Glacier Jazz Stampede

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Get your toes tapping and your hands clapping at the Glacier Jazz Stampede in Kalispell, Montana. Each fall Kalispell plays host to as many as twenty different jazz bands.

Overview: The main focus of the Glacier Jazz Stampede, in addition to supplying wonderful rhythmic jazz for all to enjoy – is to educate the younger generation about the origins of jazz.

When: a mid-October event, 4 days

Where: Kalispell, MT

Fees: Ticket prices vary

Details: These separate bands have great musicians which will entertain you with renditions of traditional, big band, and swing jazz. The bands come for all over Montana, but also from some of the western states – Washington and California. Some have come from as far away as France. The event usually lasts for a full four days and the bands are located at different venues around the city.

As a part of this annual event, the local schools teach special classes and encourage their students to attend. You can purchase an all-day pass for a nominal amount or if you can only make it for one day, day passes are available at each venue. Come catch the beat at the Glacier Jazz Stampede.

  • Traditional, big band, and swing jazz
  • 4 days in mid October
  • Various locations throughout Kalispell

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