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Darren Sterud’s New Orleans Christmas Tribute will welcome back trumpeter and vocalist Leroy Jones. Jones garnered critical acclaim as...

In the fall of 2016, saxophonist Tony Barba released his first solo album, Winter’s Arms, which featured his tenor...

Betsy Ezell Quintet will be performing a show celebrating music from the Feminine Blue writing and recording project funded...

After performing to a sold-out house at the downtown Café CODA’s grand opening, Chicago’s “Jazz Vocalist of the Year”...

Dave King, Minneapolis drummer in The Bad Plus, has an unexpected fondness for the jazz tradition. The Dave King...

Arts + Literature Lab, 2021 Winnebago St., Madison WI Contact: info5001@rattletickbuzz.com Admission is free to all ages. A $10...

Composer Geoffrey Brady and Yid Vicious present an evening of new music exploring world folk music sources through improvisation-based...

Saxophonist Kamasi Washington is one of the hottest new stars in jazz. Influenced by hip-hop, classical and R&B, Washington’s...

7pm This historic event will celebrate the life and legacy of world-renowned 2014 NEA Jazzmaster Richard Davis who has made an...

Location: Wisconsin Union Theater | Shannon Hall Cost: $48+ General Public General Public: $48/$53/$73; Union Member: $43/$48/$67; UW Faculty/Staff or Youth: $45/$50/$70;...

FRI, OCT 12 CAPITOL THEATER: $59.50 – $89.50 In a recording career that spans almost three decades and 23 albums,...

The Annual Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest is the premier acoustic, gypsy jazz music festival – held on a beautiful...

Kicking off their 25th consecutive summer concert series, Jazz at Five will showcase Milwaukee’s youth/fusion cover band from the...

Milwaukee’s West End Conservatory youth jazz band (4pm) opens the program followed by the the Milwaukee guitarist Evan Paydon’s...

Mid-point in the Jazz at Five schedule will open with the DB Orchestra (4pm) in the student set, followed...

The Madison Music Foundry student ensemble (4pm) will open the 4th week of Jazz at Five, followed by Madison’s...

Middleton High School’s 7 O’Clock Saxes (4pm) will open the last concert in the 2018 Jazz at Five calendar. ...

Gary Alderman has hosted Journeys Into Jazz on WORT FM for more than 35 years. He is a Jazz...

Saturday, June 23rd, 7:30 PM, THE TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH  http://artlitlab.org/events/roscoe-mitchell-trio-paal-nilssen-love-large-unit In a program that’s too big...

The Isthmus Jazz Festival takes a fresh, new approach this year! The city-wide celebration of jazz is comprised of...

Jazz fans will descend on State Street on Friday, June 8th, as the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium’s popular Strollin’...

Drummer Andrew Baldwin studied music at UW-Madison both within and outside of the western classical tradition with a focus...

Capping off this year’s Conference for Young Bassists is a benefit concert honoring its founder, UW Professor Emeritus and...

READ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – Click the READ MORE link below. The first of four inDIGenous JAZZ concerts in the...

Spearheading the new Italian jazz scene, Hobby Horse brings their progressive/experimental/crossover repertoire to the Arts + Literature Laboratory.  Featuring...

Ken Vandermark returns to ALL with an exciting new ensemble including Paal Nilsen-Love, Terrie Ex, and Jon Rune Strom....

The Chicago-based trio features acclaimed saxophonist and composer Greg Ward II, bassist Dennis Carroll, and drummer Greg Artry performing...

Time again to warm up a cold February weekend with some smoking hot and passionate gypsy jazz at the...

The Madison Jazz Society kicks off its 2018 spring concert series at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 2969 Cahill Main,...

Come celebrate the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium by attending our Winter Jazz Festival at North Street Cabaret on Sunday,...

New Orleans’ preeminent brass band! Formed in 1983 by the Frazier brothers, the band has evolved from playing the...

