Your Guide to the Local Jazz Scene
TICKET LINK | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/riley-mulherkar-quartet-tickets-1983359196748?aff=oddtdtcreator BlueStem Presentation “über hip, modern yet timeless…one of the best debut records to come out in a long, long time.”— DownBeat Magazine Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar is best known as a founding member of The Westerlies, a New York-based brass quartet of (as the name implies) West Coast expats who play a […]
Catch the Madison Django Jazz Jam every Tuesday night at Leopold’s.
Join us every Wednesday for Jazz Night! This week we’re hosting The Rick Flowers Quartet featuring: Ben Ferris (bass), Jules Dickey (sax), Chris Rottmayer (keys).
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.
Gerri DiMaggio’s take on jazz is as original as it is enticing. Her music is a sultry mix of Brazilian melodies along with a fresh blend of Jazz standards. The Latin sounds invite the audience into her own creative and colorful world. Gerri displays an emotional intelligence and musical sophistication that honors the traditions of […]
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 […]
The hottest, swingin’est jazz orchestra in southern Wisconsin, the nineteen-piece MJO performs charts from the golden era of big bands: Fletch Henderson, Count Basie, Thad Jones, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington and more. Brian Whitty & Don Deal, band leaders