Live Jazz Events!
Upcoming Featured Artists!:
May 25, 2025 - Texas Bufkin
June 22, 2025 - Alec Baca
July 27th/August 24th - TBD
September 28, 2025 - Craig ('Fessor) Hurst and SuperChop
October 26, 2025 - Sue Russell and the Superband
November 23rd, 2025 - Joel Lehman
EVENT/GIG LISTINGS
Member musicians, send us your gigs!
Email listings, events and recurring gigs to: jazzunlimitedmke@gmail.com
Please submit your listings by the 4th Monday of the month for inclusion in the newsletter. Include venue, address, day/date and time.
RECURRING GIGS
TUESDAYS (6:00 – 9:00 PM)
JAZZ EXPERIENCE JAZZ JAM
With SHERWOOD ALPER, JEFF STOLL and JOE ZARCONE
The Final Approach
4959 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee
TUESDAYS (6:30 - 8:30 PM)
JAZZ HAPPY HOUR! (with ’Fessor Hurst!)
- May 6: HORNZZ, the PREMIER mid-sized modern jazz ensemble in Milwaukee!!
- May 13: THE BIG FOUR, economy sized New Orleans brass band playing who knows what?
- May 20: IN THE SHAW BRASS BAND, authentic New Orleans brass band from the 262 area code!!
- May 27: BACH’S LUNCH JAZZ BAND, purveyors of classic blues and traditional jazz from before The Depression!!
(Check FB page below for lineups)
Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall
1920 S. 37th St., Milwaukee
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1148063042939697/
THURSDAYS (6:00 - 8:15 PM)
ALL STAR SUPERBAND
O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub
13225 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove
THURSDAYS, May 1st and 15th (6:00 - 8:00 PM)
SMITH & BINDER JAZZ
Corvina Wine Company
6038 W Lincoln Ave, West Allis
3rd FRIDAYS (7 - 9 PM)
SUE RUSSELL AND THE MEN IN BLACK
Ally’s Bistro N72 W13350 Lund Lane, Menomonee Falls
4th FRIDAYS (7 - 9 PM)
SUE RUSSELL AND STANDARD ISSUE
Hon E Kor Golf Club
1141 Riverview Dr, Kewaskum
2nd & 4th FRIDAYS (7 - 9 PM)
STRING THEORY GUITAR DUO
Corvina Wine Company
6038 W Lincoln Ave, West Allis
1st and 3rd SATURDAYS (6:00 - 9:00 PM)
SHERWOOD ALPER & JEFF STOLL
The Final Approach
4959 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee
2nd & 4th SATURDAYS (6 - 9 PM)
WARREN WIEGRATZ
Golden Mast Restaurant
Okauchee Lake
1st and 3rd Fridays and Saturdays (check venue for times)
WARREN WIEGRATZ with the Paul Spencer Band
Caroline’s
401 S. 2nd St., Milwaukee
EVENTS
Thursday, May 15, 7-9 p.m.
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, the music of CHRIS PEPPAS, JEFF STOLL and JOE TURANO
LET IT BE
716 Clinton Street, Waukesha
Saturday, May 21 from 9:30p-1:00a ($12.00 cover)
Adekola with the Paul Spencer Band
Caroline's
401 S. 2nd St.
Thursday, May 22, 5-8 p.m.
CP/R, the music of CHRIS PEPPAS and RICKY ORTA, JR.
THE LANDING at HOYT PARK
1800 North Swan Boulevard, Wauwatosa
Friday, May 30 from 6-9pm (jam session from 8:00p-9:00p)
Adekola and the 43rd St. Band
Denizen MKE
Vliet at 43rd St.
Saturday, May 31, 5-8 p.m.
CP/R, the music of CHRIS PEPPAS and RICKY ORTA, JR.
KEGEL'S BIER GARTEN,
5900 West National, West Allis
SATURDAY, May 31st (5:30-8:30 PM)
SMITH & BINDER JAZZ
On Cloud Wine
10064 W. Loomis Road, Franklin, WI 53132
SUNDAY, June 8th (11 am to 6 pm)
The Rotary Club of Mitchell Field brings you the tastiest of fundraisers! It's our second-annual spring Food Trucks & Jazz event at Vretenar Memorial Park in St Francis. We're featuring 10 of Milwaukee's finest Food Trucks and 3 of Milwaukee's grooviest Jazz Bands.
Check the website www.foodtruckfrenzy.org for a full list of trucks. There's something for everybody! Come for the food, stay for the music!
• From 11A to 1P it's the latin jazz group Rumba, presented by the award winning Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra.
• From 1P to 3P it’s the big, big sound of the 21-piece Brew City Big Band playing all your favorite danceable jazz standards.
• From 3P to 5P it's the masterful J Ryan Trio playing everything from Steely Dan to Charlie Parker!
Admission is free! Bring your lawn chairs or grab a picnic table.
Plus there's a playground, bag toss games and flower pot decorating for the kids! $6 get a flowerpot, paints, decorations and a flower to plant. The kids have fun and you get some crazy fun photo ops.
Proceeds from beer, soda, water and hard seltzer sales help with our local service projects and will go in part to the Rotary International's effort to eradicate polio worldwide
BE SURE TO CHECK WITH EACH VENUE FOR CURRENT TIMES, EVENT DATES & CHANGES