Ready for a summer of great music and delicious food? Join us at Music on the Hill! Enjoy mouth-watering food and drinks from I.d. while grooving to a lineup of musicians that will have you dancing all evening. It's the perfect outing for you, your family, your date, or your group of friends. Don't miss
An in-demand collaborator and “one of the most dynamic rising stars in jazz today” (The Wall Street Journal), bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh does not so much write music as construct complete sound worlds. Freely mixing licks from ska and grunge with bustling bebop or irreverent scat, she synthesizes influences, environments, and vibes
Arts + Literature Laboratory and Middleton Community Development Authority present the 2026 Strollin' Middleton Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Stone Horse Green, 7550 Hubbard Avenue in Middleton, Wis. This is the 11th year of Strollin' Middleton! Join for a full day of jazz, food, and fun for all ages! Bring your blankets, lawn
Synergy defined: That’s the only way to describe a pairing of chamber group Imani Winds and vocal ensemble Cantus, whose “exalting finesse” and “spontaneous grace” wowed The Washington Post. Both ensembles started out on a mission to change the face of classical music, and after a combined four decades of experience, both have become standard-bearers,
An icon of undiminishable light, a voice of undeniable power, and a humanitarian of unsinkable spirit, Angélique Kidjo inspires and energizes with infectious joy and soulful songwriting. The five-time Grammy Award winner unites people, languages, and musical styles like no other. (She’s collaborated with everyone from Bono to Vampire Weekend, Philip Glass to Dianne Reeves,
An artist who “can take you across the world with just one song” (Pitchfork), London-based anaiis hypnotizes from the first note with her pastel voice and holds you in her sway till her last flourish. On her latest release, Devotion & The Black Divine, she turns up the spirituality of her neo-soul style and pares
After tours with jazz legend Herbie Hancock and alternative R&B band Moonstruck, Michael Mayo has stepped into his own with two albums including the Grammy Award–nominated Fly. With a rich, smooth voice that sounds straight off your favorite vinyl, he “exists in a lineage of similarly dexterous singers like Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, and Betty
Producer, singer, songwriter, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist, bLAck pARty has been the darling of R&B insiders and aficionados for a decade, working with Childish Gambino and producing tracks for Issa Rae’s HBO comedy-drama Insecure. His disarming, laid-back style and smooth grooves mask the brilliant precision that goes into sounding effortless. Defying labels, he sews together a
Raveena’s sophomore album helped her make history as the first Indian American woman to solo at Coachella and earned her praise from Pitchfork for her “delightfully pacifying effect, like slipping beneath a down blanket” with one “blissed-out song destined to drift over summer picnics.” With her latest, Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain, the
The Madison Brass Band's 24th Season begins with our fall concert "Monumental Brass", presented by First United Methodist Church as part of their "Arts at First" Concert Series. The music will take you from the Scottish Highlands to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez to Notre-Dame de Dijon, and feature monumental works from Berlioz and Saint