Entries Tagged as 'Jazz'
May 14th, 2014 ·
Acclaimed Chicago musician, Marquis Hill, returns to the show. This time he appears with his talented band! This show is not to be missed.
THE MARQUIS HILL BLACKTET
WITHMARQUIS HILL on TrumpetCHRIS McBRIDE on Alto SaxJUSTIN THOMAS on VibesJOSHUA RAMOS on BassMAKAYA McCRAVEN on Drums
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz
April 9th, 2014 ·
Our own Jackie Allen returns to Madison for this not-to-be-missed show. Share this with your friends!!
Madison Music Collective, Mad Toast Live, the Improvisational Music Workshop,
Janus Galleries, Ward-Brodt Music, Isthmus, WORT-FM, and The Brink Lounge
proudly present
JACKIE ALLEN & COMPANY
Featuring
JACKIE ALLEN on vocals
HANS STURM on bass
JOHN MOULDER on guitar
DAVE STOLER on keyboard
DANE RICHESON on drums
Tags: DefaultTag · Music · Live Music · Jazz · Folk
January 30th, 2014 ·
Founded in 2010, Graminy seeks to fuse the classical and grassroots tradi- tions, from Bach to bluegrass, from Co- pland to Celtic, from Gershwin to native American, from Kodaly to klezmer, and more. Drawing on all these styles, Graminy composes and arranges all its music and calls it Class-Grass.
Graminy’s music focuses on themes of ecology and place. The name derives from the botanical name for the grass family, Gramineae, as their music draws on the entire family of grassroots tradi- tions, from all places and ecologies.
Their new CD, “Germinations: A Blue- grass Symphony in D” has been nominated for awards in several categories at this year’s MAMA Awards (Madison Area Music Awards).
www.graminy.net
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz · Folk · Bluegrass
January 12th, 2014 ·
Eleanor Mayerfeld is the 2011 Frontenac Old Time Music Fiddle Champion, the youngest winner ever. Formerly a member of Sonora Strings, the touring violin ensemble of Suzuki Strings of Madison, Eleanor has toured with them in Puerto Rico, Door County, and California. Currently a member of the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Mike has played in many groups, most notably the Barn Owl Band, with whom he recorded three albums and appeared on the National Public Radio Show A Prairie Home Companion. Mike is a composer and his folk tunes have been recorded by many folk artists.
www.elmduo.net
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz · Folk · Songwriter
October 13th, 2013 ·
Madison’s own international/national gypsy jazz, swing treasure.
Tags: Live Music · Jazz · Folk · Gypsy
October 4th, 2013 ·
Occidental Gypsy is pioneering the sound of World Gypsy Pop. Their mélange of uptempo, high-energy rhythms of Gypsy, melded with the catchy melodic hooks of Pop delivers a thrilling auditory experience to listeners.
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz · Folk · Gypsy
September 28th, 2013 ·
While being one of our community's top jazz saxophonists and flutists, like so many great jazz artists through the decades, Hanah Jon Taylor seems to have garnered greater accolades in Europe and other foreign locales than in his own backyard. Over the years Taylor has brought his highly-intuitive and envelope-pushing style of playing to enthusiastic audiences in all corners of the globe. Just returning from concerts in Poland and Paris, he will bring to Madison a top-flight group of Chicago musicians including pianist Jim Baker, Alex Wing on bass, guitar and oud, and percussionist Dushun Mosley for our "Jazz on a Sunday" spring series finale.
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz
April 2nd, 2013 ·
Chicago Jazz mandolin player, Don Stiernberg, is joined by Andy Brown & Jim Cox for a wonderful afternoon of music.
Tags: Music · Jazz
March 10th, 2013 ·
Johannes Wallmann, the new director of Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, put together a of world class ensemble to play his beautiful original compositions. We teamed up with the Madison Music Collective to put on this memorable show.
The Band:
Johannes Wallmann on piano
David Cooper on trumpet
Darren Sterud on trombone
John Christensen on bass
Devin Drobka on drums
Marty Erickson on tuba
http://www.johanneswallmann.com/
video http://youtu.be/J1fSNA8K9SQ
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz
February 22nd, 2013 ·
Led by Jimmy Voegeli, The Jimmys powerfully blend rock, soul, and swing into a fun and energetic show.
http://www.thejimmys.net/
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz · Rock · Blues
February 10th, 2013 ·
Arguably the greatest living keeper of the bebop flame, alto saxophonist Richie Cole returns to Madison in this season kickoff program for Madison Music Collective’s “Jazz on a Sunday” series hosted by Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines of Mad Toast Live. Richie will be joined by a rhythm section led by our celebrated local pianist Dave Stoler.
