LIVE JAZZ IN MILWAUKEE
MJI encourages you to support the Milwaukee-area jazz scene. Below is a listing of places that either regularly or periodically present jazz. Let us know if there is a venue you'd like to see added. For specific programming, please contact the listed venue directly. Be sure to visit MKEJAZZ.LIVE for a daily-updated schedule of live jazz in Milwaukee and the surrounding areas.
MKE Jazz Live gathers venue listings and direct submissions from across the metro into a single, daily-updated schedule.
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MJI PARTNER VENUES:
bar centro | 804 E. Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
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
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 Amani Place | 401 N 35th St, Milwaukee, WI 53208
The Bay | 342 E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
Biersal Tavern | 5520 W Vliet St Milwaukee, WI 53208
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
Crush Wine Bar | 378 W Main St, Waukesha, WI 53186
Final Approach | 4959 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Five O'Clock Steakhouse | 2416 W State St, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Gibraltar | 131 N Jackson St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Hot House Tavern | N88W16631 Appleton Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Kegel's Inn | 5901 W National Ave, West Allis, WI 53214
The Lodge | S74W17096 Janesville Rd, Muskego, WI 53150
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
On Cloud Wine | 10064 West Loomis, Franklin, WI 53132
The Packing House Restaurant | 900 E Layton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Pabst Theater Group | https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/
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
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 Vision Bay View Jazz Fest | https://mkejazzvision.org/bvjf/
Music in the Park | https://lakeparkfriends.org/visit/events/music-in-the-park/
OTHER SOURCES:
Jazz Unlimited | https://jazzunlimitedmke.org/Events.htm
MKE JAZZ.LIVE | http://www.mkejazz.live/
WMSE 91.7FM - Dr. Sushi’s Free Jazz BBQ | Tuesdays 9 AM-noon and Sunday Morning Jazz - Sundays 6-8 AM)