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Every Saturday night, bring your instruments or just yourself to join in our Late Night Improvising Jazz Jam Session. All disciplines are welcome. No fake books, please. $5. (Pay at the door) *Masks are not required but encouraged.
WSUM 91.7 FM's Party in the Park returns to James Madison Park from 11AM to 8PM on September 2nd. The main stage will feature an all-Wisconsin lineup with a diverse selection of genres. Acts include Diet Lite, Interlay, Deryk G., Silk Stranger, SOUND BANDIT, gulo, FTBK, D'Funk & The Grease Monkeys, Excuse Me, Who Are […]
Every Saturday night, bring your instruments or just yourself to join in our Late Night Improvising Jazz Jam Session. All disciplines are welcome. No fake books, please. $5. (Pay at the door) *Masks are not required but encouraged.
Praised for his “saxophone virtuosity” by Downbeat Magazine, Max Bessesen is a young composer and performer based in New York City. His 2020 debut album Trouble (Ropeadope Records) features Cornettist Ron Miles, and according to Jazziz magazine it “is nothing if not evocative.” Praised for his “saxophone virtuosity” by Downbeat Magazine, Max Bessesen is a […]
Combo Noir was founded in 2018 by genre-hopping vocalist Anna Purnell (Yid Vicious, Forward! Marching Band, Intemperance Collective, Dixie Sizzlers, etc.) and New Orleans transplant, pianist Adam St. Reiff. Drawing from varied, eclectic, and soulful repertoires, the band is a great accompaniment for everything from hootchie-cootchie dancing to staring pensively into your third martini.
Every Saturday night, bring your instruments or just yourself to join in our Late Night Improvising Jazz Jam Session. All disciplines are welcome. No fake books, please. $5. (Pay at the door) *Masks are not required but encouraged.
Ethan Philion's Meditations on Mingus is a 10 person ensemble that honors the great bassist and composer Charles Mingus. The band features many of the Chicago area's top musicians: Russ Johnson and Victor Garcia on trumpet, Norman Palm and Brendan Whalen on trombone, Rajiv Halim, Geof Bradfield, and Max Bessesen on saxophones, Dana Hall on […]
Announcing the 19th annual Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest and Harmonious Wail “Wailing Allstars” CD release September 16 and 17, 2022 Art in the Barn 5927 Adams Rd in Fitchburg WI This Year’s Schedule; Friday Sept 16 6:30pm - Happy Hour - “Wailing Allstars” CD release Celebration and signing. CD features 15 stars from past Midwest […]
Every Saturday night, bring your instruments or just yourself to join in our Late Night Improvising Jazz Jam Session. All disciplines are welcome. No fake books, please. $5. (Pay at the door) *Masks are not required but encouraged.
Every Sunday, Cafe CODA invites jazz pianists to bring you beautiful jazz piano music at our Sunday Brunch time. On every third Sunday, we feature pianist David Stoler. Dave Stoler is a native of Madison WI, and has formerly resided in New York City, Milwaukee and Miami. One of the busiest keyboardists in the area, […]
In honor of John Coltrane's Birthday, we will be having a FREE screening of a documentary featuring John Coltrane. So, swing on by, relax with your favorite cocktail and enjoy! Documentary starts at 7 PM Masks are not required but encouraged.
In honor of John Coltrane's Birthday, Hanah Jon Taylor Artet will be performing a tribute show playing original Coltrane pieces. Show: 7 PM Tickets: $20 Buy tickets at the door or online. Masks not required but encouraged.
Every Saturday night, bring your instruments or just yourself to join in our Late Night Improvising Jazz Jam Session. All disciplines are welcome. No fake books, please. $5. (Pay at the door) *Masks are not required but encouraged.
Macramé Brass is a group of multi instrumentalists from Chicago who mix sounds of jazz, jam and electronic music. Gerald Bailey: trumpet, flugabone and electronics Nate Lepine: Saxophone, flute Cliff Wallace: drums Show date and time: September 24th at 7PM Tickets: $20 Production: Cafe CODA *Masks are not required but encouraged. *Do I need to […]
Every fourth Sunday Noon Jazz Piano Solo, we feature pianist/vocalist Anthony Cao! Anthony Cao has been performing in the Madison jazz scene since 1998, but most of his performing these days is with the high-energy, all-request dueling pianos team at the Ivory Room Piano Bar. Cao received a BM and MM in music education from […]
Jazz pianist David Thompson will host a showing of Bruce Spiegel's award winning documentary "Time Remembered", about the life and music of jazz pianist Bill Evans. There will be a Q&A after the showing, followed by a live performance with Dave and his trio playing Bill's compositions, and standards that Bill played over the course of […]
Join us for a series of piano stylings from Luke Leavitt's Sound Tile in the Garver Lounge and on the Garver Patio this summer! These performances are FREE to enjoy! Friday, July 29th 5-7pm (Lounge) Thursday, August 25th 5-7pm (Lounge) Friday, September 30th 5-7pm (Lounge) Sound Tile nods to Carrelage Phonique, a piece written by […]
Every Saturday night, bring your instruments or just yourself to join in our Late Night Improvising Jazz Jam Session. All disciplines are welcome. No fake books, please. $5. (Pay at the door) *Masks are not required but encouraged.
Join us for an evening of jazz, soul, and pop with Twin Cities chanteuse Leslie Vincent! Leslie Vincent is a Minneapolis jazz and Great American songbook singer known for her “trademark wit, soulful vocals, and riveting aural and stage presence" (Twin Cities Arts Reader). Described as a cross between Amy Winehouse and Madeleine Peyroux, Leslie […]
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