2024

• September 20-21. Eagle Jazz Festival. Eagle, Idaho.

• April 3. Jens Jazz Residency. Boise, Idaho.

• March 27. Ray Smith Dectet. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• March 18. Melanie Shore Quintet. Jazz Mentors Foundation. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• February 22-23. Soloist and Clinician. Brigham Young University-Idaho Jazz Festival. Rexburg, Idaho.

• January 31. Melanie Shore Quintet. Gallivan Center. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• January 17. Solo Recital. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.

2023

• December 4-6. Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra, Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite.

• December 2. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Sharp Nine Galler. Raleigh, North Carolina.

• November 4. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Sharp Nine Gallery. Raleigh, North Carolina.

• September 15-16. Eagle Jazz Festival. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Eagle, Idaho.

• September 14. Guest Artist. Brigham Young University-Idaho Jazz Jam. Rexburg, Idaho.

• September 9. Solo Trumpet. Modern Retrospect Band. Park City, Utah.

• August 27. Manifold Recording Studios w/ Ryan Hanseler, Will Ledbetter, and Kobie Watkins. Durham, North Carolina.

• August 13. Soundmine Studios w/ Bobby Broom, Christian Dillingham, and Kobie Watkins. Chicago, Illinois.

• May 30-June 3. International Trumpet Guild Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• May 15. Interview: Dontae Winslow. International Trumpet Guild.

• May 14. Trumpet, Choir and Orchestra of the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Bach, Magnificant; Bernstein Chichester Psalms. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• April 29. Soloist, Haydn Trumpet Concerto. UVU Symphony Orchestra. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts. Orem, Utah.

• April 22. Utah Premier Brass. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts. Orem, Utah.

• April 9. Trumpet, Choir and Orchestra of the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• April 6-7. Gene Harris Jazz Festival. Boise, Idaho.

• March 20. Utah Premier Brass. Covey Center for the Performing Arts. Provo, Utah.

• March 19. Trumpet, Choir and Orchestra of the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Elgar, Dream of Gerontius. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• March 10. Hot House West Jazz Orchestra. Ely, Nevada.

• March 6. Great Basin Street Band. Egyptian Theater, Ogden Utah.

• March 3. Hot House Recording Session. Orem, Utah.

• March 1. Region 9 Jazz Festival. Adjudicator. Spanish Fork, Utah.

• February 24-25. JazzFest. BYU–Idaho. Rexburg, Idaho.

• January 26. University of Utah Trumpet Masterclass. Salt Lake City, Utah.

2022

• December 21-22. Ellington Nutcracker/JAM Follies Christmas Show. Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• December 9. Flourish LGBTQIA+ Fundraising Event. Writ and Vision Gallery. Provo, Utah.

• December 7. Utah Swing. Solo chair. Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City.

• November 12. All State Brass Day. Utah Valley University. Orem, Utah.

• October 19. Timpanogos High School Clinic. Orem, Utah.

• September 16-17. Ryan Nielsen Quartet. Eagle Jazz Festival. Eagle, Idaho.

• August 23. Night Star Jazz Orchestra. Excellence in the Community. Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City.

• August 9. Timpanogos Big Band. Excellence in the Community. Gallivants Center, Salt Lake City.

• July 19. Night Star Jazz Orchestra. Excellence in the Community. Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City.

• June 28. Night Star Jazz Orchestra. Excellence in the Community. Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City.

• May 31-June 4. International Trumpet Guild Conference. Presenter, “Jazz Improvisation Made Easy.” Co-Presenter: John McNeil, New England Conservatory of Music. San Antonio, Texas.

• May 19-22. Lake Chelan Jazz Festival. Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Lake Chelan, Washington.

• May 17. Jazz Utah feat. Kobie Watkins. Utah Valley University. Orem, Utah.

• May 13-14. Alice in Wonderland. Anna Niedzwiedz Ballet School of Poznan, Poland. Principal Trumpet. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts. Orem, Utah. CANCELLED.

• May 12. Jazz Night. Soloist/Clinician. Olympus High School. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• April 30-May 1. College of Southern Idaho Symphonic and Jazz Orchestras. Soloist. Twin Falls, Idaho.

• April 18. UVU Faculty Brass Recital. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts. Orem, Utah.

• April 9. UVU Percussion Ensemble. Soloist. Orem, Utah.

• March 19. Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• March 10. Utah Valley Jazz Jam. Provo, Utah.

• March 2. Region 8 Jazz Festival. Adjudicator. Lehi, Utah.

• February 22. Three Views of a Pandemic: a Celebration of Human Connection. Solo Recital + Friends. Featuring Luca Florin, Christi Leman, Christian Asplund, Todd Sorenson, Steve Erickeson, and David Baker. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts. Orem, Utah.

• February 11-12. Idaho State University Jazz Festival. Soloist/Trumpet, The Happy Orchestra. Pocatello, Idaho.

• February 5. Matt Coleman Faculty Recital. Soloist. Brigham Young University. Provo, Utah.

• January 6. Jazz Education Network International Conference. Soloist, Alex Heitlinger Big Band. Dallas, Texas. CANCELLED.

