The Wilbur Rehmann Quartet

 

Wilbur Rehmann and his Quartet have brought to us a sense of joy, wonder and solitude with their original jazz interpretations, which explore the interior landscapes of the American West and the meaning of wilderness.

--Mike Clark,
Great Yellowstone Coalition
1996

 

The Quartet:

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Upcoming Events

Wilbur Rehmann Quartet

July 11th Billings - Walkers Grill - trio withKen Nelson, Bill Honaker

July 15th New West Health Systems reception - Trio with Blackie Nelson, Rennan Rieke

July 22nd Dillon - Out to Lunch in the Park - WR Quartet

July 23rd Helena, Staggering Ox - Quartet

July 24th Art in the Park, Kalispell and Laughing Horse Lodge, Swan Lake

July 30th Hot Springs - Symes Hotel - Trio with Luke Michelson

July 31 Great Falls - Fair with Butte Big Band

Aug. 1 Canyon Creek - Jazz Brunch - DUo

Aug. 5th Helena - Archie Bray

Aug 15th Moose Creek Cabin - Quintet

Aug. 20th Helena, Staggering Ox - Quartet

Sept. 1 Alive at 5 Downtown Helena - Quintet

Sept. 12 Billings - Walkers Grill - Trio with Ken Nelson and Bill Honaker

Sept. 24th Helena - Staggering Ox - Quartet

Sept. 25th Helena - Prickly Pear Land Trust Duo

Sept. 26th Helena - NAMI Walk Memorial Park with Steve Rains

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Blackie Nelson -- One of the most creative and inventive musicians, Blackie is also one of the sweetest sounding guitarists in Montana. He knows more songs and music than any one person ought to. In 1954 he and Isabel drove to Bozeman to hear Charlie Parker who personified the cutting edge sound of his day, and that's exactly what Blackie is today.

 
 

Ken Nelson
-- Acoustic and electric bass, piano and synthesizer, organ and guitar and, of course, dobro. Ken does it all, and he does it well. He has a tremendous sense of time and rhythm but it is his harmonic explorations that continue to amaze and enthrall.
 
  Dennis Unsworth -- It is not often that the big sound of a full drum kit is played with such exquisite sensitivity and grace as it is by Dennis. His quick wit and melodic sense come through whether it's taking a full-fledged solo flight or when he's simply trading fours with the rest of the group.
 
 
Wilbur Rehmann
-- He grew up listening to the last of the traveling big bands in the late forty's and early fifties. As a teenager, Wilbur got interested in bebop and wanted to know not only why they played like that, but how. Now he knows, and he plays it on the alto, soprano and tenor saxophones. Watching and listening to him play is a joy.

 
 

Discography:

Back Home Jazz (1996)

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Mann Gulch Suite (1999)

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