Introducing Cafe Coda's Premium Membership
Cafe Coda is proud to announce our new premium streaming membership. Covid 19 brought many new challenges and our amazing fans have Kept Coda Alive!
Since the pandemic began, Cafe Coda has been bringing you our wonderful concerts right at home. To continue and expand these capabilities, Cafe Coda is now launching our premium membership.
With this option our fans can watch all our HD live streams and gain access to our entire gallery of past performances!
UPCOMING SHOWS
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.
CONTACT
UW Jazz Orchestra Showcase | $10
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
The UW Jazz Orchestra workshops and performs music ranging from the classic big band repertoire to contemporary and cutting-edge concert jazz music by today’s leading jazz composers.
The Orchestra was founded in 1968 as the Mead Witter School of Music's first jazz and popular music ensemble by trombone professor Allen Chase. Now under the direction of Dr. Johannes Wallmann, its previous directors have included bassist Richard Davis, saxophonist Les Thimmig, trombonist Claude Cailliet, and trumpeter Jim Doherty.
The 2021-2022 UW Jazz Orchestra features Ben Stoffel-Murray, John Krueger, Jared Reiss-Lavoie, Samantha Meiller, Zach Ramirez, saxophones; Nathaniel Schmidt, Daniel Hintzman, Jacob Hogan, trumpets; Travis Cook, Nathan Labiosa, Michael Trotier, Zachary Bethel, trombones; McGregor Farah, guitar; Jack Johnson, piano; Alex Feucht, bass; and Abe Stoffel-Murray, drums.
www.facebook.com/uwjazz
www.facebook.com/WallmannJazz/
music.wisc.edu/jazz-ensembles/
Tickets: $10
Production: Cafe CODA
Sounds: Papa Scott... See MoreSee Less
Anthony and Leslie Cao Duo - Opening Act
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Due to the popular demand, we invite Anthony and Leslie Cao Duo back to Cafe CODA as the opening act for Arun Luthra Quartet (9 PM). Don't miss this dynamic duo.
Ticket: $15 for the opening act and Arun Luthra Quartet!
Arun Luthra's Konnakol Jazz Project | One Show | $15
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Arun Luthra's Konnakol Jazz Project
Arun Luthra – tenor & soprano saxophones, konnakol
Johannes Wallmann – piano
Nick Moran – bass
Matt Endres – drum set
Arun Luthra is one of New York's premier saxophonists and composers, and is one of the small group of American musicians of Indian heritage who have continued to explore to possibilities of fusing Black American Music with elements of Indian classical music, especially konnakol – the Carnatic (South Indian classical) music art form on vocalizing rhythms. Luthra draws from a wide variety of modern & classic musical influences to create a vibrant new sound & style, and has performed the music of his Konnakol Jazz Project worldwide, from Japan to Europe, South America, the U.K., Australia, and throughout the United States.
For more info:
www.ArunLuthra.NET
www.KonnakolJazzProject.com
Facebook @ArunLuthraMusic
Twitter @ArunLuthra
Instagram @arunluthramusic
One show at 9 PM, $20
Production: Cafe CODA
Sounds: Papa Scott... See MoreSee Less
Weekly Friday - Tunes at Noon - Live Jazz Duo by Ari Smith & Michael Wolfe | Free!
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Starting December, every Friday, Cafe CODA brings you 'Tunes at Noon', a live jazz duo by Michael Wolfe (guitar) & Ari Smith (bass).
Ari Smith is a doctoral student in the UW Engineering School who has previously studied jazz and contemporary classical music under Peter Dominguez at Oberlin Conservatory.
Michael Wolfe is a jazz guitarist from Baltimore MD and student at UW who offers a modern and soulful take on classic jazz repertoire.
Free event! Come enjoy our yummy coffee/pastries/panini, with live jazz music every Friday. Noon to 1 PM.... See MoreSee Less
Bright Moments: Adem Tesfaye Band | $5
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Bright Moments bring you Adem Tesfaye Band once again!
Adem Tesfaye is a Madison, WI. native, NYC-based emcee/songwriter, Hip-hop guitarist, music producer whose music style has deep roots in Hip-Hop, funk, reggae, and blues. Adem draws his inspiration from artists like Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Tribe Called Quest, Gang Star, and The Roots. His craftsmanship of storytelling is unique and rhythmically hypnotic. Adem’s stature on stage and baritone voice ooze with sexy richness, heartfelt warmth, life wisdom, and command.
