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.
PLACES TO HEAR LIVE JAZZ:
bar centro
804 E. Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Blu
23rd floor of the Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts
926 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Mason Street Grill
425 E. Mason 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
Transfer Pizzeria Café
101 W Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Caroline’s Jazz Club
401 S. 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
The Uptowner
1032 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Lupi & Iris
777 N Van Buren St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Gibraltar (coming soon)
131 N Jackson St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Riverwest Pizza
930 E Wright St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
The Bay
342 E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
The Estate (website coming soon)
2423 N Murray St, Milwaukee, WI 53211
The Packing House Restaurant
900 E Layton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Bistro on the Glen
6823 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale, WI 53209
Ally's Bistro
N72W13350 Lund Lane Corner of W Good Hope Rd and W Appleton Ave., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Marcus Performing Arts Center
929 N Water St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
3270 Mitchell Park Dr, Brookfield, WI 53045
Vendetta Coffee Bar
7613 W State St, Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Crush Wine Bar
378 W Main St, Waukesha, WI 53186
Shaker’s Cigar Bar
422 S 2nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Joe’s K Ranch
4840 S Whitnall Ave, Cudahy, WI 53110
Yemas Family Restaurant
890 Elm Grove Rd, Elm Grove, WI 53122
the cheel (opening again soon)
105 S Main St, Thiensville, WI 53092
Suburban Bourbon
S76W17745 Janesville Rd, Muskego, WI 53150
Final Approach
4959 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
The Lodge
S74W17096 Janesville Rd, Muskego, WI 53150
O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub
13225 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove, WI 53122
Hot House Tavern
N88W16631 Appleton Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Brewtown Eatery
5121 W Howard Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53220
Sugar Maple
441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
LOCAL FESTIVALS:
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/
Jazz in the Park
https://www.easttown.com/jazz-in-the-park/
Jazz at the Vine
https://www.thevinehumboldt.com/
Fresh Coast Jazz Festival
https://www.freshcoastjazz.com/
OTHER SOURCES:
Jazz Unlimited
https://jazzunlimitedmke.org/venues-that-support-live-jazz-blues/
WMSE 91.7FM - Dr. Sushi’s Free Jazz BBQ
Tuesdays 9 AM-noon and Sunday Morning Jazz - Sundays 6-8 AM)