UPCOMING SHOWS
Coda Live Presents The John Schaffer/Paul Muench Jazz Duo
Coda Live presents The John Schaffer/Paul Muench Jazz Duo for a special Night before Halloween concert. https://cafecoda.club/ GoFundMe "Keep Coda Alive" https://www.gofundme.com/keep-coda-alive/ Thank you for your continued support of live music!
Virtual Cool School Zoom Meeting - Every Saturday
Cafe CODA
1224 Williamson st.
Madison, WI 53703 Map
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89734483817 Meeting ID: 897 3448 3817 One tap mobile +13126266799,,89734483817# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,89734483817# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 897 3448 3817 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcU8almbxV Cool School is primarily directed towards the youth however all are welcome to learn with us. Hanah Jon Taylor provides a uniquely refined perspective in the art of improvisation. Topics covered include scales, motifs, interactive listening, and creative playing. If you have an interest in playing no matter your skill level we encourage you to exercise your skill level, challenge your playing mindset, and expand upon your versatility. During the COVID pandemic, we have shifted to using Zoom for our meeting platform. Not ready to join the class? No worries! You can view the class in live-action right here on Facebook! Look of the live video every Saturday morning on our pages live tab: https://www.facebook.com/CafeCodaMadison/live_videos/ Donations for this concert will be graciously accepted through GoFundMe "Keep Coda Alive" www.gofundme.com/f/keep-coda-alive
Coda Live Presents: Ritt and Wilder Deitz
Cafe CODA
1224 Williamson st.
Madison, WI 53703 Map
A father/son duo live from Cafe Coda!! https://youtu.be/vERfBFiMZyg A regular performer in listening room and house concerts from Wisconsin to his native Kentucky, acoustic roots rocker and Uvutlittle recording artist Ritt Deitz has been writing and recording since the age of eleven. The Onion’s AV Club called his songs “concurrently earthy, ethereal and intelligent” and compared him to songwriters Greg Brown and Bruce Cockburn. Madison's Isthmus says, "Deitz combines rugged mountain sonics with an aesthetic that’s closer to ragtime than anything else. At times, he resembles Tom Waits in his ability to marry sophistication with down-homeness, which he puts on full display in his ninth album, Horses and Smoke." Ritt is joined in this set by his son Wilder Deitz, folk/jazz pianist, leader of the neo-soul Wilder Deitz Group, and recent solo guest on Live at Cafe Coda. Wilder has played music with his dad, live and otherwise, since he was a child. Father and son are honored by the invitation to this already-storied Madison live-music venue. https://cafecoda.club/ GoFundMe "Keep Coda Alive" https://www.gofundme.com/keep-coda-alive/ Thank you for your continued support of live music! Audio Engineer - Papa Scott Video Production - Madison Music Experience http://mmx608.com/
Coda Live Presents: Janet Evra
"Janet Evra's arrival brought a breath of fresh air to the St. Louis jazz scene." Dennis Owsley, St. Louis Public Radio "She has range, grace, and style... the voice of an angel. Oh, this could be heaven." STLive Music From Gloucester, England, Janet Evra is a vocalist, bassist, composer, and songwriter based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Evra blends traditional bossa nova, samba, and latin jazz with modern beach pop influences and an indie twist to produce fresh, lush, original music. She sings in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. Evra performs on premier stages across the USA and Europe. In Europe, Evra has performed with her trio at The Deva Jazz Festival in Romania and at Sofar shows in Uppsala, Sweden and Zurich, Switzerland. In the USA, Evra regularly tours to top-tier jazz clubs including Rudy's Jazz Room in Nashville, Jimmy Can't Dance in Louisville, The Jazz Estate in Milwaukee, Cafe Coda in Madison, Uncommon Ground in Chicago, and Caffe Vivace in Cincinnati, among others. A 2019-2020 Artist in Residence at the Kranzberg Arts Foundation in St. Louis, Evra performs regularly at The Dark Room and performed with Grammy-nominated guitarist Diego Figueiredo at the historic Grandel Theatre in a special program presented by the Foundation. In St. Louis Evra also performs regularly at The Sheldon, The .ZACK Theater, The National Blues Museum, Old Rock House, and Evangeline's Bistro & Music House, and Evra performs annually at the St. Louis Art Fair and Edwardsville Art Fair. Evra released her debut album Ask Her to Dance to critical acclaim in 2018, showcasing her original music and signature style. The album features Adam Maness (Erin Bode, The 442s) on piano, Will Buchanan on guitar, Montez Coleman (Roy Hargrove, Russel Malone) on drums, and R. Scot Bryan (Cheryl Crow, Allman Betts Band) on percussion, among others. In 2019 Evra released her single Wish You Were Here featuring Khamali Cuffie-Moore on trumpet, and in 2020 she released singles Floating on Life and Summer Love Song. Subscribe to Evra's Spotify for more new music! Evra is the co-creator of the popular St. Louis Music Box video series on YouTube, a collaborative video series featuring A-list St. Louis jazz musicians and acclaimed special guests. Episode One features St. Louis living legend Anita Jackson, and Episode Two features five-time Grammy winner Randy Brecker. Subscribe to Evra's YouTube for more videos soon to come! Connect with Janet Evra! https://janetevra.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFd-y3bFxMXoHkHeTp59rAA https://www.instagram.com/janetevra/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0NTdVSX455k116Wpsv7Kl1?si=axJyzEATNKlpnJY8k8r4A https://cafecoda.club/ GoFundMe "Keep Coda Alive" https://www.gofundme.com/keep-coda-alive/ Thank you for your continued support of live music! Audio Engineer - Papa Scott Video Production - Madison Music Experience http://mmx608.com/