http://www.richiecole.com/Richie_Cole/HOME.html
Wat the video here
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz
December 18th, 2012 ·
Micah Olsan & the OCD Big Band is an indie folk ensemble that likes to explore as much musical territory as possible. You'll hear bits of jazz and funk and world music interwoven through any given set.
http://www.reverbnation.com/micaholsan
video http://youtu.be/1MiqB_YDfCU
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz · Folk · Rock
December 4th, 2012 ·
Arkadiy ARKAN Yushin is guitarist-virtuoso of American-European musical background, a master of several guitar styles.
http://www.arkanmusic.com/
Video http://youtu.be/B5EMxAiDXiU
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz · Folk
December 2nd, 2012 ·
(part two)
Jazz meets hip hop as Madison’s most celebrated spoken word poet, Rob Dz, joins forces with the New Breed Quartet, one of Madison’s top jazz bands. Like a jazz artist, Mr. Dz composes spontaneously using words instead of music, and his latest collaboration with the New Breed will create original material that draws on contemporary characteristics of each genre while allowing generous space for improvisation.
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz
December 2nd, 2012 ·
Jazz meets hip hop as Madison’s most celebrated spoken word poet, Rob Dz, joins forces with the New Breed Quartet, one of Madison’s top jazz bands. Like a jazz artist, Mr. Dz composes spontaneously using words instead of music, and his latest collaboration with the New Breed will create original material that draws on contemporary characteristics of each genre while allowing generous space for improvisation.
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz
November 4th, 2012 ·
Part Two
Guitarist-composer-producer Luke Polipnick returns to Madison with a special group of top improvisers from New York City (drummer Mike Pride) and the Twin Cities (saxophonist Brandon Wozniak and bassist Adam Linz) to kick off a Fall Midwestern tour. Luke and his band-mates exemplify the eclectic approach that many of our younger creative musicians are taking today, moving with great skill and confidence as they cross and integrate musical genres, while infusing their music with the improvisational spirit and masterful technique so central to good jazz. For “Jazz on a Sunday,” Luke’s group will be performing new music that he composed for the group’s Fall tour. He describes it as featuring “thematic material from folksy to rocking but rooted in jazz, appealing to fans of “post rock,” folk, reggae, free improvisation and mainstream jazz.”
http://www.lukepolipnick.com/
Tags: DefaultTag · Music · Live Music · Jazz
November 4th, 2012 ·
Part One
Guitarist-composer-producer Luke Polipnick returns to Madison with a special group of top improvisers from New York City (drummer Mike Pride) and the Twin Cities (saxophonist Brandon Wozniak and bassist Adam Linz) to kick off a Fall Midwestern tour. Luke and his band-mates exemplify the eclectic approach that many of our younger creative musicians are taking today, moving with great skill and confidence as they cross and integrate musical genres, while infusing their music with the improvisational spirit and masterful technique so central to good jazz. For “Jazz on a Sunday,” Luke’s group will be performing new music that he composed for the group’s Fall tour. He describes it as featuring “thematic material from folksy to rocking but rooted in jazz, appealing to fans of “post rock,” folk, reggae, free improvisation and mainstream jazz.”
http://www.lukepolipnick.com/
Video http://youtu.be/RErtS9q2rlg
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz
September 18th, 2012 ·
These iconic musicians recently ended a 17-year stint at the Avenue Bar playing their brand of Dixieland Jazz. Now they can be found at festivals and other venues all over!
video http://youtu.be/T30slj2aeWk
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz · Folk · Dixieland
September 9th, 2012 ·
Twin Cities-based Laura Caviani (piano) and Pete Whitman (tenor saxophone) and Madison’s John Schaffer (bass) and Rand Moore (drums) explore themes by famous classical composers using improvisation in a straight–ahead jazz format.
http://www.lauracaviani.com/

Video http://youtu.be/wJ2VefR1AYk
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz
May 29th, 2012 ·
Safety Last! is a 4-piece acoustic ensemble, performing “Sophisticated Western Swing & Old-School Jazz.”
http://www.reverbnation.com/safetylast
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xImUdNTuHB4
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz · Folk
April 15th, 2012 ·
The New York Times says that “hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge of free jazz.” Ms. Crispell returns to Madison to perform solo and with a trio that includes Chicago-based “free jazz” stalwarts Harrison Bankhead and Avreeayl Ra and Madison-based multi-instrumentalist JoAnne Pow!ers.
http://marilyncrispell.com/
Tags: Music · Live Music · Jazz