Upcoming Concerts and Events

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The Madison Jazz Society concerts are held at the Coliseum Bar, 232 East Olin Avenue, Madison, unless otherwise noted.

This location provides jazz fans with a central location that is close to the Beltline, downtown Madison and beautiful Lake Monona, as well as being on a Madison Metro route. In addition, full food and drink service will be available at modest prices, sufficient and close parking is available and the facility is fully handicapped accessible.

25th Anniversary Year-Long Concert Series

Here is the fantastic line-up that will perform in our year-long 25th anniversary concert series.





	Sunday, Jan 31, 2010 - Benny Goodman Centennial Tribute with Allan Vache, Terry Blaine, Mark Shane, Phil Flanigan & Kevin Dorn Born just over 100 years ago, Benny Goodman helped define a whole new style of music in the 1930s—swing. His recordings of popular songs and dance music, so powerful and exciting then, still captivate us today. Having received exclusive permission from the Goodman family to present this tribute concert, Vache on reeds; Mark Shane, piano; Phil Flanigan, bass: Kevin Dorn, drums and vocalist Terry Blaine will remind us of the power of Goodman’s legacy.
	Sunday, Feb 28, 2010 - Royal Garden Jazz Band The Royal Garden Jazz Band focuses on the hot white jazz of the 1920s with a bass sax foundation. Members have been part of the Chicago jazz scene for many years and include Tom Bartlett, trombone; Andy Schumm (only 23 years old), cornet; John Otto, reeds, Jim Barrett, banjo; Ralph Norton, bass saxophone; Jeremy Kahn, piano and Wayne Jones, drums.
	Sunday, Mar 28, 2010 - Celebration of Wisconsin's Jazz Legacy with the Bunny Berigan Memorial Band & special guests Bob Schulz, Bob Hirsch and vocalist Ginny O'Brien Bob Schulz, Bob Hirsch, vocalist Ginny O’Brien and the Bunny Berigan Memorial Band will perform in a concert that will focus on the contributions of Wisconsin musicians to jazz. Schulz and Hirsch began their careers in Wisconsin before moving to California, Ginny O’Brien has been part of the Madison jazz scene for over 50 years and the Berigan band pays tribute to Fox Lake ’s Bunny Berigan whose most famous song was “I Can’t Get Started.”
	Sunday, June 13, 2010 - Year End Party with Ladies Must Swing To close out the year-long anniversary observance, Ladies Must Swing will perform at the Society’s year-end party. The LMS band was first formed to perform at an MJS year-end party in 1997 and have become one of the most sought after all-female big bands in the country, having performed in Washington, DC and Tuskegee, AL, as well as all over the Midwest.

All concerts from 1-4 p.m. at the Coliseum Bar, 232 E Olin Ave., Madison. Doors open at noon.

Admission: MJS members: $20; non-members: $25 and those age 18 & younger admitted free.

'RIVERWALK: LIVE FROM THE LANDING' FRIDAYS ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO--SUPPORTED BY MJS!!

The Madison Jazz Society-supported "Riverwalk Live from the Landing" jazz broadcasts on Wisconsin Public Radio, featuring the Jim Cullum Jazz Band, can be heard on Fridays. The one-hour program airs from 8-9 p.m. The program airs on WERN 88.7 FM in Madison; check your local WPR station schedules at http://www.wpr.org/regions/ for local airings. For more information on the programs, including links to further information, go to Riverwalk Jazz and click on "Program Guide."

Miss a broadcast? The current week's program is available for online listening at Riverwalk Jazz Jim Cullum's and Riverwalk Jazz' "Jazz Me News": Riverwalk Jazz Then click on "What's New." (It's also available by subscription, as explained at the Web site.) Jazz Study Guide: Riverwalk Jazz and click on "Study Guide."

Here is the schedule for February 2010 on Wisconsin Public Radio (WERN -- 88.7 FM):

February on Riverwalk Jazz

The Jim Cullum Jazz Band Presents

February 5
Women of the Harlem Renaissance

In Jazz Age Harlem, the rise of black culture produced talents like Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington. But this 'Black Renaissance' wasn't limited to men. Actress Carol Woods joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in this salute to Black History Month as they introduce the artistic, fascinating women that launched New York 's great social revolution of the 1920s.

February 12
Cheek to Cheek: Valentine Romance from Irving Berlin
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and special guests take listeners on a 'lovers holiday' with a concert of Irving Berlin songs that speak to the heart.

February 19
Fletcher Henderson & Don Redman: The Birth of the Big Band Reed Section
Allan Vache and Kim Cusack join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in a tribute to the 1920s musical collaboration between bandleader Fletcher Henderson and arranger Don Redman that paved the way for the big band sound that defined the Swing Era of the 1930s.

February 26
Crazy Rhythm: Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
The Five Pennies, The Red Heads, and The Charleston Chasers are a handful of small groups cornetist Red Nichols led in New York recording sessions in the 20s. Join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for a look at Red Nichols, who helped forge a new sophisticated, big city sound.

Happy Anniversary Riverwalk Jazz!!

Celebrating 20 Years of Keeping Listeners Tuned In to the Heart and Soul of Classic American Jazz "Riverwalk Jazz has, since its debut in 1989, been one of the finest of all jazz radio series."—Scott Yanow, author of Classic Jazz and the Trumpet Kings, Los Angeles Times Jazz Critic.

Twenty years ago The Jim Cullum Jazz Band’s local radio program, Riverwalk Jazz, started toes tapping as a project of Texas Public Radio. Today that local program jumps, jives and wails in more than 200 cities nationwide via PRI, Public Radio International, and uses the latest in cutting-edge technology to bring ‘hot’ classic jazz to a group of loyal listeners who span the generations. Thanks to the recent sponsorship of Sun Products Corporation, producer of such familiar household names as all®, Wisk®, and Snuggle®, Riverwalk Jazz will continue to educate and entertain audiences with its uniquely interactive and vibrant format.

"Congratulations to Riverwalk Jazz for a cool 20 years in public radio," says PRI President and CEO Alisa Miller. "This is a program that embraces the full range of new media to celebrate the sounds and artists of early jazz and a true American art form. It's no surprise that Riverwalk enjoys success on-air and online and we look forward to the next exciting 20 years and beyond."

Help keep Riverwalk on the air by any or all of the following:

1) Donate to MJS, which pays $50 per week to underwrite the show (mark your contribution specifically for "Riverwalk")

2) Donate to Wisconsin Public Radio and indicate you're a Riverwalk listener (if you donate this way, also email us at mjs@madisonjazz.com and we'll send you a free copy of Jim Cullum's most recent CD as a thank you from Jim, as long as supplies last)

3) Let Wisconsin Public Radio know you listen to the program; go to www.wpr.org/pages/feedback.cfm for contact information, and

4) Listen to Riverwalk and encourage other jazz fans to do the same.

Donations to the Madison Jazz Society and Wisconsin Public Radio are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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