Chris Rottmayer Trio, Gerri DiMaggio Quartet, Paul Dietrich-Eric Koppa Quintet, Canção, Paul Muench Trio, Sally de Broux Quartet

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Janet M. Takayama

Paul Dietrich and trumpet.

Paul Dietrich

If you are a follower of jazz music in Madison, you know Toni Jakovec; her efforts supporting the scene are myriad but perhaps the most visible is her work as the longtime editor of the Greater Madison Jazz monthly newsletter. Jakovec has been unable to work since earlier this year due to a cancer diagnosis (thankfully, she recently tested as cancer-free) and this fundraiser concert is one of the ways the jazz community has come together to support her during recovery. A stellar lineup features the Chris Rottmayer Trio, Paul Dietrich-Eric Koppa Quintet, Canção, Paul Muench Trio, Sally de Broux Quartet and Gerri DiMaggio Quartet. 

media release: The North Street Cabaret will host a special concert on Sunday afternoon, 12/14, starting at 3:00pm, and sponsored by WORT-FM.  Called “Tunes for Toni: A Jazz Community Celebration,” the concert features a rotating group of 18 of our community’s top jazz musicians in a show of gratitude for the work of local behind-the-scenes jazz stalwart Toni Jakovec, who’s been undergoing treatment for endometrial cancer since being diagnosed this past May.  Here’s a glimpse at the tentative performance line-up.

·         Chris Rottmayer Trio (Chris on piano, Matt Endres on drums, and a bassist TBA)

·         Gerri DiMaggio Quartet (Gerri on vocals, Bob Pesselman on guitar, Peter Dominguez on bass, Rich Larson on percussion, and trumpeter Paul Dietrich sitting in on the Miles Davis tune, “Four”)

·         Paul Dietrich – Eric Koppa Quintet (Paul on trumpet, Eric on tenor and soprano saxophone, and a rhythm section TBA)

·         Betsy Ezell’s Canção Ensemble (Betsy on vocals, Chris Rottmayer on piano, Nick Bartell on tenor and soprano saxophone and flute, Richard Hildner Armacanqui on guitar, Nick Moran on bass, and Matt Endres on drums)

·         Paul Muench Trio (Paul on piano, John Schaffer on bass, and Jim Huwe on drums)

·         Sally de Broux Quartet (Sally on vocals, Austin Cebulske on tenor saxophone, Chris Rottmayer on piano, and Laurie Lang on bass)

·         Grand finale, with the whole gang sending you out into the winter night with a performance of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

The concert is also a celebration of the community of more than 90 donors, including several of our “Tunes for Toni” musicians, that supported the successful GoFundMe campaign that has kept her afloat financially, and enabled her to stay focused on her health, while she’s been unable to work during her treatment course. 

The great news, which came in early November, is that the treatments have worked and Toni is now cancer free!  That said, Toni is facing many months of recovery, as the chemicals gradually leave her body and her damaged organs get healthy again.  Her return to work will likely be gradual, starting out part-time as soon as she regains enough strength, and so this concert will also be a fundraiser with all proceeds from ticket sales supporting Toni during her recovery.

Tickets are available in advance on the Cabaret’s website and, if the concert isn’t sold out by the morning of 12/14, tickets will also be available at the door.  Doors will open at 2:30pm, and the Cabaret’s bar will be open for business before, during, and after the concert.