Join us on the Terrace for FREE jazz music from 2:30 until 11:30 PM. Grab a brat, a cold drink, and spend the afternoon or evening with us overlooking Lake Mendota.
Approximate Schedule:*
*please note schedule is subject to change
Pick up a passport at any Madison Jazz Fest event, and get it stamped at each event you attend throughout the festival (or show your ticket purchase receipt). Earn points and redeem them at participating venues, including the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Called “thrilling, virtuosic, baffling and fitfully exasperating” (The Guardian), singer, songwriter, and bassist esperanza spalding’s jazz-fusion works are truly timeless.
“One of the smartest, most dynamic ensembles on the planet” (Chicago Tribune), Eighth Blackbird has led the pack of entrepreneurial chamber music collectives for nearly 20 years.
Guided by a spirit of collaboration, the chamber music collective Eighth Blackbird teams up with the UW Wind Ensemble to perform Vital Sines by Viet Cuong.
This is a past event and has been archived for reference.