Arts+Literature Laboratory brings this dynamic trio to Madison in support of their new album Platinum on Tap, released on...

Steeped in classical and jazz traditions, Haque’s unique command of the guitar and different musical styles combine tradition and...

WORT 89.9 FM Community Radio is celebrating their 42nd Birthday at High Noon Saloon from 6 to 9pm. Featured...

Touring in support of his new album, “Nat ‘King’ Cole & Me,” celebrated vocalist Gregory Porter brings his glorious...

According to The New York Times, Brad Mehldau is “the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years.”...

The UW and Madison Metropolitan School District High School Jazz Festival will conclude its day long festivities with an...

A small jazz ensemble focused primarily on student compositions directed by Les Thimmig. Tandem Press, 1743 Commercial Ave (just...

UW’s Black Music Ensemble is a small collection of both vocalists and instrumentalists devoted to studying the music of...

The all student Afro-Cuban group is a small jazz ensemble performing music of the Latin-American jazz diaspora, with an...

This 18-member ensemble of outstanding local musicians performs trumpeter Dietrich’s new GMJC-commissioned suite, “Forward.”  This suite is inspired by...

Co-sponsored by the Madison Music Collective and the Madison Jazz Society, this concert will take place at the First...

The Jazz Standards Ensemble is a small jazz group performing music from the classic jazz repertoire.  The Contemporary Jazz...

The band that refuses to be put into a box, the Bumper Jacksons blend roots jazz, country swing, and...

The Greater Madison Jazz Consortium, co-sponsoring with the Madison Music Collective and Wisconsin Union Theater, will highlight two local...

Closing its 2017 fall concert series, the Madison Jazz Society presents Kevin Van Ess & Talk of the Town....

The UW Jazz Orchestra workshops and performs music ranging from classic big band repertoire to contemporary and cutting-edge concert...

The UW Jazz Composers group is a small jazz ensemble focused primarily on student compositions.  The all student Blue Note...

In their second Fall “Jazz on a Sunday” concert, the Madison Music Collective will present “the Bill Evans of...

Dave Stoler, one of the busiest keyboardists in Madison, will present a body of new works with his quartet...

The all student Blue Note group is a small jazz ensemble performing music from the post-bop jazz period of...

Internationally renowned Zvonimir Tot is a Chicago-based jazz guitarist, composer and arranger with a style deeply rooted in the...

Wynton Marsalis has been described as the most outstanding jazz musician and trumpeter of his generation. This electrifying, one-night-only...

Co-produced by the Madison Music Collective, Wisconsin Union Theater and the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium, the Fall 2017 InDIGenous...

The Breakwater will host the opening of the MJS’s 2017-18 jazz series with the West End Jazz Band. The...

Madison based Immigré is comprised of ten local musicians who deliver a worldly jazz-rock sound. Produced by the Wisconsin...

The Ben Ferris Trio will perform at the UW Memorial Union Terrace at 5pm. Ben Ferris, Madison’s popular bassist,...

John Raymond and Real Feels is a jazz trio based in New York City. Featuring unique bass-less instrumentation and...

At ART IN THE BARN 5927 Adams Rd, Oregon, WI 53575 Friday, September 15 Harmonious Wail Anouman Joscho Stephan...

The Greater Madison Jazz Consortium and Middleton Community Development Authority Present “Strollin’ Middleton” on Friday Evening, September 8th. By...

Alison Margaret, Madison’s popular jazz singer, arranger, composer, and pianist will light up the Wisconsin Union Terrace with her...

Patrick Sheng is a jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator currently serving as the Director of Instrumental Jazz Studies at...

As part of their jazz on Fridays offerings, this week Gerri DiMaggio and the World Jazz Unit will perform...

One of the great voices in jazz history, vocalist Mary Stallings is returning to Madison to headline the Greater...

Along with the ticketed headline concert by the great trumpeter Terence Blanchard, the Festival’s second day includes the world...

