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Now in its 22nd year, the Isthmus Jazz Festival is a two-day celebration of
America's homegrown art form. The free festival kicks off the summer season
in one of Madison's most beautiful outdoor settings, the Memorial Union
Terrace, with Lake Mendota as a glittering backdrop. A diverse crowd of
students, jazz aficionados and casual fans fill the tables to hear a lineup
that reflects a century's worth of jazz styles. Dixieland, big-band swing,
bebop, Latin jazz and free jazz are all part of the mix, along with
contemporary derivations like funk and hip-hop. The festival is committed to
honoring jazz's glorious tradition while keeping one eye fixed on the
future.
2010 Jazz Festival Schedule
Times subject to change. Rain location is the Memorial Union Rathskellar
Friday, June 4
4:30 - 5:30 PM: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble
6:00 - 7:30 PM: Gerri DiMaggio and Friends
8:00 - 9:30 PM: Frank Catalano
10:00 - Close: Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Super Group
Saturday, June 5
2:00 - 3:00 PM: High School Jazz All-Stars
3:15 - 4:00 PM: Jeff Peronto Group
4:30 - 5:30 PM: Francesca Esme Quintet
6:00 - 7:30 PM: Madison Jazz Orchestra
8:00 - 9:30 PM: Tierney Sutton (ticketed headliner)
10:00 - Close: Madisalsa
Sights & Sounds from the 2009 Isthmus Jazz Festival
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities are still available. Email Rachel Tatge, Isthmus Marketing Coordinator, at rtatge@isthmus.com for more information.
Sponsorship benefits include:
- Advertising in the exclusive print festival guide
- Name and logo in all promotional print and web ads of the Fest, a 3-month campaign involving Isthmus, TheDailyPage.com and UW Memorial Union promotions
- Customized, on-site opportunity for duration of festival, including a booth and/or product sampling or distribution
- Exposure to thousands of music fans who are educated, active and affluent
- Access for up to 50 people to a special party area at the Fest (refreshments are extra)
- Tickets to a special ticketed performance by Tierney Sutton
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Tierney Sutton, a leading figure in vocal jazz, brings her band back home to her Wisconsin roots. In their 15 years together, the Tierney Sutton Band has been nominated three times for the Grammys' "Best Jazz Vocal Album" and has produced six jazz chart-topping albums.
In June 2005, Tierney won JazzWeek's Vocalist of the Year Award. The New York Times says Sutton is "A serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level."
The band is made up of first-rate musicians: Christian Jacob on piano, Ray Brinker on drums, and Kevin Axt and/or Trey Henry on bass. Not only do they collaborate on refreshing new arrangements of jazz standards, but their years of performing together have also resulted in a smoothly flowing stage performance.
To learn more and buy tickets, CLICK HERE.
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