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SUMMARY:New Jazz Underground
DESCRIPTION:New Jazz Underground is setting a new standard for the future of jazz. This powerhouse trio\, comprised of Abdias Armenteros\, Sebastian Rios\, and TJ Reddick\, has earned acclaim for their distinctive approach\, establishing themselves as a defining voice in jazz and beyond. Blending deep jazz traditions with modern influences from swing\, hip-hop\, Afro-Cuban\, house\, and Afrobeat\, the group creates a dynamic and electrifying sound.  \nGraduates of The Juilliard School and rising stars in the jazz world\, they’ve earned major accolades\, including the 2023 DCJazzPrix™ and the 2024 ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award. Their viral videos have captivated millions\, showcasing raw musicality and undeniable chemistry. With performances that bridge tradition and innovation\, New Jazz Underground proves that jazz is as vital and boundary-pushing as ever.  
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/new-jazz-underground/
LOCATION:Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall\, 121 E State St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:25-26 Build Your Own Series,25-26 Jazz Series,Culture Collective,MPAC Presents
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: Great American Crooners
DESCRIPTION:Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: Great American Crooners celebrates the timeless charm of legendary voices like Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett\, and Bobby Darin\, whose velvety voices and sentimental serenades made them superstars on stage and screen. This stylish evening of classic tunes features acclaimed vocalists Robbie Lee and Shenel Johns\, along with Downbeat Magazine’s #1 Rising Star Male Vocalist\, Benny Benack III\, all of whom have graced Jazz at Lincoln Center’s stages.  \nRelive classics like “I’ve Got You Under My Skin\,” “Misty\,” “I Only Have Eyes for You\,” and “Moon River\,” while hearing incredible true stories about the crooners who made them famous.   \nFor over three decades\, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz\, culture\, and arts education. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents touring initiative offers an opportunity to experience great jazz programming\, featuring up-and-coming musicians identified as rising stars by JALC.  \nThis show is part of the 2025/26 MPAC Presents Jazz series. To learn more and subscribe to all three jazz shows\, click here. \n Benny Benack III  By age 31\, Emmy-nominated trumpeter and singer Benny Benack III has proven to be that rarest of talents: not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the postbop trumpet vernacular in the vein of Kenny Dorham and Freddie Hubbard\, but also a singer with a sly\, mature\, naturally expressive delivery in the post-Sinatra mold\, performing standards and his own astute songs with a thrilling sense of showmanship. This duel-threat ability was recognized by the 2022 Downbeat Critics Poll where he appeared as not only the #2 Rising Star Male Vocalist\, but a top Rising Star Trumpeter as well. His superb intonation and bracing virtuosity enable him to handle astounding feats of originally composed vocalese (complex solos with written lyrics). On top of it all\, he’s a highly capable pianist as well.  Benny has performed internationally as an Emcee/Host for the YouTube sensation Postmodern Jukebox and achieved his own viral success amassing millions of views for his crooning alongside the Grammy-award winning “8-Bit Big Band.” In early 2020 he released A Lot of Livin’ to Do\, the follow-up to his well-received 2017 debut One of a Kind.   Alongside his global touring as a straight-ahead/contemporary bandleader\, Benny has appeared as a trumpet soloist in more commercial circles alongside Josh Groban\, Ben Folds\, fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi\, Ann Hampton Callaway and more. He’s been featured at Birdland\, Jazz @ Lincoln Center\, Mezzrow\, Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle and other leading New York venues\, and has also been a special guest with the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops Orchestra\, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra and the Minsk Philharmonic Orchestra. He made his television debut in NBC’s short-lived\, SNL-inspired variety show “Maya & Marty” playing in the in-studio band led by acclaimed bassist & Broadway arranger Charlie Rosen. His global recognition has been bolstered by recent live-streaming concerts at Smalls Jazz Club\, where he maintains a weekly residency\, as well as frequent appearances on fellow young lion Emmet Cohen’s “Emmet’s Place” weekly show.   Shenel Johns With a voice that embodies grace and passion and a personal style that sways effortlessly from jazz to R&B to gospel\, Shenel has emerged as one of the shining stars of her generation. A native of Hartford\, Connecticut\, Johns has been performing since she was fourteen years of age\, and has developed a distinctive\, eclectic style that has increasingly caught the attention of her peers and some of the industry’s top performers. Johns received a B.A. in music management from the Jackie McLean Institute at the Hartt School of Music and studied performance with such jazz legends as Rene McLean\, Jimmy Greene\, and Nat Reeves. She has shared the stage with music royalty including Curtis Fuller\, Hank Jones\, Dionne Warwick\, and Sheila Jordan\, and has performed and recorded with an impressive array of leaders in the field. In 2016\, Johns completed a musical residency at Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha in Qatar and\, several months later\, honored Billie Holiday as part of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s New York production of Billie and the Boys. She has also paid tribute to another of her idols\, Lena Horne\, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s famed Appel Room. Most recently\, Johns was the winner of the Riga Jazz Stage Competition in Riga\, Latvia\, and was featured in the Hartford Jazz Festival’s Ella Fitzgerald Tribute.  Robbie Lee  Robbie Lee is a New York City based pianist\, vocalist\, composer and educator whose spectacular ability to merge his equal talents makes him one of the most exciting emerging artists to date. Growing up in Tucson\, Lee was encouraged by his mother to find music he enjoyed. Falling in love with earlier blues and rock and roll music\, Robbie eventually found jazz as a new way to express himself. Through joining the Tucson Jazz Institute\, Lee was exposed to a broad range of jazz from Traditional to Post-Bop styles. Eagerly gathering information from the plethora of this music\, Lee was encouraged to develop his own voice and keep an open mind.   A graduate of both The Juilliard School (AD ‘21) and The Manhattan School of Music (BM ‘18)\, at 27 he has already shared the stage with his mentors\, such as world renown jazz icons Wynton Marsalis\, Jimmy Heath\, Herlin Riley\, Bruce Barth\, Matt Wilson\, and Brice Winston. Throughout his career\, Lee has earned recognition for both his performance and composition skills\, receiving awards from Downbeat Magazine\, YoungArts\, The Essentially Ellington Festival and Competition\, and The Next Generation Jazz Festival.   Commonly regarded as a first-rate pianist/vocalist\, Robbie draws musical inspiration from Nat King Cole\, Duke Ellington\, Bud Powell\, Thelonious Monk\, and many others. While he mostly performs songs of the Great American Songbook and Jazz Idiom\, showcasing his versatility and deep understanding of the genre\, Lee also enjoys composing new works that feature his peers and himself. As a writer\, Lee has arranged/composed works ranging in ensemble size from solo piano to full orchestra. 
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/jazz-at-lincoln-center-presents-the-great-american-crooners/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:25-26 Build Your Own Series,25-26 Jazz Series,MPAC Presents Jazz Series
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SUMMARY:Lakecia Benjamin
DESCRIPTION:With her deep jazz roots\, electric presence\, and fiery sax work\, Lakecia Benjamin fuses traditional concepts of jazz\, hip hop\, and soul to create a fresh new sound. A dynamic young performer\, Benjamin has shared stages with many legendary artists\, including Stevie Wonder\, Alicia Keys\, Christian McBride\, Gregory Porter\, and The Roots and was voted “Rising Star Alto Saxophonist” in the 2020 Downbeat Critics Poll and “Up and Coming Artist of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association.  \nFor her MPAC debut\, Benjamin features the quartet from her 2023 release\, Phoenix\, an album that featured cameos by some of Benjamin’s heroes including Wayne Shorter\, Angela Davis\, Dianne Reeves\, and Patrice Rushen. \n“Lakecia Benjamin plays jazz that is sprinkled with the rich flavors of funk and soul—she’s a crafty traditionalist who remains in step with the rhythms of the young generation.” — The New Yorker \n“This is musical storytelling at its finest.” — Downbeat \n  \nThis show is part of the 2024/25 MPAC Presents Jazz series.
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/lakecia-benjamin/
LOCATION:Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall\, 121 E State St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:24-25 Build Your Own Series,24-25 Jazz Series,Culture Collective
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of unparalleled artistry and musical mastery with the sensational Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra\, led by artistic director\, trumpeter extraordinaire\, and nine-time Grammy Award®-winner Wynton Marsalis.  \nFor more than three decades\, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz\, culture\, and arts education\, dedicated to inspiring and growing jazz audiences throughout the world. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis\, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to cities around the world.  \nFrom swinging rhythms to soulful melodies\, every performance is a celebration of the spirit of jazz and its enduring influence.  \nThe Chicago Tribune describes the exhilarating force of the band in concert: “The orchestra [tore] through this music as if chasing the wind. Only a group of musicians who have toured together for so long…could have attained this kind of synchronicity.”  \n  \nThis show is part of the 2024/25 MPAC Presents Jazz series. To learn more and subscribe to all three jazz shows\, click here.
