Manty Ellis Jazz Series Concert Dates
Saturday, June 3rd at 6:00 pm
Sunday, July 30th, 2023 at 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Juli Wood Quartet
August 4th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Emily Kuhn Quintet
Thursday November 18th, 2023
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More dates coming soon…
As recognition to Manty Ellis for his contributions to Milwaukee’s jazz history as a musician, educator and “chief encourager” of the city’s jazz community, the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts is naming an ongoing series of high-quality jazz performances after Manty. It is fitting tribute from this venue specifically because of the hundreds of occasions Manty Ellis performed on our stage, our focus on jazz as an art form with our listening room format, and the encouragement Manty often shared with our staff which helped keep us going through some challenging times.
To present this music in a venue worthy of its namesake, we are embarking on an effort to improve our stage and venue environment. This follows a successful pre-pandemic effort to install a world-class sound system fitting for a venue that presents diverse musical genres as artforms in themselves surrounded by visual art exhibitions.