About the Ensemble
FALL TERM
Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m.
Term fee: $495 (15-weeks)
All rehearsals and classes are held at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts (926 E Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212).
Fall term start date: Sunday, September 13, 2026
No rehearsal dates: Sunday, November 23, 2026
Last rehearsal: Sunday, December 13, 2026
Final performance: Saturday, December 19, 2026, The Lobby at Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel (139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202) (Time TBD - late morning to late afternoon)
*Students who have been invited to join this ensemble should complete the Registration Form and pay their invoice.
*Students can access their portal to update contact information, report absences, and access documents and music.
*Please notify us as soon as you become aware of a schedule conflict. We need time to find a sub in order to hold a constructive rehearsal in your absence.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
SPRING TERM STARTS: Sunday, January 10, 2026 (15-weeks), term fee tbd
SUMMER JAZZ CAMP: June 21-25, 2027
SUMMER TERM STARTS: Sunday, July 11, 2027 (6-weeks), term fee tbd
Your Instructor
Mark Davis
Mark Davis is an accomplished pianist and an influential educator who has performed with jazz luminaries Eric Alexander, Peter Bernstein, Benny Golson, Slide Hampton, Tom Harrell, Jimmy Heath, Brian Lynch, Charles McPherson, Frank Morgan, and Phil Woods, among others. He is the founder and artistic director of the Milwaukee Jazz Institute. He also teaches privately and is on the music faculty of Alverno College. Mark is the author of two top-selling books, the Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method Book 1 and the Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method Book 2. He is a founding member of the group We Six, which recently released an album entitled Vivid Dreams.
https://www.markdavismusic.com/