2021

• December 20. Valley Jazz Orchestra. Soloist. Utah Cultural Celebration Center. West Valley, Utah.

• December 10. Salt Lake Jazz Orchestra. Soloist. Ellington Nutcracker Suite. Salt Lake City, Utah.

• December 8. Utah Valley University Symphonic Winds. Soloist, World-Premier, Wilson Concerto for Jazz Trumpet. Orem, Utah.

• December 3. Valley Jazz Orchestra. Soloist. Excellence in the Community Series. West Jordan, Utah.

• November 22. Utah Valley University Ice Breaker Jazz Festival. Adjudicator/Clinician. Orem, Utah.

• November 19. They Are Mother: Feminine Divine. Utah Valley University Choirs. Soloist. Orem, Utah.

• October 30. Salt Lake Jazz Orchestra (Rehearsal). Soloist. Holladay, Utah.

• October 25. Mountain View High School. Clinician. Orem, Utah.

• September 8. Timpanogas Big Band, Soloist. Excellence in the Community, Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• August 28. Farayi Malek Quintet. Boise, Idaho.

• August 14. Night Star Jazz Orchestra, Soloist. Excellence in the Community at Holladay Park. Holladay, Utah.

• July 18. Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition. Adjudicator, Preliminary Round. Fellow adjudicators: John Raymond, Indiana University; Rob Parton, University of North Texas.

• May 20-23. Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival. Chelan, Washington.

• March 30. Utah Valley University Jazz Band. Guest Soloist. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem, Utah.

• March 5. Mountain Ridge High School. Guest Clinician. Herriman, Utah.

• March 3. Alta High School. Guest Clinician. Sandy, Utah.

• March 3. Lehi High School. Guest Clinician. Lehi, Utah.

• March 3. Timpview High School. Guest Clinician. Provo, Utah.

• March 3. Timpanogas High School. Guest Clinician. Orem, Utah.

• March 2. Orem High School. Guest Clinician. Orem, Utah.

• March 2. Mountain View High School. Guest Clinician. Orem, Utah.

• February 24. Utah State University. Guest Clinician/Performer. Logan, Utah.

2020

• May 27-31. Sinfonietta Polonia, “Alice in Wonderland.” Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem, Utah.

• May 22. Kobie Watkins Grouptet. The Royal Room. Seattle, Washington. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

• May 21. Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Jazz Station. Eugene, Oregon. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

• May 15-16, Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival. Lake Chelan, Washington. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

• April 29. Kobie Watkins Grouptet. The Rabbit Hole. Salt Lake City, Utah. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

• April 28. Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Mountain Ridge High School. Herriman, Utah. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

• April 17-18. Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Andy’s Jazz Club. Chicago, Illinois. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

• April 6. Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Twin Falls, Idaho. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.

• March 12. Kobie Watkins Grouptet. BYU-Idaho Jazz Festival Artist Recital. Rexburg, Idaho.

• February 1. Guest Soloist. BYU Trumpet Festival with Sean Jones and Al Hood. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

• January 31. Guest Soloist. BYU Trumpet Day Guest Artist Concert. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

• January 31. Host, BYU Trumpet Day Jam Session. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

• January 17. Christian Asplund Recital, BYU. Provo, Utah.

• January 7-10. Jazz Education Network National Conference: The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. New Orleans, Louisiana.

2019

• December 15. 12 Minutes Max, the Nielsen/Asplund Duo. Salt Lake City Public Library.

• December 7. Christian Asplund, Avant Vespers. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Provo, Utah.

• November 20. Ryan Nielsen Quartet feat. Steve Anderson, Denson Angulo, and Jon Armstrong. The Rabbit Hole, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• November 15. Soloist, UVU Women’s Choir. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem.

• November 8. UVU Chamber Choir Concert: Vivaldi Gloria. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem, Utah.

• October 26. Delfeayo Marsalis New Orleans Jazz Jam. The Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• October 25. Hot House West, Gypsy Jazz. Piper Down and Olde World Pub, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• October 24. Special Guest, Artifice Podcast.

• October 5. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem, Utah.

• October 4. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Masterclass at Mountain Ridge High School, Harriman, Utah.

• October 3. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. The Sapphire Room, Boise, Idaho.

• September 30. Gracie’s Jazz Jam. Gracie’s in Salt Lake City, Utah.

• September 26. North Star Jazz Orchestra. Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• September 21. Divine Colors. Caldwell, Idaho.

• September 14. Heathsplund Recital. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

• August 6. Timpanogas Big Band. Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• July 23. Timpanogas Big Band. Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• June 20. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Sharp Nine Gallery, Durham, North Carolina.

• June 19. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

• June 17-19. Faculty, University of North Carolina Summer Jazz Fest. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

• May 17-18. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival, Lake Chelan, Washington.

• April 28. David Hickman Retirement Gala.

• April 17. Davis County Jazz Festival. Kaysville, Utah.

• April 10. Guest Soloist with Michael Kocour, Tito Carillo, and Lewis Nash. The Nash Jazz Club, Phoenix, Arizona.

