5/10:  DOUG WHITE TRIO CELEBRATES ALBUM RELEASE.  The trio, featuring Dave Cooper on trumpet and flugelhorn; Dane Richeson on percussion and White on keys will perform fresh arrangements of modern jazz classics by Miles Davis, Chick Corea and Wayne Shorter, as well as originals.  The concert will mark the release of the Doug White Quintet’s newest album, Awaken, which also[...]

MADISON JAZZ SOCIETY YEAR END CELEBRATION WITH THE SWEET SHEIKS.  Mark the end of another successful year of the Madison Jazz Jam at this celebration.  The regular jam will take place from 1-3pm, followed by a musical 2 sets with Milwaukee’s Sweet Sheiks bookending a Madison Jazz Society meeting at 4:45pm.  Everyone is welcome.  Café CODA, 1224 Williamson St., 1pm. [...]

CHAD McCULLOUGH’S MODAL HORIZONS.  A 13-piece ensemble plays the music of the late composer and arranger Jim Knapp, featuring trumpeter and saxophonist Jay Thomas.  Chicago-native, Jim Knapp (1939-2021) had a long and storied career, with affiliations as varied as John Cage, Sam Rivers, Anthony Braxton, Manfred Eicher, and Gil Evans. For the first time in many years, his music will[...]

MAGOS HERERRA. Born in Mexico City and currently based out of New York City, Magos Herrera is a dazzling jazz singer, songwriter, producer and educator. Declared as “one of the greatest contemporary interpreters of song” by the Latin Jazz Network, Herrera is regarded as one of the most active vocalists in the contemporary Latin American jazz scene. She is best[...]

UW JAZZ COMPOSERS GROUP.  The Composers Group is a small jazz ensemble focused primarily on student compositions, consisting of trumpet, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone with woodwind doubles, trombone, piano, bass, and guitar.  Tandem Press, 1743 Commercial Ave.  5pm.  Free event.

CHIEF ADUJAH.  Chief Adjuah (formerly known as Christian Scott) is a 2022 Doris Duke Artist in the jazz category, a two-time Edison Award-winner, and six-time Grammy Award-nominated musician, composer, and producer. Adjuah is the progenitor of “stretch music,” a jazz-rooted, genre-blind musical form that attempts to “stretch” jazz’s rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic conventions to encompass multiple styles, languages, and cultures.[...]

Gerri’s expressive singing, warm earthiness, and emotional insight prove that she is a true believer in the power of storytelling. Musician bio: 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[...]

Dave Cooper, trumpet & flugelhorn Doug White, piano, synth & organ Blending originals with fresh interpretations of modern jazz classics, the Cooper-White duo engage in lively dialog in swing, Latin and funk.

AN EVENING OF TRUMPET MAGIC WITH ERIC JACOBSON AND KEYON HARROLD. Opening for this double-header concert is Milwaukee Jazz Institute faculty member Eric Jacobson and his quartet, starting at 7:00pm.  Jacobson is a top call trumpeter for high-profile gigs in Milwaukee and Chicago.  Of Jacobson, the celebrated trumpeter Brian Lynch says “Eric is the real deal! a truly world-class jazz[...]

THE BRIDGE #2.10.  The Bridge represents sharing musical histories between two contemporary cultures:  French and American.  Version 2.10 features America’s Nick Mazzarella, alto saxophone; Tim Stine, guitar and Katie Ernst, double bass and voice and France’s Céline Rivoal, accordion and Sylvain Lemêtre, percussion.  Presented by Blue Stem Jazz.  Audio For The Arts, 7 S. Blair St.  8pm.  Tickets $20.