Jamie Breiwick, Devin Drobka, Tim Ipsen & Lenard Simpson

Arts + Literature Laboratory and Wisconsin Union Theater have put together another outstanding series of events for the Madison Jazz Festival. The big draw is this weekend at the fest’s traditional Memorial Union home, with music all day on the Terrace June 17-18; ticketed evening shows in Shannon Hall are by saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix (June 17) and 20 Feet From Stardom star Lisa Fischer joining Ranky Tanky (June 18). Still to come before the weekend is Rick Flowers with Amalgam X (6 p.m., June 14, Penn Park); a concert celebrating the release of Jamie Breiwick's second album revisiting the music of Don Cherry (7 p.m., June 15, ALL); and a visit by Chicago-based trumpet player Marques Carroll and his quintet (8 p.m., June 16, Cafe Coda). Find the full schedule below and tickets at madisonjazzfestivalwi.org.

media release: The Madison Jazz Festival presents trumpeter Jamie Breiwick’s CD release concert for Awake: Volume 2 - the Music of Don Cherry, at Arts + Literature Laboratory on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 7:00pm. The album will be released on June 2 by the Minneapolis label Shifting Paradigm Records. Breiwick will be joined by Devin Drobka on drums, Tim Ipsen on bass, and Lenard Simpson on alto. Seating is general admission. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission is free. Donations to support the Madison Jazz Festival will be gladly accepted.

Find full schedule details at https://artlitlab.org/programs/greater-madison-jazz/madison-jazz-festival

June 8: Dayna Stephens Quartet at Cafe CODA, 7 pm

June 9: Mai Sugimoto Trio at Arts + Literature Laboratory, 7 pm

June 9: Michael Hackett Quintet at North Street Cabaret, 8 pm

June 10: "The Musical Legacy of Wayne Shorter" Talk by Dave Stoler at Sequoya Library, 10:30 am

June 10: Wayne Shorter Jam Session feat. Chris Greene at Cafe CODA, 1 pm

June 10: Wayne Shorter Tribute Concert at Cafe CODA, 8 pm

June 11: Janet Planet at Allen Centennial Garden, 5 pm

June 11: The Bad Plus + Marc Ribot at High Noon Saloon, 8 pm

June 12: Golpe Tierra at Warner Park, 6 pm

June 13: Miguel Zenon & Luis Perdomo in Conversation, St. Joseph Church (Good Shepherd Parish), 10:30 am

June 13: Miguel Zenon & Luis Perdomo: El Arte del Bolero at Arts + Literature Laboratory, 7 pm

June 14: DIG JAZZ: Rick Flowers and Amalgam X at Penn Park, 6 pm

June 15: Awake: Volume 2 - the Music of Don Cherry CD Release at Arts + Literature Laboratory, 7 pm

June 16: Marques Carroll Quintet at Cafe CODA, 8 pm

June 17: Jazz all day on the Memorial Union Terrace feat. Kassa Overall, 1-10:30 pm

June 17: A Conversation with Lakecia Benjamin, 3 pm

June 17: Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix at Shannon Hall, 8 pm

June 18: Juneteenth Celebration of Black American Music on the Memorial Union Terrace, 2:30-9:30 pm

June 18: Ranky Tanky with Lisa Fischer at Shannon Hall, 8 pm