Your Guide to the Local Jazz Scene
Just a quick shoutout to Michael Brenneis for his excellent podcast, ” Showbiz Roundup.” Michael is a busy Madison drummer who’s making the time to interview many of the acts booked by Bluestem, a promoter of contemporary jazz.
I’ve learned about musicians I never heard of, and learned facts about musicians I thought I knew well. All in an entertaining 30 minutes.
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Here’s a quick feel-good story to start your week right. It’s about the positive impact of jazz at East High School, a sort of counter-weight to all the recent negative publicity for that school. Enjoy.
Madison Jazz Jam (MJJ) is a nonprofit that runs an all-ages, twice monthly jam. Although I’m no longer affiliated with the jam, (I founded it and ran it for 7 years) I support it’s mission and follow it with interest. This year MJJ is holding two different programs:
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We will be closed from 12/19 to 2/28 for a winter break. It will give us time to do some improvement and staff training. Also, hope by then the Covid situation will calm down a bit. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!
Going forward, all Bluestem shows are for the vaccinated only (per their newsletter).
After having the 2021 Performance Series at McKee Park and hearing your feedback, Jazz at Five is excited to announce our new 6 date Performance Series, 3 performances at both Mckee Park and State Street. The planned dates for the 2022 Performance Series are below.
