Sunday, December 15th
Saturday, December 14th
Friday, December 13th @6:30pm
Thursday, December 5th @7:00pm
Saturday, November 23rd @7:30pm
Saturday, November 2nd @7:00pm
Friday, November 1st @8:00pm
Saturday, October 26th @8:00pm
Saturday, October 19th @8:00pm
Thursday, October 17th @7:00pm
Friday, October 4th @7:00
At the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts - 926 East Center Street
Saturday, September 29th @8:00pm
Saturday, September 21st @8:00pm
Tuesday, September 10th
Saturday, September 7th
The Max Brown Sextet plays original compositions that combine straight ahead jazz with experimental techniques.
Stier/Sundstrom Quartet (Madison, WI) will present two mirrored quartets improvising on themes from the jazz tradition, featuring musicians from Milwaukee, Chicago, and Madison.
Local support from Cool Beauty (free improv/experimental) and Annie Grizzle (surreal, collage-suffused
This is a mixed genre show varying from Ambient Electronic to Indie Rock with acoustic guitar and tape loops mixed in between.
The show will feature such artists as Cassini Echoes, Vectors of Resonant Prescients, Blake Zweig, Wavefiler + DJ / Tape Loops Between Sets: Tron Jovi!
Date: August 23
Time: 7:00pm
Cover: $5-10 sliding scale (please note we do not sell tickets in advance, doors only. both cards and cash are accepted)
Kenan Serenbetz creates music that explores and extols the web of relationships that we share with all the beings of the earth. Whether crafting intricate textures of winds and strings, composing dense contrapuntal vocal harmonies, or singing with choruses of birds and insects out in the field, Kenan utilizes his own distinctive command of sound and concept to convey the need for right relationship with the natural world.
Genres: folk, experimental.
DPCD is the work of Illinois musician Alec Watson. Taking its name after a four-letter secret code given to him by his great-grandfather, DPCD’s music is intimate and soft spoken, with Watson's meditative singing illuminated by fragile webs of guitar, piano, and celeste.
Genres: folk
Local support from Shawn Alan Hurd and Kati Katchever.
Date: August 17 (after Center Street Daze festival)
Time: 8:00pm
Cover: $10 (please note we do not sell tickets in advance, doors only. both cards and cash are accepted)
STRATA is a mini-fest presenting experimental and improvised music from France, NYC, and Milwaukee.
Hans Young Binter is an American pianist and composer based in New York City, working within the city's vibrant creative music scene in addition to collaborations across musical styles and artistic disciplines. His work is rooted in the practice of improvisation, and centers itself upon core elements of music making such as conversation and ritual. New album "ChimesThe Bell 3x" available on bandcamp and streaming services.
Andy Armstrong is a musician and sound artist from Charleston, Illinois currently living in Rennes, France. He usually makes long electronic improvisations for performance, tape and radio, sometimes made under the name Cream White.
Local support from Cathedral Becomes Tomb, Hiking Journal, and Cornelius Sludge.
Date: Tuesday 8/13
Time: 6:00pm
Cover fee: $10 (please note we do not sell tickets in advance, doors only. both cards and cash are accepted)
Those who practice Kyūdō, a traditional form of Japanese archery, view it as a vehicle for moral and spiritual growth. Their primary objective is not to hit the target; rather, they seek to embody the virtues of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty (Shin Zen Bi) through intense concentration on movement and form. While technical precision facilitates aesthetic sensibility, it is inner spiritual beauty that lends depth to their performance. Thus, technique and spirit are intertwined in harmonious unity.
This marriage between technique and spirit is central to the musical practice of Detroit-based saxophonist Kenji Lee. His Fortune Teller Trio, comprised of himself on tenor sax, Andy Peck on bass, and Jonathan Barahal Taylor on drums, leverages its technical virtuosity to explore the profound depths of human emotion. In their debut album, Kyūdō, the Fortune Teller Trio seeks to embody the tenets of this Japanese practice through improvisation, painting sweeping sonic landscapes against a canvas of stillness.
Date: August 8
Time: 8:00pm
Cover: $10 (please note we do not sell tickets in advance, doors only. both cards and cash are accepted)
Setting forth as a guitar duo unlike any other, this very first Punk Jazz tour across the U.S. finds Peter DiStefano (of Porno for Pyros) and Mike Baggetta (of mssv) exploring no-boundaries improvised music, informed by their lives and songs, with just 2 electric guitars, electronics and maybe some vocals. Think Albert Ayler meets Stooges meets Jimi Hendrix and you might be getting close…
A founding member of the alternative rock band Porno For Pyros in 1992 with Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Martyn LeNoble, guitarist Peter Distefano has been heard all over the world for decades with their first album reaching no. 3 on the Billboard Top 200. In addition to his work with Pyros, Peter has featured in various projects with Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, and the band Hellride with Mike Watt. He is also known for his extensive recent work as a composer and musician for many soundtracks in film, television and gaming.
Iconoclastic guitarist Mike Baggetta is most recently known for leading his post-genre power trio mssv (with the legendary rhythm team of drummer Stephen Hodges and bassist Mike Watt) through multiple U.S. tours and album releases over the past 5 years, after releasing 2 additional albums of original music alongside Watt and drummer Jim Keltner. Baggetta’s music has always been adventurous in spirit and style, creating his identifiably undefinable sound with his guitar, voice and various musical gadgets. He has also appeared on stage and on recordings with Nels Cline, J Mascis, Petra Haden and David Torn.
Date: August 3
Time: 7:00pm doors/7:45pm show
Cover: $15 (please note we do not sell tickets in advance, doors only. both cards and cash are accepted)
Kyrie Nova is a multi-instrumentalist at heart. She balances duties as a vocalist, guitarist, drummer and especially a bassist. Genre is not to be trifled with, though her music is generally tinged with a healthy mixture of sarcasm, spite and a dash of rage for good measure.
Local support from the electronic/no-wave/damaged pop mayhem of Pay Dirt and the experimental/improvised sounds of Headlock
Date: July 27
Time: 7:00pm
Cover: $10 (please note we do not sell tickets in advance, doors only. both cards and cash are accepted)
Legendary experimental/noise/performance art group Boy Dirt Car celebrates its 43rd year of existence, with performances from Vocokesh and Drekka.
Date: July 20
Time: 7:00pm
Cover: $10 (please note we do not sell tickets in advance, doors only. both cards and cash are accepted)
Jim Holman is a pianist based in Chicago and Tampa with recordings on the Delmark lable with Richie Cole, Ira Sullivan, and Frank Catalano. Jim's newest album, "First Impressions," features Eric Alexander with Clark Sommers and Tim Davis.
Holman's trio welcomes Randy Johnston, hailing from Detroit and NYC, and performs a selection from Johnston's book-- with the refined taste/elegance of New York and grounded in the Detroit tradition.
Randy has long since been considered one of the world's finest guitar players. He has been a mainstay with Lou Donaldson at the Village Vanguard and frequently tours in Asia and is flying in from Ronnie Scotts in London to play and record with Holman. In addition to his recordings, he can be frequently heard on the Small's Live feed. He has recorded as a sideman and a leader with the likes of Joey Defrancesco, Jack McDuff, and Eric Alexander to name just a few.
Randy and Jim will be performing in Chicago in the fall as part of the 7th Annual Labor Day Jazz Festival.
Date: July 13
Time: 7:00pm
Cover: $15 (please note we do not sell tickets in advance, doors only. both cards and cash are accepted)
