The Jazz Gallery: An Historic Venue

Known throughout the music world, The Jazz Gallery was one of the nation’s premier jazz clubs from it’s opening in September 1978 until its close in late 1984. Owner Chuck LaPaglia produced spectacular concerts featuring a who’s who of artists, including: Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Freddy Hubbard, Stan Getz, Max Roach, Jimmy Smith, Sun Ra, Mose Allison, Wynton Marsalis, Brandford Marsalis, Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, and many more.

For more on the history of The Jazz Gallery, and a snapshot of a very particular era in jazz music, check out “Milwaukee Jazz Gallery,” a collection of reviews and articles compiled by Chuck LaPaglia and available for sale at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts.