Live Jazz in Milwaukee
MJI encourages you to support the Milwaukee-area jazz scene. Here is a listing of places that either regularly or periodically present jazz. For specific programming, please get in touch with the listed venue directly. Let us know if there is a venue you'd like to see added.
MJI PARTNER VENUES:
bar centro
804 E. Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Edith
228 W. Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53203
Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts
926 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Marcus Performing Arts Center
929 N Water St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel
139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Sam's Place Jazz Café
3338 N Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
3270 Mitchell Park Dr, Brookfield, WI 53045
OTHER LOCAL VENUES:
Ally's Bistro
N72W13350 Lund Lane Corner of W Good Hope Rd and W Appleton Ave., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
The Bay
342 E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
Bistro on the Glen
6823 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale, WI 53209
Blu
23rd floor of the Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Brewtown Eatery
5121 W Howard Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53220
Caroline’s Jazz Club
401 S. 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
the cheel (opening again soon)
105 S Main St, Thiensville, WI 53092
Crush Wine Bar
378 W Main St, Waukesha, WI 53186
The Estate
2423 N Murray St, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Final Approach
4959 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Gibraltar
131 N Jackson St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Hot House Tavern
N88W16631 Appleton Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
The Lodge
S74W17096 Janesville Rd, Muskego, WI 53150
Lupi & Iris
777 N Van Buren St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Mason Street Grill
425 E. Mason St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Mezcalero Restaurant
6869 W Forest Home Ave, Greenfield, WI, 53220
O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub
13225 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove, WI 53122
The Packing House Restaurant
900 E Layton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Riverwest Pizza
930 E Wright St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Shaker’s Cigar Bar
422 S 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Suburban Bourbon
S76W17745 Janesville Rd, Muskego, WI 53150
Sugar Maple
441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Transfer Pizzeria Café
101 W Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
The Uptowner
1032 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Vendetta Coffee Bar
7613 W State St, Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Yemas Family Restaurant
890 Elm Grove Rd, Elm Grove, WI 53122
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LOCAL FESTIVALS:
Fresh Coast Jazz Festival
https://www.freshcoastjazz.com/
Jazz in the Park
https://www.easttown.com/jazz-in-the-park/
Jazz at the Vine
https://www.thevinehumboldt.com/
Milwaukee Jazz Institute Educational Jazz Festival
https://www.milwaukeejazzinstitute.org/2023-educational-jazz-festival
Milwaukee Jazz Vision Bay View Jazz Fest
https://mkejazzvision.org/bvjf/
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OTHER SOURCES:
Jazz Unlimited
https://jazzunlimitedmke.org/Events.htm
WMSE 91.7FM - Dr. Sushi’s Free Jazz BBQ
Tuesdays 9 AM-noon and Sunday Morning Jazz - Sundays 6-8 AM)