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Denny Rauen & Jesse Thayer
This evening features fingerstyle guitarist Denny Rauen and singer-songwriter Jesse Thayer.
Jazz Jam
Forrest Jackson – an evening of piano music
Jerry Grillo
$15 AT THE DOOR DOORS AT 7 John Hefter – Grand Piano Jeanne Marie – Sax Randy Maio – Drums
Mark Tonelli
The group performs music in various streams: Marks’ award-winning original compositions; rock pieces by David Bowie, Queen, and Tom Petty that make unlikely but compelling jazz arrangements; Italian pop songs from the last several decades re-imagined for jazz small group; and hidden gems from Brazil. Mark Tonelli is an internationally-renowned musician and educator based...
ABCs of Jazz Letter “T”
Jazzy Joan presents this month’s ABCs of Jazz show featuring recordings from letter “T” artists. The legacy of jazz continues with trumpet masters/composers Tom Harrell, Theo Croker and Till Bronner, and vocalist/composer Terry Callier who deftly straddles between jazz and folk. DOORS AT 6:30 FREE OF CHARGE
JERRY GRILLO QUARTET
Celebrating “My Hometown Milwaukee”…….WAMI Song of the Year doors at 7
ABCs OF JAZZ LETTER “W” with JAZZY JOAN
“ABCs of Jazz Letter “W” with Jazzy Joan: Jazz that Kicks. Cooks. Swoons. A recorded music show that will feature jazz legends Wynton Kelly (piano) and Wes Montgomery (guitar), plus current day musicians Willie Jones III (drums) and Walter Ricci (vocals). Experience the jazz-hang one letter at a time, every third Thursday of the month...
BRAD BRILLMAIER QUARTET
Brad Billmaier is a Toledo, Ohio based jazz percussionist, composer, and educator. He has performed extensively throughout the Midwest, honing a style that is post-bop and “modern mainstream” oriented, while frequently incorporating funk, fusion, Americana, Afro-Cuban, and avant-garde. DOORS AT 7
RIVERWEST JAZZ FEST
6 PM – HEIRLOOM 8 PM – TAEL ESTREMERA QUARTET The first annual Riverwest Jazz Fest is a collaboration between The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, Milwaukee Jazz Vision, The Milwaukee Jazz Institute, The Jazz Foundation of America, and Riverwest neighborhood venues. DOORS AT 5:30
MIKE CONRAD TRIO
Award-winning composer Mike Conrad (University of Northern Illinois) leads a dynamic trio featuring Katie Ernst (Chicago bassist, Twin Talk) and Cassius Goens III (Inianapolis-based drummer). On their fall tour, funded by a Jazz Road Grant (South Arts), they’ll be revisiting music from their debut album “Reconnect” (2022), while diving into some brand new compositions inspired...
ETHAN PHILION
Ethan Philion is an award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader based in Chicago. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and DePaul University, Philion has been praised by the Washington Post for his “well honed chops and astounding musicality” and his debut album, Meditations on Mingus, was commended as “a labor of conspicuous love and respect for a...
ABCs of Jazz Letter “Y” with Jazzy Joan: Artists the World Over
Join Jazzy Joan (a.k.a. Joan Dadian) for her monthly jazz show, the “ABC’s of Jazz.” This month’s show features recordings from letter “Y” artists: Yusseff Dayes (drums), Yoko Miwa (piano), Yoron Israel (drums), and Yusef Lateef (sax and multi-instruments). Figuratively and geographically, jazz has no boundaries – October 19 featured artists have roots in Chicago,...
MJI NIGHT – RUSS JOHNSON QUARTET
DOORS AT 7
JAZZ JAM – open mic
DOORS AT 8
FAITH HATCH
Faith Hatch is a multi-genre vocalist, pianist, and guitarist based in Milwaukee. Her solo act features songs reimagined, based in soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz. Faith earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 2019 and was awarded Vocal Jazz Soloist by Downbeat Magazine in...
AFFINITY TRIO
“Jacobson, York, and Schaub are masters of sound, touch and feel. This outing (debut album; Hindsight) showcases them in a drumless trio format which allows for all three of their gorgeous sounds to be heard with clarity. It’s a swinging record that will keep you on the edge of your seat.” -Dan Nimmer, pianist with...