Coda Live Presents: the Johannes Wallmann Quartet
Jazz pianist, composer, and UW Director of Jazz Studies Johannes Wallmann returns to Cafe Coda with a quartet featuring vibraphonist Mitch Shiner, bassist John Christensen, and drummer Devin Drobka. Wallmann is a Yamaha Piano artist and a recording artist on Fresh Sound New Talent Records and on Shifting Paradigm Records. DownBeat magazine described his playing as "confident, muscular and elegant" and wrote that "his evocative compositions are brimming with melodic cogency and rhythmic pull." He has recorded eight critically acclaimed CDs as a leader: The Johannes Wallmann Quartet (1997), Alphabeticity (2003), Minor Prophets (2007), The Coasts (2010), The Town Musicians (2015), Always Something (2015), Love Wins (2018), and Day and Night (2018). The Town Musicians was named an Editors’ Pick by DownBeat, and the Wisconsin Gazette named Love Wins, “One of the most interesting and accomplished jazz albums to come out in recent years. Love Wins has taken the uniquely American art form to the next step of its creative journey.” Wallmann has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, including several national tours with the Dennis Mitcheltree Quartet, and performances at Massey Hall (Toronto), Carnegie (Weill Recital) Hall, Merkin Hall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Conservatory, Renee Weiler Hall, Steinway Hall (New York City), the Hong Kong Coliseum (HK), Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver), SkyReach Center (Edmonton), the Taj Mahal (Atlantic City), and in major jazz clubs throughout North America and Germany (Birdland, The Blue Note, the 55 Bar, Yoshis, The Rex, the Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, The Green Mill, Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, The Jazz Estate, The Jazz Gallery, Café Coda, and many more). Wallmann has recorded or performed with trumpeters Ingrid Jensen, Brian Lynch, Ralph Alessi, and Russ Johnson; saxophonists Gary Bartz, Seamus Blake, Phil Dwyer, Dayna Stephens, Pete Yellin, Dennis Mitcheltree, and Russ Nolan; tubaists Howard Johnson and Marcus Rojas; guitarist Gilad Hekselman; vibraphonist Christian Tamburr; bassists Jeff Andrews, Matt Penman, Sean Conly and Martin Wind; drummers Danny Gottlieb, Tim Horner, Jeff Hirshfield, Terry Clark and Donald Bailey; jazz singers Kevin Mahogany and Jackie Allen; operatic tenor Dr. Francois Clemmons and the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble; Four Other Brothers (IL); the Billings Symphony Orchestra and Canto-pop star Faye Wong. Among the most experienced jazz educators of his generation, Wallmann taught at New York University (1996-2007) and the New School (2003-2007) before relocating to Oakland to lead the jazz studies program at California State University East Bay. In 2012, he moved to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to become Director of Jazz Studies and the inaugural holder of the John and Carolyn Peterson Chair in Jazz Studies at UW’s acclaimed Mead Witter School of Music. Donations are graciously accepted via GoFundMe "Keep Coda Alive" https://www.gofundme.com/keep-coda-alive/ Thank you for your continued support of live music! Audio Engineer - Papa Scott Video Production - Madison Music Experience http://mmx608.com/
FEATURED COCKTAILS
Coda Margarita
Agavales Reposado Tequilla, Goodland Orange Liqueur, Fresh Lime Juice$10
Coda Sour
Cooper & Kings Brandy or Medley Bro. Bourbon, Fresh Lemon Juice, Egg Whites, Simple Syrup$11
Coda Old Fashioned
Brandy Station, Bitter Truth Old Time & Orange Bitters, Sugar, Seltzer.$9
ABOUT US
Café CODA is Madison’s premier new jazz space dedicated to the presentation of traditional, contemporary and creative music. Café CODA facilitates the long-desired manifestation of a space with suitable staging, a tuned concert piano, and state of the art drum kit, to inspire great music to be played by great artists. Café CODA maintains an arts-centric program of musical performances, workshops and master classes available to residents and patrons of the Madison Arts and Culture District. Located at 1224 Williamson St. Café CODA is in the heart of the Willy St. corridor; the creative and cultural hub of Madison. Café CODA presents the musical works of local, regional and world-class musicians as it offers a sizable contribution to the Midwest American music scene.
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