2017 marks the 30 thanniversary year of our community’s longest-running jazz festival.  Produced by the Wisconsin Union Theater, the...

In the Spring season’s final InDIGenous Jazz concert, iconic Madison-based percussionist Tony Castañeda presents a program of original compositions...

Madison’s eminent and beloved trio Harmonious Wail, www.wail.com, teams up with the trio led by Argentina-born guitarist Gonzalo Bergara,...

Presented by Madison Jazz Society, this year’s Fest features performances by the Bria Skonberg Quintet, Bob Schulz’ Frisco Jazz...

Bassist Linda Oh, http://lindaohmusic.com/about/, a star on New York City’s legendary jazz scene, will be conducting a weeklong residency...

Madison Music Collective wraps up its stellar “Jazz on a Sunday” Winter-Spring season by presenting a high-energy trio led...

The Greater Madison Jazz Consortium’s Spring “InDIGenous Jazz” Concert Series to Launch on March 10th at Madison’s Central Library...

Trumpeter and UW Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble Director Eric Siereveld’s doctoral dissertation is all about the soulful, swinging 1960s tradition...

Madison Jazz Society wraps up its Spring concert series with a trad jazz quartet led by clarinetist-saxophonist Kim Cusack....

The third year of this Jazz Consortium series launches with this acoustic instrumental quintet that’s primarily influenced by legendary...

 In another outreach program associated with Madison Opera’s production of “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird,” UW Professor Les Thimmig presents a...

In what is bound to be one of the year’s most celebrated jazz events, Madison Music Collective takes another...

2/3-4: MID-WINTER MIDWEST GYPSY SWING FEST. As usual, the mid-winter edition of this year’s Fest is a two-evening indoor...

Here’s a chance to hear an evening of great and wonderfully-diverse music and support the work of the Jazz...

As part of the build-up to Madison Opera’s February production of “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird,” http://www.madisonopera.org/performances-2016-2017/charlie-parkers-yardbird/, Madison Music Collective presents...

Madison Music Collective’s “Jazz on a Sunday” Fall season wraps up with a concert by this world-class touring band...

The culminating event in this annual day-long festival is a concert featuring all the participating high school jazz bands...

Madison Jazz Society has organized this wonderful tribute to the late Doc DeHaven, the iconic trumpeter-bandleader-educator who passed away...

Madison Jazz Society wraps up its Fall concert series with the Iowa-based River City Six, https://www.facebook.com/Fans-of-the-River-City-6-Jazz-band-106178126101049/?ref=page_internal, making their third...

The Fall “InDIGenous Jazz” series wraps up with a rare performance by Madison expatriate pianist Tim Whalen’s 9-piece little...

This concert, by two UW student ensembles, could well be the start of your busy Friday evening jazz triple-header....

Formerly directed by the now-retired Professor Richard Davis, this self-managed collective of student vocalists and instrumentalists presents its second...

Get ready for some groove-oriented jazz, fusion and funk as the Madison-based sextet Nuggernaut will deliver the third of...

These two UW student ensembles launch the 2016-17 series of concerts in the intimate second floor space at Tandem...

New York City-based pianist O’Doherty, http://cailimusic.com/, and alto saxophonist Davis, http://www.carolinedavis.org/, will be touring the Midwest with their quartet...

These internationally-renowned musicians are touring in support of their new album, “Aziza,” http://exclaim.ca/music/article/dave_holland_chris_potter_lionel_loueke_eric_harland-jane_mallett_theatre_toronto_on_june_25. Sample their music at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QsnTbZavaA. Chris...

For its first performance of the Fall semester, the UW Blue Note Ensemble (directed by Professor Johannes Wallmann) will...

This concert is a double-bill of two Madison-based trios. Playing all the saxophones as well as clarinet, and a...

Under the direction of Professor Johannes Wallmann, the Mead Witter School of Music’s student big band gives its first...

