An internationally acclaimed jazz trio, consisting of Kelly Roberti on bass, Ann Tappan, piano and M.J. Williams, vocals and trombone will perform at the MonDak Heritage Center this Saturday, Sept. 24. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for this FREE concert. This trio of seasoned jazz players has performed in venues throughout the Northwest and Europe. They were also recently featured on the Montana PBS series, 11th and Grant.
Roberti is the recent recipient of the Montana Governors Award for the Arts and a veteran player and producer on the local and international jazz scene.
M.J. Williams returned to Montana in 1991, to help found the Montana Artists Refuge, a residency program for visual and performing artists. For the last nine years she has performed in Montana and Paris France, where she recorded her most recent CD project.
Ann Tappan has recorded eight CDs with the groups ThreeForm, Springhill and the Tappan/Roberti/M.J. Williams Trio and Quartet. She has performed widely in the Northwest, including concerts at the Myrna Loy Center, Helena; Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings; Bumbershoot Arts Festival and Jazz Alley, Seattle; the Jazz Montana Festival, Madison River Music Festival and opening performances for Joan Armatrading and Dave Grusin, Bozeman. Tappan traveled to the Prague International Jazz Festival in the Czech Republic. She returned to the Czech Republic in October 2003 and 2005 with Springhill for performances at several international jazz festivals in and around Prague.
To have jazz musicians of this caliber perform in Sidney will be a rare treat for all area music lovers.
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