September 8th, 2017 – Strollin’ Middleton
The Greater Madison Jazz Consortium and Middleton Community Development Authority Present “Strollin’ Middleton” on Friday Evening, September 8th. By popular demand, the Greater Madison Jazz...
View ArticleAugust 20th, 2017 – Mary Stallings
One of the great voices in jazz history, vocalist Mary Stallings is returning to Madison to headline the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium’s annual “Jazz Junction” fundraiser in the intimate setting of...
View ArticleSeptember 17th, 2017 – John Raymond
John Raymond and Real Feels is a jazz trio based in New York City. Featuring unique bass-less instrumentation and approach to music, the group features highly-improvised interpretations of familiar...
View ArticleSeptember15th – 16th, 2017 – Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest
At ART IN THE BARN 5927 Adams Rd, Oregon, WI 53575 Friday, September 15 Harmonious Wail Anouman Joscho Stephan Tickets Saturday September 16 Harmonious Wail RusselWelch Christine Tassant et les...
View ArticleOctober 6th, 2017 – Johannes Wallmann’s “Love Wins” Suite
Co-produced by the Madison Music Collective, Wisconsin Union Theater and the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium, the Fall 2017 InDIGenous series will kick off with the presentation of Wallmann’s...
View ArticleOctober 1st, 2017 – West End Jazz Band presented by the Madison Jazz Society
The Breakwater will host the opening of the MJS’s 2017-18 jazz series with the West End Jazz Band. The West End Jazz Band has recreated the classic music that typifies the twenties and thirties using...
View ArticleSeptember 28th, 2017 – UW Black Music Ensemble
UW-Madison’s Black Music Ensemble is a student-run organization exclusively performing the music of black artists from many time periods and styles, ranging from swing to funk to bebop to hip hop....
View ArticleSeptember 16th, 2017 – Immigré
Madison based Immigré is comprised of ten local musicians who deliver a worldly jazz-rock sound. Produced by the Wisconsin Union Theater for the Willy Street Fair, this event benefits the Wil-Mar...
View ArticleSeptember 8th, 2017 – Ben Ferris Trio
The Ben Ferris Trio will perform at the UW Memorial Union Terrace at 5pm. Ben Ferris, Madison’s popular bassist, will be flanked by Tony Barba, saxophone, and Miguel McQuade, drums. Free admission....
View ArticleSeptember 23rd, 2017 – Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Wynton Marsalis has been described as the most outstanding jazz musician and trumpeter of his generation. This electrifying, one-night-only event includes classic works paired with newly arranged jazz...
View ArticleNovember 3rd, 2017 – InDIGenous Jazz Series presents Nestle and Lovely Socialite
The Greater Madison Jazz Consortium, co-sponsoring with the Madison Music Collective and Wisconsin Union Theater, will highlight two local groups presenting original music. Leading off this...
View ArticleOctober 29th, 2017 – Talk of the Town
Closing its 2017 fall concert series, the Madison Jazz Society presents Kevin Van Ess & Talk of the Town. One of the hottest swing/Dixieland-style jazz groups north of New Orleans, this six piece...
View ArticleOctober 25th, 2017 – UW Jazz Orchestra and Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble
The UW Jazz Orchestra workshops and performs music ranging from classic big band repertoire to contemporary and cutting-edge concert jazz music by today’s leading jazz composers. The group performs on...
View ArticleOctober 23rd, 2017 – UW Jazz Composers Group and Blue Note Ensemble
The UW Jazz Composers group is a small jazz ensemble focused primarily on student compositions. The all student Blue Note group is a small jazz ensemble performing music from the post-bop jazz period...
View ArticleOctober 22nd, 2017 – John Harmon Trio
In their second Fall “Jazz on a Sunday” concert, the Madison Music Collective will present “the Bill Evans of the Midwest,” John Harmon and his trio. Oshkosh native Harmon is the founder of the jazz...
View ArticleOctober 20th, 2017 – Dave Stoler Quartet, InDIGenous Jazz Series
Dave Stoler, one of the busiest keyboardists in Madison, will present a body of new works with his quartet (Dave Stoler, keyboards; Chicago bassist Charles Ledvina; Milwaukee drummer Dave Bayles; and...
View ArticleOctober 13th, 2017 – UW Blue Note Ensemble and UW Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble
The all student Blue Note group is a small jazz ensemble performing music from the post-bop jazz period of the 1950s and 1960s (such as the music of Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Herbie...
View ArticleOctober 12th, 2017 – Zvonimir Tot with UW Contemporary Jazz Ensemble and Jazz...
Internationally renowned Zvonimir Tot is a Chicago-based jazz guitarist, composer and arranger with a style deeply rooted in the jazz tradition but flavored by his European origin. Free admission. 7:30...
View ArticleDecember 5th, 2017 – UW Jazz Standards Ensemble and Blue Note Ensemble
The Jazz Standards ensemble is a small jazz group performing music from the classic jazz repertoire. The Blue Note Ensemble is a small jazz ensemble performing music from the post-bop jazz period of...
View ArticleDecember 2nd, 2017 – Brad Mehldau Trio
According to The New York Times, Brad Mehldau is “the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years.” As an improviser and spontaneous artist, his compositions are expressive and thoughtful. The...
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