Your Guide to the Local Jazz Scene
Jazz piano every Saturday 5:30 - 8:30. Jim Erickson holds a master’s degree in classical piano performance and bachelors in jazz piano performance, both from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Private teachers include Willie Pickens in Chicago and Kenny Barron in New York City. Jim’s compositions and recordings for advertising have won seven local Addys […]
Cold Fusion is a Jazz, Fusion, and Funk quartet from Madison, WI that performs original songs andcreatively reinterpreted covers. With heavy influences from artists like John Scofield, Vulfpeck, LyleMays, Robben Ford, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan, and Miles Davis, it is easy to hear the fusion of both modern and traditional styles in their material. The […]
Founded in 2014, the Bill Roberts Combo brings a tight, nuanced, and rhythmically powerful presentation to blues-jazz unlike anything you've heard before. The Combo performs both as an instrumental unit, and in a full band with a vocalist and other instrumentation, allowing the Combo to shine in many different kinds of events and venues. Bill […]
Harry Tonchev is a jazz guitarist who is very active in Chicago and central Illinois. His high energy trio focuses on improvisational music by exploring a mixture of originals and standards from the Great American Songbook. His conversational approach to improvised music keeps audiences engaged. Harry Tonchev-guitar John Christensen-bass Dave Bayles-drums
In 2023, Legendary Saxman Frank Catalano will be touring the USA, Europe and Asia extensively as well as releasing a collection of recordings from his many performances at New York’s legendary Birdland Jazz Club. These recordings feature Herbie Hancock Headhunters alum Mike Clark and will be Frank’s 5th album on the Ropeadope label. Frank regularly […]
Dave Stoler (Piano) and Henry Boehm (Bass). Jazz
Luke Leavitt - solo piano Every Sunday, Cafe CODA invites jazz pianists to bring you beautiful jazz piano music at our Sunday Brunch time. On the first Sundays, we feature Luke Leavitt. Luke is a young talented jazz musician and sound geographer based in Madison. He's also a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. […]
Sarah, accompanied by her father, John, will perform jazz standards from the 30s to today. Their favorite singers include Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Elis Regina, Patsy Cline, Norah Jones, and Eva Cassidy. The Cider Farm The Cider Farm offers ciders made with organic, true cider apples grown near Mineral Point, Wisconsin. The ciders pair beautifully with […]
Presented as the "World's best vibraphonist" by World Expo 2020 in Dubai, composer and percussionist Thaddeus Tukes honors the legacy of the vibraphone within the jazz tradition and beyond. His virtuosity and creativity "brings poetry to the vibraphone" (Chicago Tribune, 2019), which has captivated audiences from Carnegie Hall in New York to the New Orleans […]
Come enjoy a free evening of latin love songs featuring Richard Hildner (guitar), Dalia Macias (vocals), and Nick Moran (bass). Love will be in the air... date night, anyone? http://www.nickmoranbass.com/
