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Cost: Single tickets $8-$66
Categories: Music

The 2024-2025 Jazz Series

The 2024-2025 Jazz Series includes a mix of today’s popular jazz artists and young, up-and-coming performers you won't want to miss. Experience the full breadth of this ever-evolving genre with GRAMMY-winning artists, including 2024 Best Alternative Jazz Album winner Meshell Ndegeocello, and the genre’s next big stars. Highlights of this season’s Jazz Series include “Best New Artist '' GRAMMY-Award winner esperanza spalding, shakuhachi-player SHABAKA, and a grand finale with the esteemed Branford Marsalis Quartet.

2024-2025 Jazz Series subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now!

SUBSCRIBE TODAY

 

Jazz Series Subscription - 6 Performances, Save 20% Off Single Ticket Prices

Seating Zone A | $317- Enjoy prime seating in center orchestra and lower balcony.*
Seating Zone B | $281 - Excellent seating in left and right orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony.*
Seating Zone C | $245 - The most affordable way to subscribe and save with side and rear balcony seating.*

*Please note seating zones apply to Shannon Hall performances; Play Circle performances are general admission

Add jazz concerts to a Build-Your-Own Subscription. Prices vary.

  • Save 15% by bundling 3–5 performances
  • Save 20% by bundling 6 or more performances

Take a listen to our curated Jazz Series Spotify playlist to get a taste of what’s in store for this season!

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at the Theater!

Cost: Single tickets $8-$66
Categories: Music

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Upcoming Events

Sep
19
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
Called “thrilling, virtuosic, baffling and fitfully exasperating” (The Guardian), singer, songwriter, and bassist esperanza spalding’s jazz-fusion works are truly timeless.
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Sep
28
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
The 2024 GRAMMY winner for Best Alternative Jazz Album, iconic bassist, singer, rapper, and composer Meshell Ndegeocello bridges the worlds of rock, funk, neo-soul, Hip Hop, and jazz.
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Oct
10

Somi

Music
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
With “African grooves, supple jazz singing, and compassionate social consciousness” (The New York Times), Somi proves that artistic excellence and humanitarianism go hand in hand.
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Oct
23

SHABAKA

Music
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
A leader in the renaissance of British Jazz, London-born multi-instrumentalist SHABAKA has performed classical concertos with major orchestras, fronted significant bands and released critically acclaimed albums.
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Feb
6
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
Samora Pinderhughes is a composer, pianist, vocalist, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist known for deep examinations of sociopolitical issues and the skilled use of art as activism.
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May
1
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Ticketed Event
Formed in 1986, the Branford Marsalis Quartet has celebrated three virtually uninterrupted decades of existence and is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of original compositions and jazz classics.
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