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:24-25 Build Your Own Series,24-25 Jazz Series,Culture Collective
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SUMMARY:esperanza spalding
DESCRIPTION:Emphasizing simplicity and intimacy of her voice\, bass\, and songs\, in this special configuration of 2 musicians and 2 dancers\, esperanza performs songs from all 8 of her previous albums\, songs from current releases\, plus a special preview of her forthcoming project.   \nesperanza spalding (a.k.a. irma nejando) is an eaabibacliitoti* artist\, trained and initiated in the North American (masculine) jazz lineage and tradition. Her work interweaves through various combinations of instrumental music\, improvisation\, singing\, composition\, poetry\, dance\, therapeutic research\, storytelling\, teaching\, regenerative agriculture\, urban land & artist-sanctuary custodianship\, and growing in love as a daughter\, sister\, cousin\, niece\, auntie\, great-auntie\, friend\, while collaboratively decolonizing within and through her hometown community.      \nShe co-founded and serves as lead curator for Prismid Inc.\, a non-profit that creates and stewards artist residency\, performance\, and workshop space in Portland\, Oregon.  \nWith her dance company Off Brand gOdds (co-founded with Antonio Brown) and the Songwrights Apothecary Lab she leads multi-week performance\, teaching\, workshop\, and therapeutic-arts research residencies in collaboration with colleges and arts venues across the Americas\, and throughout the world.  \n*European-African ancestored being influenced by American cultures living in Indigenous Territories of Turtle Island  \n  \nThis show is part of the 2024/25 MPAC Presents Jazz series. To learn more and subscribe to all three jazz shows\, click here.
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/esperanza-spalding/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:24-25 Build Your Own Series,24-25 Jazz Series,Culture Collective
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SUMMARY:Delfeayo Marsalis
DESCRIPTION:& the Uptown Jazz Orchestra\nDelfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra are a highly entertaining ensemble\, focused on maintaining important jazz traditions such as riff playing\, New Orleans polyphony\, and spontaneous arrangements. Formed by Marsalis in 2008\, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra stretches the boundaries of what is expected from big bands\, playing with an extraordinary sense of joy and fun that could only come from New Orleans.  \nFeaturing up to 18 accomplished musicians\, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra sets the global standard for celebrating jazz in its authentic musical form\, inspiring the next generation of jazz musicians and promoting a culture of diversity\, inclusion\, and accessibility in the arts.  \nMarsalis is one of the top trombonists\, composers\, and producers in jazz today. Known for his “technical excellence\, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor” (Los Angeles Times)\, he is “one of the best\, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation” (San Francisco Examiner). Marsalis has toured internationally with jazz legends such as Ray Charles\, Art Blakey\, Max Roach\, Elvin Jones\, and Slide Hampton\, as well as leading his own groups. 
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/delfeayo-marsalis/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:23-24 Build Your Own Series,23-24 Jazz Series,Culture Collective,Group Tickets
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SUMMARY:Cécile McLorin Salvant
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant is a composer\, singer\, and visual artist. Three-time GRAMMY® winner for “Best Jazz Vocal Album\,” Salvant has a deep passion for storytelling and finding the connections between music spanning genres and decades. An eclectic curator\, Salvant unearths rarely recorded songs with strong narratives\, interesting power dynamics\, unexpected twists\, and humor.  \nDescribed by the late Jessye Norman as a “unique voice supported by an intelligence and full-fledged musicality\, which light up every note she sings\,” Salvant is a must-see artist. In 2020 she received the MacArthur Fellowship and the Doris Duke Artist Award\, two of the most coveted recognitions in art. 
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/cecile-mclorin-salvant/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:23-24 Build Your Own Series,23-24 Jazz Series,Culture Collective,Group Tickets
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SUMMARY:Pat Metheny
DESCRIPTION:Jazz guitar pioneer and tireless musical innovator Pat Metheny is one of the brightest stars of the jazz community. His acclaimed style blends loose and flexible articulation with an advanced rhythmic and harmonic sensibility – a way of playing and improvising that is grounded deeply in the jazz tradition of melody\, swing\, and the blues.  \nIt is one thing to attain popularity as a musician\, but it is another to receive the kind of acclaim Metheny has garnered from critics and peers. Over the years\, Metheny has won countless polls as “Best Jazz Guitarist” and awards\, including three gold records and 20 GRAMMY®  Awards.  \nThroughout his career\, Metheny has continued to redefine the genre by utilizing new technology and constantly working to evolve the improvisational and sonic potential of his instrument. \nThis show is a part of the 2023/24 MPAC Presents Jazz series. Subscriptions are available starting at just $87. Subscribe now.
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/pat-metheny/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:23-24 Build Your Own Series,23-24 Jazz Series
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