Livingston Jazz Festival

04/20/2023

November 3rd 2023

01/18/2020

11/27/2019

Great work MSU! We’re proud to work together.

The Montana State University Jazz Ensemble is hosting a concert next Tuesday, Nov. 26, with the goal of getting the community into the spirit of giving.

11/14/2019

Malachi Whitson is a rising star in the ever expanding jazz scene. Born and raised in Richmond California, Malachi has been rooted in the Bay Area jazz community as both a performer and teacher since his youth. He currently holds the drum chair in the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA where he has had the opportunity to perform and study with prominent artists such as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Christian McBride, Dick Oatts, Jerry Bergonzi, and Walter Smith III.

Malachi has also performed and toured with Joshua Redman, Dayna Stephens, Taylor Eigsti, Theo Croker, Helen Sung, and Reuben Rogers. He has been on faculty at the Berkeley Jazz School, the SF Jazz Center, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, Oakland School for the Arts, Stanford jazz workshop, Dave Brubeck Institute, and Herbie Hancock Institute as a student teacher.

Some of the accolades he has acquired include the Most Dedicated Musician Award from the SF Jazz organization, Best Drummer award from the Stanford Jazz Workshop, Best Overall Musician from San Jose Jazz Workshop, as well as an Outstanding Steel Pan Instructor from the East Bay Women in Action organization.

Malachi's current project is a new genre bending ensemble known as “Something with Soul." Malachi is creating his own unique repertoire that melds the sultry sounds of soul and R&B with the improvisational freedom of jazz.

11/12/2019

Photo's by John Troy //

Jeff Hamilton, Drums
Tamir Hendelman, Piano
Jon Hamar, Bass

11/12/2019

Guest Artist Spotlight

Jerusalem-born Roni Eytan is pioneering a new way of playing the harmonica by drawing influences from the Jazz tradition, as well as music of the Middle East and North Africa (Andalusian Music), all of which are parts of Roni's musical and cultural identity
making his voice one of a kind.

Roni has presented his own music internationally in festivals and venues such as the Panama Jazz Festival, the Toronto Jazz Festival, the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival, the Aqua Jazz Festival, International music showcase festival, and Musig im Pflegidach.

Roni has shared the stage with renowned musicians and bands such as: Denilo Perez’ “Panama 500”, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, Eddie Gomez, Kevin Hays, Antonio Serrano, Roman Diaz, the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra, Miguel
Zenon, Adam Cruz, John Beasley and Ben Street.

He is the first harmonica player to be accepted to the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance.

11/11/2019

Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz

11/10/2019

These guys were fantastic last night!
Catch them in the next 11th & Grant with Eric Funk!

11/09/2019

MSU Workshop

11/09/2019

Sound check.
Tickets still available

11/08/2019

Don’t miss tonight!
- Sound checking