Your Guide to the Local Jazz Scene
The Madison Jazz Jam and Showcase is a summer program of MJJ and MJS. It runs on 3rd Wednesdays May - September This series features a showcase concert of 5 different local bands each 3rd Wednesday at COPA Madison, 2841 Index Road from 6-7PM The concert is 6-7pm and is followed by a jazz jam […]
"The lyrical genius of the trumpet" - Chicago Tribune Goode juxtaposes the lyrical with the angular, fireworks with introspection and virtuosity with understatement." - Downbeat “Tired of hearing trumpet clones of Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard? Want a cliché’-free style? Try the fresh style of Brad Goode. It’s got power and swing, tenderness and depth. […]
Join us for an evening of Straight Ahead Jazz, Fusion, Experimental and Standards at Lucille with The Cameron Spann Quartet!
The Tony Castañeda Latin Jazz Band was formed in 1998 and has been named Madison's Favorite Jazz Band by Isthmus Magazine for over 15 years . The band has opened for some of the world's top Latin Jazz performers throughout that period including Eddie Palmieri, Poncho Sanchez, John Santos and Giovanni Hidalgo to name a […]
This jam happens every Thursday, outside on the terrace in nice weather and inside otherwise. A house rhythm section is usually provided. Tunes played can be anything from early jazz to classic/mid-century to modern jazz.
With Clay Knoll on bass and Stan Brueski on drums. Cocktails and mood lighting. $10 at the door, $5 in advance.
Three Madison mainstays of jazz take to Cafe CODA to swing you into the weekend! Join us May 23rd at 5pm for a FREE Happy Hour performance by Louka Patenaude, Anders Svanoe, and Brad Townsend.
Trombonist Bennett Gabriel joins with drummer Eddie Campell and pianist Morgan Ryser for an evening of live music at Vitruvius. Brought together through jam sessions in Madison, the trio fuses jazz with RnB, folk and Latin music. Limited indoor seating with more outdoor seating available. Tickets
Cognac-Infused jazzacana with a Crescent City Tinge. Jacoba Epstein sings Parisian ballads in impeccable French along with American jazz standards and adds soulful accordion and luscious violin. Kevin Clark sings and holds down the groove with righteous string bass. Maury Smith adds guitar and vocals and offers his original tunes to the mix. Check out […]
Cool School occurs every Saturday morning at 10 am. For those of you who don't know, Cool School is a FREE jazz improvisation workshop targeted towards kids (although anyone can attend). Every week, we will concentrate on one specific instrument family. We will have a general session then break up to smaller groups for more […]
