center stage in Bozeman Montana for a week of phenomenal jazz concerts when Joshua Breakstone and Sheryl Bailey join Kelly Roberti and Brad Edwards for a variety of interviews and performances. If you are looking for somewhere to go and something to do, treat yourself to this special town, hosting special talents for the upcoming week of August 9th. Contact K. Roberti for reservations and more information or visit KellyRoberti.com for full details.

Quick Itinerary:

Monday August 9th – 7pm :
Joshua Breakstone interview and duet with Kelly Roberti at Jazz & More: Bozeman Public Library .

Tuesday August 10th – 3:05pm :
Sheryl Bailey interview on Afternoon Jazz with Brad Edwards from KEMC Public Radio. Live streaming is available, listen in as it happens ( 3:05pm: Mountain Standard Time).

Wednesday, August 11th – 7pm :
Joshua Breakstone, Kelly Roberti and Brad Edwards Trio at Story Mansion.

Thursday, August 12th – 7pm :
Joshua Breakstone, Sheryl Bailey and Kelly Roberti Trio with special appearance by Craig Hall at Cikans.

Friday, August 13th – 8pm :
Sheryl Bailey, Kelly Roberti and Brad Edwards Trio at Cikans.

The New England Jazz Society has put together an incredible and growing online library of notable jazz concerts and related material from their archives which includes an extraordinary recording of Emily from 1985 featuring some of her most intimate solo playing ever captured on audio.
Visit this Link and agree to the terms of listening to revel in familiar and first ever songs alike.
The set list is not provided so refer to the index below for Track details.

Veteran jazz guitarists Margaret Stowe and Barbara Jungfer will be touring Europe in tandem this summer with promises of memorable moments between these two dynamic players. Toronto’s Stowe and Munich’s Jungfer both offer wide ranging styles and experiences that will be nothing short of extraordinary for lovers of guitar duets that can range from jazz to bebop, fusion, blues and world. It will be an adventure of musical kaleidoscopes not to be missed. Check their Itinerary for the dates near you and support the finest blending of jazz guitar from two very distinguished and rising voices.

Guitar Player June edition online has latest interview with Sheryl Bailey who continues her blistering schedule of performances and interviews after the release of A New Promise.


Check out a PDF version or visit GuitarPlayer.com.

As we continue our reverence to the memory of Herb Ellis, enjoy this recently discovered impromptu interview from 1985 with Herb in Bozeman, Montana at a local bustling 24 hour cafe on 7th Avenue, as they await dinner following a performance at The Baxter Hotel Ballroom that featured Ellis with Kelly Roberti and Brad Edwards . Conducted by Dr. Ray Pratt, of Montana State University, founder of the Bozeman Blues and Jazz Society and life long jazz advocate.

Listen in as Herb casually responds to a range of questions, from his Texas roots and early musical endevors to his thoughts on Charlie Christian, his education, beginnings in the jazz scene, those he worked with over the years, what jazz music means, playing standards, composing, and more in this 20+ minute recording that ends all too abruptly but sheds a warm and objective light onto his life experiences.

Upon hearing Charlie Parker for the first time..

“It was the biggest musical shock I had ever experienced, because I had never heard anything like that. It was devastating, it was awesome, to hear a man play like that..”

Thanks to R. Platt for sharing this jazz treasure from his personal archives.