This popular series of free concerts showcasing music composed and performed by local (and occasionally regional) musicians returns for...

Madison Music Collective kicks off its Fall “Jazz on a Sunday” (JOAS) series with an edgy trio led by...

Madison Jazz Society’s Fall season kicks off with this award-winning group of young musicians who play jazz standards from...

Eleven bands. Seven hours of continuous live music. Five different venues in Middleton’s “walkable” downtown area east and west...

Back for another year at Art in the Barn in bucolic southwestern Fitchburg, with 6 bands and 15 hours...

After a well-attended and well-received 5/20 event in Verona, the Consortium’s Strollin’ “jazz crawl” series returns to Downtown Madison....

Produced by the Wisconsin Union Theater and held on the UW Memorial Union Terrace (or in Shannon Hall, if...

Set to turn 13 years of age three days after his performance at the Isthmus Festival, pianist Joey Alexander...

Day 2 of this Madison Music Collective series (again in the Memorial Union’s Frederic March Play Circle) http://www.madisonmusiccollective.org/. includes three...

Produced by Madison Music Collective in the Memorial Union’s Frederic March Play Circle, local jazz musicians and enthusiasts present...

With its annual free year-end party, MJS invites the community to help celebrate the Society’s achievements during 2015-16 and...

This band is dedicated to the soulful, swinging 1960s tradition of the Hammond B3 Organ quintet with music composed...

The Jazz Consortium’s popular free Strollin’ series of live music festivals returns for its third year with its successful...

Continuing the Jazz Consortium’s Spring season of original music concerts, bassist Ben Ferris’ band will present a body of...

The Jazz Consortium launches its third season of InDIGenous concerts that showcase music composed and performed by our community’s...

Last month, we announced that Milwaukee guitar legend Manty Ellis and Fox Cities-based vocalist Janet Planet will be performing...

This marks the 23rd year of UW bass Professor Richard Davis’ Foundation for Young Bassists. As part of the Foundation’s...

2016 Spring Concert – An opportunity to hear jazz performed by young artists from New Orleans!! Formed in 2009, Tuba...

Master trumpeter Mike Davison performs and teaches Cuban music worldwide.  Prior to his campus concert on 2/24, Professor Davison...

Madison Music Collective opens its Winter-Spring “Jazz on a Sunday” season with jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer Greg Abate....

Sharón Clark appears regularly as a featured soloist with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and has headlined the Duke...

The Jazz Consortium has chosen the City of Verona (Friday, 5/20), Main Street in Downtown Madison (Friday, 7/22), and...

Where would our local jazz community be without WORT 89.9 FM?  For sure, it’d be a much greater struggle...

Here’s a way to score the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your special valentine and support the Jazz Consortium...

Friday Feb  12 Harmonious Wail Alfonso Ponticell and Swing Gitan Jack Soref Trio Saturday Feb 13 Harmonious Wail Joscho...

After a one-year hiatus, Madison Music Collective’s popular “Jazz on a Sunday” series returns for a full season at...

Madison Jazz Society opens its Winter-Spring season with the fifth edition of its bi-annual “Jazz Stars of the Future”...

Following his well-received performance with The Bad Plus last October at the Wisconsin Union Theater, Grammy-nominated saxophonist Joshua Redman...

Sims, Maggie and Jeff bring their Gypsy Jazz and Americana repertoire to Dave Wallner and Anne Katz’s living room...

Here’s a chance to hear an evening of great and wonderfully-diverse music and support the work of the Jazz...

The Journey: A Deathly Odyssey Teaches David Cooper about Music and Life. For virtuoso trumpeter David Cooper, the horn...

Since relocating to Madison in summer 2013, Paul Dietrich has become one of the area’s most active trumpet players....

July 19th was a beautiful night of live music on Madison’s near-west side. Strollin’ Monroe St featured six venues...

What started as an idea from Madison’s jazz musician community became a reality on Friday, May 23rd. Madison’s first...