Mr Chair's Strings & Things at Cafe CODA
Schedule
Wed Jun 12 2024 at 07:00 pm
Location
Cafe CODA | Madison, WI
Advertisement
The Madison Jazz Festival and Cafe CODA will present Mr. Chair's Strings & Things, led by Madison-based contemporary fusion ensemble Mr. Chair, and featuring guest musicians (to be announced) on Wednesday, June 12 at 7:00pm. Free admission.Mr. Chair presents a special concert featuring Jon Hoel on tenor sax, and a string quartet of Sherri Zhang, Wes Luke, Christopher Dozoryst and Aaron Fried. Performing both their original music and reimaginings of music by Igor Stravinsky, Nadia Boulanger, Duke Ellington and Ahmad Jamal.
Winner of the 2021 Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award for Best Jazz Artist, Mr. Chair brings a truly unique performance to every stage they play. Mr. Chair looks like a jazz combo, enchants like a string quartet, and electrifies like a rock band, all while delighting listeners with their fresh and authentic sound. As classically-trained musicians well-versed in jazz, electronics, prog rock, world music and beyond, Mr. Chair is a contemporary fusion ensemble for music fans of all backgrounds. Their sound palette is diverse, and used to tell stories in styles cinematic, surreal, romantic, funky, and whimsical. Mr. Chair features Ben Ferris (bass), Jason Kutz (piano) and Mike Koszewski (drums).
The Madison Jazz Festival has been showcasing acclaimed jazz artists from near and far in Madison since 1987, founded by Isthmus publisher Vince O’Hern in cooperation with the Madison Civic Center as the Isthmus Jazz Festival. The Festival has been presented by the Wisconsin Union Theater since 2006, joined by Arts + Literature Laboratory since 2017.
Major sponsors of the 2024 Madison Jazz Festival include The Capital Times, the John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, Inc., Evjue Foundation, and Wisconsin Public Radio.
Additional partners include Dane Arts, Madison Arts Commission with funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board, Madison Jazz Society, Madison Music Collective, Cafe CODA, High Noon Saloon, New Bridge Madison, Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago, Graduate Madison Hotel, Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care, Madison Concourse Hotel, WORT 89.9FM, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Hotel Indigo, Audio for the Arts, Madison Gas and Electric, with additional funds from the Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation, the Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation. Learn more at madisonjazzfestivalwi.org.
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
Cafe CODA, 1222 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703-3755, United States,Madison, WisconsinEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