• April 10. Clinician, “Jazz Improvisation for the Classical Musician.” Arizona State University Trumpet Studio, hosted by David Hickman.

• April 4. Clinician, “Trumpet Fundamentals in Performance.” University of Utah Trumet Studio, hosted by Peyden Shelton.

• March 27-28. Guest Soloist, UVU Jazz Ensemble. Premiering Alex Heitlinger’s arrangment, The Nearness of You. Ribbon-cutting celebration, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem, Utah.

• March 11. UVU Jazz Jam. Special guest, Kobie Watkins. NuSkin Recital Hall, Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem, Utah.

• March 9. Sky Ridge High School Instrument Day.

• March 7. Guest soloist, The Campbell Jazztet. Third Space Studios, Provo, Utah.

• March 2. The Kobie Watkins Quartet. Eagle, Idaho.

• February 23. Clinician, “The Stream: Useful Ways to Think of Wind.” Utah Trumpet Guild. Sky Ridge High School, Lehi, Utah.

• February 16. Adjudicator, Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

• February 15. Clinician, UVU Honor Band. Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem, Utah.

• January 23. Timpanogas Big Band. Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• January 19. Timpanogas Big Band. Sky Ridge High School, Lehi, Utah.

• January 12. Jazz Education Network National Conference: The Jay Lawrence Sextet. Reno, Nevada.

• January 2. The Jay Lawrence Sextet. Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

2018

• January 18, Rexburg, Idaho. Faculty Showcase: Stravinsky's "Histoire Du Soldat," (Soldier's Tale); 7:30 p.m., Barrus Concert Hall.

• January 22, Rexburg, Idaho. Trio Concert: Aaron Miller, Justin Nielsen, Ryan Nielsen. 9:00 p.m., Snow Recital Hall.

• February 8, Rexburg, Idaho. Kobie Watkins Grouptet Jam Session, 9:00 in the Crossroads.

• March 4, Pocatello, Idaho. Kobie Watkins Grouptet, Idaho State University, 8:00 p.m.

• March 7-10, Rexburg, Idaho. BYU-Idaho Winter Jazz Fest.

• April 16, Orem, Utah. Guest Artist, Utah Valley University.

• May 18-19, Lake Chelan, Washington. Kobie Watkins Grouptet, The Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival; 8:00-10:00.

• June 22, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Teton Brass Quintet, Grand Teton Music Festival. 8:00 p.m.

2017

• Feb. 17, Bellevue, Washington. All-Northwest, Presentation on teaching Jazz Improvisation.

• March 2, Twin Falls, Idaho. College of Southern Idaho Jazz, 6:00.

• March 8, Release of Gift of Breath on Ra-Kalam Records, feat. Ra Kalam Bob Moses, John Lockwood, and Aryeh Kobrinsky.

• March 9, Rexburg, Idaho. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet @ Madison Public Library Community Room. 9:00.

• March 10, Rexburg, Idaho. BYU-Idaho Jazz Festival with Wycliffe Gordon. 7:30.

• March 29, Logan, Utah. Utah State University Jazz Jam @ Jack's Wood Fired Pizza, 7:00.

• April 6, Boise, Idaho. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet @ The Gene Harris Jazz Festival. 5:30 P.M.

• April 13-15, Recording Session: The Kobie Watkins Grouptet.

• April 21, Durham, North Carolina. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet @ Sharp Nine Gallery. 9:00 P.M.

• April 22, Charlotte, North Carolina. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet @ The Charlotte Jazz Festival: Jazz at the Pavilion. 9:00 P.M.

• April 23, Raleigh, North Carolina. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet.

• May 22, Boise, Idaho. Divine Colors @ The Cathedral of the Rockies.

• May 24, Rexburg, Idaho. Teton Brass Fellowship featuring Charles Daval. 7:30 p.m.

• May 31, Jackson, Wyoming. Grand Teton Music Festival. Teton Brass Fellowship feat. Charles Daval @ St. John's Episcopal Church.

• June 29, Orem, Utah. Recital. 10:15 a.m.

• July 29, Ellensburg, Washington. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet @ Jazz in the Valley. 4:00 and 9:00.

• November 26-29, Rexburg, Idaho. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet residency @ BYU-Idaho.

• November 30, Boise, Idaho. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet @ the Sapphire Room. 7:30 p.m.

• December 21-22, Rexburg, Idaho. Soloist, The Messiah, @ the Rexburg Tabernacle. 7:00 p.m.

Kobie Watkins Grouptet NEWBORN TOUR

• JULY 28, BOISE, IDAHO. THE SAPPHIRE ROOM AT THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL. 7:30 P.M.

• JULY 29, BOISE, IDAHO. CREATIVE CHURCH CONFERENCE AT THE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF BOISE.

• JULY 30, ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON. JAZZ IN THE VALLEY. MAIN STAGE AT THE ROTARY PAVILION, 2:00.

• JULY 30, ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON. JAZZ IN THE VALLEY. 420 BUILDING, 8:30 - 11:30 P.M.

• JULY 31, BOISE IDAHO. EMILY BRADEN SEXTET IN THE SAPPHIRE ROOM AT THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL, 7:00.