2025
March 24-28. Residency. Indiana University Trumpet Studios, Jacobs School of Music. Bloomington, Indiana.
2024
December 6-8. Presenter, The International Association of Jungian Studies.
“The Blues, the Gods, and me: Imaging the Unimaginable”
“The Trumpet Shall Sound: Music as Bridge for the Unfolding Soul”
November 27-December 1. BodyDreaming: An Approach to Developmental Trauma Workshop. Zurich, Switzerland.
November 20. UVU Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Works Recipient. Orem, Utah.
October 18. Delfeayo Marsalis: Uptown Jazz Orchestra. Kingsbury Hall. Salt Lake City, Utah.
October 10. Cedar Valley High School Brass Clinic. Orem, Utah.
September 24. Faculty Lore Night. UVU Music Student Association. Orem, Utah.
September 20-21. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Eagle Jazz Festival. Eagle, Idaho.
September 10. The Timpanogos Big Band. Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 17. A Soldier’s Tale. Utah Valley University. Orem, Utah.
April 26. Solo Trumpet. Utah Swing Orchestra. Lehi, Utah.
April 26. Clinician/host. South Fremont Junior High and High School Jazz Bands. Utah Valley University. Orem, Utah.
April 19. Trumpet. Mahler Symphony #2. Utah Valley University Symphony Orchestra. Orem, Utah.
April 13. Interview: Tito Carillo. International Trumpet Guild.
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. Repertoire: Turrin, Dello Joio, Fasch, Hummel, Brackeen. 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 20. The Roadside Ramblers: New Orleans Jazz. Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16. The Kobie Watkins Grouptet: Live at the Eagle Jazz Festival. Eagle, Idaho.
September 16. The Emily Braden Quintet: Live at the Eagle Jazz Festival. Eagle, Idaho.
September 15. Farayi Malek Quintet: Live at the Eagle Jazz Festival. Eagle, Idaho.
September 14. Guest Artist. Brigham Young University-Idaho Jazz Jam. Rexburg, Idaho.
September 11. Interview: Kris Johnson. International Trumpet Guild.
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.