Your Guide to the Local Jazz Scene
Join us Saturday, June 15, 2024 on the Memorial Union Terrace for FREE jazz performances starting at 1:00pm and continuing throughout the evening. Grab a brat, a cold drink, and spend the afternoon and evening enjoying live jazz while overlooking Lake Mendota.
Approximate Schedule:*
1:00 PM: Madison Jazz Festival High School All Stars
3:00 PM: Gerri DiMaggio and friends featuring Peter Dominguez
5:00 PM: Heirloom (Milwaukee)
7:00 PM: Headliner: Orrin Evans Quartet
9:00 PM: ¡Azucar! A celebration honoring Celia Cruz featuring Betty Guerrero y La Combi
*please note schedule and exact starting times are subject to change
For more than two decades, Yamaha pianist Orrin Evans has made an art form of the unexpected. With more than 25 albums to his credit without ever relying on the support of a major label, Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who has made a habit of rattling the jazz world’s confining cages. That determination has paid off in accolades like topping the “Rising Star Pianist” category in the 2018 DownBeat Critics Poll and two GRAMMY nominations. (Source: Wisconsin Union)