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
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
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/
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)