Jazz 100
Overture Center-Overture Hall 201 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
2017 marks the centennial of the birth of four jazz heavyweights: Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Mongo Santamaria. To celebrate the milestone, former Gillespie pianist Danilo Pérez has put together a band of experts who usually lead their own outfits, including sax/woodwinds player Chris Potter, vocalist Lizz Wright and trumpeter Avishai Cohen. Together, they will help show the musical connections between these seemingly disparate musical icons.
Tickets start at $30 and are available in person at the Overture Center Ticket Office (201 State Street), online at overture.org or by phone at 608.258.4141.