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  • MJI PRESENTS: TOTY RAMOS SEXTET
    MJI PRESENTS: TOTY RAMOS SEXTET
    Sat, Sep 16
    bar centro
    Sep 16, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
    bar centro, 804 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USA
    Join us for a night of Latin jazz featuring guitarist and composer Toty Ramos with a killer band of top Milwaukee- and Chicago-based musicians.
  • JAZZ THEORY: LEVEL FOUR
    JAZZ THEORY: LEVEL FOUR
    Sat, Sep 16
    Online via Zoom
    Sep 16, 11:00 AM CDT
    Online via Zoom
    Learn from Milwaukee's premier jazz pianist during this live, interactive, online course (8 sessions). Starts on September 16, 2023.
  • JAZZ THEORY: LEVEL TWO
    JAZZ THEORY: LEVEL TWO
    Sat, Sep 16
    Online via Zoom
    Sep 16, 9:50 AM CDT
    Online via Zoom
    Learn from Milwaukee's premier jazz pianist during this live, interactive, online course (8 sessions). Starts on September 16, 2023.
  • MJI JAM SESSION
    MJI JAM SESSION
    Mon, Sep 11
    Jazz Gallery
    Sep 11, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM CDT
    Jazz Gallery, 926 E Center Street, Milwaukee WI 53212
    Join MJI faculty members Mark Davis and Jeff Hamann for a jam session open to musicians and listeners of all ages. Free admission! Donations welcome.
  • MJI PRESENTS: JAVIER RED'S IMAGERY CONVERTER
    MJI PRESENTS: JAVIER RED'S IMAGERY CONVERTER
    Sat, Aug 19
    bar centro
    Aug 19, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
    bar centro, 804 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USA
    Join us for a night with this talented quintet from Chicago.
  • MJI PRESENTS: AN EVENING OF LATIN JAZZ
    MJI PRESENTS: AN EVENING OF LATIN JAZZ
    Fri, Aug 18
    Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, Arc Theatre
    Aug 18, 8:00 PM
    Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, Arc Theatre, 139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA
    This will be the Latin jazz concert of the year in Milwaukee, pairing multi-Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Brian Lynch and Latin Grammy-nominated Cuban tenor saxophonist Carlos Averhoff Jr.
  • WE SIX IN CONCERT
    WE SIX IN CONCERT
    Thu, Aug 17
    Cathedral Square Park
    Aug 17, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
    Cathedral Square Park, 520 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA
    WE SIX is BACK! Join us at Jazz in the Park for the first We Six performance since 2020!
  • MJI NIGHT AT JAZZ AT THE VINE
    MJI NIGHT AT JAZZ AT THE VINE
    Thu, Aug 10
    The Vine Humboldt
    Aug 10, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CDT
    The Vine Humboldt, 3000 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207, USA
    We are excited to highlight and support our young talent coming up the pipeline. Join us for this special performance featuring our youth ensemble students and MJI faculty artist Paul Silbergleit.
  • MJI JAM SESSION
    MJI JAM SESSION
    Mon, Aug 07
    Jazz Gallery
    Aug 07, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM CDT
    Jazz Gallery, 926 E Center Street, Milwaukee WI 53212
    Join MJI faculty members Mark Davis and Jeff Hamann for a jam session open to musicians and listeners of all ages. Free admission! Donations welcome.
  • MJI PRESENTS: THE ANDY BROWN QUARTET
    MJI PRESENTS: THE ANDY BROWN QUARTET
    Sat, Jul 15
    bar centro
    Jul 15, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
    bar centro, 804 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USA
    Join us for a night with Chicago jazz guitar great Andy Brown.
  • MJI JAM SESSION
    MJI JAM SESSION
    Mon, Jul 10
    Jazz Gallery
    Jul 10, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM CDT
    Jazz Gallery, 926 E Center Street, Milwaukee WI 53212
    Join MJI faculty members Mark Davis and Jeff Hamann for a jam session open to musicians and listeners of all ages. Free admission! Donations welcome.
  • Summer Jazz Camp
    Summer Jazz Camp
    Mon, Jun 19
    Milwaukee
    Jun 19, 9:00 AM – Jun 23, 7:00 AM
    Milwaukee, 3401 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208, USA
    Open to Middle School and High School Instrumentalists
  • MJI PRESENTS: CARL ALLEN QUINTET
    MJI PRESENTS: CARL ALLEN QUINTET
    Sat, Jun 17
    bar centro
    Jun 17, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
    bar centro, 804 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USA
    Carl returns to his hometown to lead a powerhouse quintet at Bar Centro.
  • MJI JAM SESSION
    MJI JAM SESSION
    Mon, Jun 12
    Jazz Gallery
    Jun 12, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM CDT
    Jazz Gallery, 926 E Center Street, Milwaukee WI 53212
    Join MJI faculty members Mark Davis and Jeff Hamann for a jam session open to musicians and listeners of all ages. Free admission! Donations welcome.
  • MJI PRESENTS: BRIAN LYNCH THIRD COAST QUINTET
    MJI PRESENTS: BRIAN LYNCH THIRD COAST QUINTET
    Sat, Jun 10
    bar centro
    Jun 10, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
    bar centro, 804 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USA
    On Saturday, June 10th, Multi-Grammy® Award-winning trumpeter Brian Lynch will unveil his new Third Coast Quintet at Milwaukee’s Bar Centro in a special concert presented by the Milwaukee Jazz Institute.
  • BAY VIEW JAZZ FEST
    BAY VIEW JAZZ FEST
    Fri, Jun 02
    Milwaukee
    Jun 02, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM CDT
    Milwaukee, 2335 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207, USA
    Free Festival on Friday, June 2, from 5-11 p.m. Seven neighborhood bars, distilleries, galleries, parks, and cider purveyors will host a total of 16 acts, including Jamie Breiwick Awake, Paul Silbergleit Trio, Dave Bayles Trio, Milwaukee Jazz Institute Ensemble, and many more.
  • MJI PRESENTS: ERIC JACOBSON QUARTET
    MJI PRESENTS: ERIC JACOBSON QUARTET
    Sat, May 20
    bar centro
    May 20, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
    bar centro, 804 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USA
    Experience an evening of high-energy hard bop jazz with the Eric Jacobson Quartet as they perform jazz standards and showcase some of their original compositions.
  • MJI JAM SESSION
    MJI JAM SESSION
    Mon, May 08
    Jazz Gallery
    May 08, 8:30 PM CDT
    Jazz Gallery, 926 E Center Street, Milwaukee WI 53212
    Join MJI faculty members Mark Davis and Jeff Hamann and special guest Manty Ellis for a jam session open to musicians and listeners of all ages. Free admission! Donations welcome.
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