Ben Ferris Quintet
Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
ISTHMUS PICK
Friday, May 27, Central Library, 3rd floor, 7:30 pm
As part of the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium’s InDIGenous Jazz Series, bassist Ben Ferris (who was a student of retiring jazz prof Richard Davis) presents a body of new works inspired by events and experiences in today’s world such as gun violence, information access, ecology and pollinator protection. Band members include trumpeter Paul Dietrich, saxophonist Nicholas Bartell, pianist Paul Hastil and drummer Miguel McQuade.