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Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective: The Eurythmics Reimagined
Saturday
Oct 11, 2025
7:00 pm
Lockwood Performing Arts Center
2016 Old US 87
$25-45
Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective
Scott Jeppesen, director
Kristin Korb, guest vocalist
The Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective has been entertaining local audiences for years with its unique stylings that are a study of contemporary icons. This fall, they’re having a blast focusing on the Eurythmics. With big band arrangements and vocalist Kristin Korb putting a fresh spin on their hits, this concert is a dynamic blend of jazz, soul, and ’80s pop. It’s a fun, one-of-a-kind musical experience that reinvents a pop legacy. If you’ve seen any of Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective’s other shows, you know this one will be every bit as good!
Call 406-252-3610 for more information or to order tickets.
- Recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 the Eurythmics irrevocably changed perceptions of 1980s pop-rock with their release of “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and their music continues to have major influence to this day.
- "Eurythmics" is a real word - it is the art of interpreting music through bodily movements. It was developed in the early 1900s by the Swiss musician Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, who used it to teach music. His teachings were applied by the French mime Etienne Decroux.
- Eurythmics rose up around the same time MTV was becoming a powerhouse, which worked well for the duo because they made high-concept videos and had a striking visual presentation.
Guest artists
SCOTT JEPPESEN | RMJC MUSIC DIRECTOR
Scott Jeppesen is currently an Associate Professor of Music at Montana State University Billings, teaching Music Theory, Music History, Commercial Improvisation, Commercial Composition/Arranging, Jazz Combo, Music Business, and private lessons on saxophone, clarinet, and flute.
Scott is an alumnus of the University of Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor of Music (BM), Master of Music (MM), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Jazz Studies.
Before accepting the position at MSUB, Scott lived in Los Angeles for seventeen years. During that time, he performed with many legendary artists, including Maria Schneider, Bobby McFerrin, Russell Ferrante, Burt Bacharach, Lalo Schifrin, Alan Pasqua, Bill Watrous, Shelly Berg, John Daversa, Manhattan Transfer, Stevie Wonder, Nancy Wilson, Artie Shaw, Bob Mintzer, Dave Brubeck, Natalie Cole, Louis Bellson, Al Jarreau, Steve Miller, Randy Brecker, and James Moody. Scott has composed and arranged for many different artists, including Steve Miller, Ramsey Lewis, Natalie Cole, Ruben Studdard, Dave Koz, Ledisi, Burt Bacharach, Monica Mancini, Scott Martin, and the PBS Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, which aired in the spring of 2007.
In 2009, he cofounded Cultivating Creative Minds with his wife, Roxanne, which provides art instruction to elementary school-aged students throughout Santa Clarita, CA.
Scott has released two solo albums: "El Guapo (2013)" and "Wonders (2016)." An in-demand guest artist and clinician, Scott has performed for many colleges, high schools, and middle schools across the United States.
Since 2019, Scott has served as the musical director for the Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective. This ensemble aims to increase appreciation and awareness of jazz music through the performance of themed programs with cultural and historical significance to the history and development of American music. Since its formation, the RMJC has performed tributes to Henry Mancini, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Blue Note Records, Oliver Nelson, and Sammy Nestico. In 2023, Scott arranged "Christmas on Broadway," a 100-minute-long holiday show for a big band, string orchestra, and Broadway vocalists Nicolas Dromard and Desirée Davaar. With Scott as guest conductor, the Billings Symphony Orchestra performed the show at the Alberta Bair Theater in December of 2023. Scott is writing ten new arrangements of Stevie Wonder's music, which the ensemble will perform in June 2024.
Scott is a D'Addario Performing Artist.
KRISTIN KORB | GUEST BASSIST & VOCALIST
There are few bassists who can sing and there are even fewer who can do it well. Kristin Korb is a rare breed of musician who effortlessly blends her talents as a bassist and vocalist, captivating listeners with her crystal-clear voice while expertly maneuvering the bass.
With an impressive teaching background that spans prestigious institutions like the University of Southern California and Central Washington University, Kristin Korb’s passion for music education is as evident as her performance prowess. She earned her Music Education degree at Eastern Montana College and her masters in Classical Bass Performance at the University of California, San Diego. It was while she was a student at UCSD, that her professor, Bertram Turetzky, inspired her to sing and play the bass at the same time.
She also studied with jazz legend Ray Brown, with whom she made her recording debut, Introducing Kristin Korb, in 1996. She has since released nine albums plus the latest critically acclaimed double album Why Not?/What If?(2021). Her latest project, Sweet Dreams (out October 25, 2024), is more than just a cover album. Kristin Korb reimagines Eurythmics’ classics through her jazz-infused lens, weaving vibrant new arrangements and interpretations.
The project began with a sensational live debut at the legendary Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in September 2023. The crowd went crazy, and the enthusiastic response spurred Kristin and her band to capture this magic in the studio, resulting in twelve carefully curated tracks that embody the essence of Eurythmics with a jazz twist.
In 2011, love led Kristin Korb to Denmark where she now resides with her Danish husband, continuing her musical career—and to inspire budding musicians through educational outreach programs across Europe and the US.
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