The Wisconsin Union Theater and Arts + Literature Laboratory present the 2023 Madison Jazz Festival Thursday, June 8 – Sunday, June 18 with featured performances by Lakecia Benjamin, Ranky Tanky with Lisa Fischer, Miguel Zenon & Luis Perdomo, The Bad Plus + Marc Ribot, Kassa Overall, and more. This year, the festival has expanded to ELEVEN days of jazz with a mix of free and ticketed events across the city. Calendar listings have more details for each event.
June 8: Dayna Stephens Quartet at Cafe CODA
June 9: Mai Sugimoto Trio at Arts + Literature Laboratory
June 9: Michael Hackett Quintet at North Street Cabaret
June 10: “The Musical Legacy of Wayne Shorter” Talk by Dave Stoler at Sequoya Library
June 10: Wayne Shorter Jam Session feat. Chris Greene at Cafe CODA
June 10: Wayne Shorter Tribute Concert at Cafe CODA
June 11: The Bad Plus + Marc Ribot at High Noon Saloon
June 12: Golpe Tierra at Warner Park
June 13: Miguel Zenon & Luis Perdomo in Conversation, Location TBA
June 13: Miguel Zenon & Luis Perdomo: El Arte del Bolero at Arts + Literature Laboratory
June 14: DIG JAZZ: Rick Flowers at Penn Park
June 15: Awake: Volume 2 – the Music of Don Cherry CD Release at Arts + Literature Laboratory
June 16: Marques Carroll Quintet at Cafe CODA
June 17: Jazz all day on the Memorial Union Terrace. See Calendar for schedule.
June 17: Lakecia Benjamin at Shannon Hall
June 18: Juneteenth Celebration of Black American Music on the Memorial Union Terrace. See Calendar for schedule.
June 18: Ranky Tanky with Lisa Fischer at Shannon Hall
