Music

Beth Lo sings and plays bass in several music groups.

the big sky mudflaps

Founded in 1975, this Swing/Jazz/R & B band has been performing for over 40 years. The group has appeared on the NBC Today Show, the Kool Jazz Festival, the Telluride Jazz Festival, and public radio’s Prairie Home Companion. They have also performed for nearly 30 years at the annual Archie Bray Foundation Brickyard Bash in Helena, MT and were the featured band for Seattle NCECA in 2012. Website: bigskymudflaps.com

Salsa loca

A six-piece Latin Jazz group featuring trumpet, saxophone, piano, guitar, drum set, conga and bass. A live performance of this group was featured on Montana Public Television’s “11th and Grant “ live performance program in 2013. Website: cdbaby.com/cd/salsaloca

Canta Brasil

With three percussionists, guitar, bass, trumpet and vocals, this dance band celebrates the rhythms of samba, bossanova, choro, afro-samba.

Trio Noir

The line up is clarinet/saxophone, guitar and bass for jazz standards.

western union

Playing Western Swing and Honkytonk tunes plus originals, this band features outstanding solo and harmony vocals and pedal steel guitar. Website: westernunionswingband.com