Jazz shows in Madison

Upcoming jazz concerts across Madison, south central Wisconsin and the Rockford area. 69 shows on the calendar.

Today · Sunday, September 13 · 1 show

North Street Cabaret Eken Park

7:00pm

FREE Jazz Jam at North Street Cabaret

Free jam session with live music

Wednesday, September 16 · 2 shows

Cafe CODA Marquette / Willy Street

7:30pm

Jumptown Swing

Jazz

Otto's Restaurant & Bar University Research Park

5:30pm

Friday, September 18 · 3 shows

Bierock North Side

8:00pm

Trilobite

Jazz

Capital Brewery & Bier Garten Middleton

6:00pm

WheelHouse

Improvised · Free jazz · Alt-country

Old Firehouse Lounge Stoughton

7:00pm

Saturday, September 19 · 3 shows

North Street Cabaret Eken Park

8:00pm

Ryan Meisel Quartet Featuring Susan Hofer - $20

Jazz

Orpheum Theater Capitol / Downtown

8:00pm

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights

Jazz · Easy listening · Trumpet

Doors 7:00pm

Skip's After Market West Side

5:00pm

Mark Malin Trio

All instrumental trio. Music ranges from Jazz Standards to contemporary Jazz, R&B, and Blues.

Wednesday, September 23 · 2 shows

Lucille Capitol / Downtown

8:00pm

JAZZ @ LUCILLE: The Pawan Benjamin Quartet

Jazz

Otto's Restaurant & Bar University Research Park

5:30pm

Friday, September 25 · 1 show

Cafe CODA Marquette / Willy Street

10:00pm

CODA Fest 2026: Frank Catalano

Jazz

Saturday, September 26 · 5 shows

Cafe CODA Marquette / Willy Street

8:30pm

CODA Fest 2026: Kahil El’Zabar

Jazz

Cafe CODA Marquette / Willy Street

10:00pm

CODA Fest 2026: Chico Freeman

Jazz

Lola's Hi/Lo Lounge North Side

5:00pm

CLASSIC JAZZ & SOUL HOUR with MARCUS JOHAN (WVMO)

Jazz · Soul / R&B / Funk

North Street Cabaret Eken Park

8:00pm

Nick Moran and Yorvanis Duran - Afro Cuban Jazz Project

Jazz

Skip's After Market West Side

5:00pm

Feestet 9/26

Feestet (pronounced “Feest-tet”) is a Madison-based, ‘gateway jazz’ project trio fronted by vocalist Helen Feest.

Saturday, October 3 · 1 show

North Street Cabaret Eken Park

8:00pm

Jeb Bishop - Jaap Blonk - Damon Smith - Weasel Walter

Jazz

Sunday, October 4 · 2 shows

Arts + Literature Laboratory Marquette / Willy Street

7:00pm

Auricle Presents: STOMACHS

Freely improvised music: free jazz, improvisation, heavy music, and noise

Doors 6:30pm

$10

North Street Cabaret Eken Park

7:00pm

Mr. Chair and Syndee Winters featuring Greg Ward $30

Rock · Jazz · Classical

Friday, October 9 · 2 shows

The Cardinal Bar Capitol / Downtown

5:30pm

The Bill Roberts Combo

Blues-jazz ensemble with tight, nuanced, rhythmically powerful presentation

North Street Cabaret Eken Park

8:00pm

Dave Rempis Trio

Saxophonist with energetic border-pushing explorations at edges of jazz world

Saturday, October 10 · 1 show

Full Mile Beer Co. & Kitchen Sun Prairie

6:00pm

Full Mile Presents: Pupy Costello and the New Hiram Kings

Pupy Costello, Wisconsin's hardest working, honky tonking classic country and western swing crooner, has resurfaced with a hot new band of ace players ripping off classic juke joint country and western swing tunes. If you like your honky tonk fully basted, then this is the band for you. Southern cou