The 2025 Summer Schedule is here!
Enjoy a day at the outdoor cabaret. Terrific music and fine Wisconsin evenings. Conversation and comradery are encouraged. Jazz at Five’s Summer Performance Series is a free neighborhood concert event on the State Capitol grounds in downtown Madison, WI.
The season kicks off on Wednesday, August 6th with the two-time Madison Are Music Award winner, Charlie Painter Quartet at 5pm, followed by a group that started as the meeting of two veteran band leaders and composers, Take That Back ft. Joan Hutton & Sue Orfield.
August 13th – The straight-ahead jazz collective, Austin Cebuske Quintet starts at 5pm. Followed by the Marques Carroll Quintet, a band driven towards performer-audience headshaking and hard-grooving from Chicago.
The 2025 series continues August 20th with a mixed group of artists from Milwaukee and Madison, Feestet will be bringing a fresh display of rhythm and sound at 5pm followed by Milwaukee’s high-energy Eric Jacobson Quintet at 6:45pm.
August 27th is Jazz at Five’s UW Night, kicking off with from the UW Jazz Ensemble All Stars featuring a special guest at 5 pm. And the UW Faculty Band led by Johannes Wallmann at 6:45pm.
Ending out the series on September 3rd is Jazz at Five’s Summit of the Big Bands featuring DB Orchestra and the Madison Jazz Orchestra performing two sets from 5pm – 8pm.
Remember to come early to support our youth performers! See you at the show!
| Date |
5:00 Show |
6:45 Show |
| August 6 | Charlie Painter Quartet | Take That Back ft. Joan Hutton & Sue Orfield |
| August 13 | Austin Cebulske Quintet | Marques Carroll Quintet |
| August 20 | Feestet | Eric Jacobson Quintet |
| August 27 | UW Night w/ Johannes Wallmann | |
| September 3 | Summit of the Big Band w/ DB Orchestra & Madison Jazz Orchestra | |