Having lived in Seattle and NYC his sound is an elixir of grit, instrumentation, big stage performance, and Broadway lights. Adem released two solo albums, D-iZ-lll “the Sickness” and “Athedage” with producer Rick Flowers, Mannie Sanchez, and Matt Mueller and shared stage with acts like Red Man, Method Man, De la soul, Pharside, Ben Harper, Spearhead, and Jazzmatazz. His latest projects include the Black Poet’s Society Reunion and the Binx, a NYC based blue funk band with a Hip-Hop edge.
Show: $5. Buy tickets at the door or online
Production: Cafe CODA
Sounds: Papa Scott... See MoreSee Less
Rodrigo Villanueva Jazz Trio - I Remember Bill... A Tribute to Bill Evans(BlueStem) |Two Shows | $20
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Rodrigo Villanueva Jazz Trio featuring Mark Davis and Jeff Hamann, is Rodrigo's newest project, where he incorporates original compositions and jazz standards inspired by the Bill Evans Trio.
Rodrigo Villanueva (percussion)
www.niu.edu/music/faculty/villanueva.shtml
www.rodrigovillanueva.com/
Mark Davis (piano)
www.markdavismusic.com
Jeff Hamann (bass)
jeffhamannjazz.wordpress.com/
Two shows,7:30 & 9:00 PM
Tickets: $20/show
Co-sponsored by BlueStem Jazz... See MoreSee Less
First Sunday Brunch Live Jazz - Luke Leavitt Piano Solo
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Every first Sunday, we invite pianist Luke Leavitt to perform live piano solo during our brunch hour, noon to 1:30PM.
Free event.
Janet Evra's An Evening in Paris | $15
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Join the Janet Evra Quartet for a charming evening of French jazz favorites by Édith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Henri Betti, Pink Martini, and more.
From England, Evra performs on premiere stages across the USA and Europe. Evra is an Artist in Residence at the Kranzberg Arts Foundation in St. Louis, MO. Evra has collaborated with GRAMMY winners and jazz superstars including Randy Brecker, Taylor Eigsti, Yusa, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Eric Marienthal, Diego Figueiredo, and others, and her music is played on hundreds of radio stations around the world.
The Janet Evra Quartet is Janet Evra (vox & bass), Carlos Brown Jr. (sax), Will Buchanan (guitar), and Tomi Kämäräinen (drums).
One show only, 7 PM, $15.
Production: Cafe CODA
Sounds: Papa Scott... See MoreSee Less
Charlie Painter Trio | One Show | $10
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Charlie Painter Trio returns to Cafe CODA for a jazzy Thursday evening.
With Kelby Kryshak on Drums and Sam Olson on Upright Bass, Charlie Painter Trio will feature works by the late great B3 organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, who passed away last month at 79. Also works by Jazz guitarists Pat Metheny, John Scofield, and some Charlie Parker, Miles, and Coltrane mixed in for good measure.
www.facebook.com/CharliePainterTrio/
"With one foot planted in the past of bop and one foot pointed towards the future of space, Painter's guitar oscillates fluently between rock/fusion while keeping the spirit intact.
Tickets: $10
Production: Cafe CODA
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Advanced Argentine Tango Class - 2nd & 3rd Saturday
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
This advanced Tango class is intended for experienced Argentine Tango dancers. The class focuses on more detailed techniques and better partner connections. Then we'll take those concepts and apply them to exciting new figures!
Partners encouraged but not required.
Cost: $15 per person, pay at the bar (includes admission to Milonga Matinee Tango Social 3 - 5 PM)
Hosted by Joe Yang, owner of Wisconsin Tango, www.wisconsin-tango.com/
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Milonga Matinee Tango Social - 2nd & 3rd Saturday of every month
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Milonga Matinee is back! Every month, 2nd and 3rd Saturday Tango Social Hour!
TIME: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
COVER: $5 per person (pay at bar)
Hosted by Joe Yang, owner of Wisconsin Tango
Come join us for a late afternoon tango social at a great downtown location!
All levels welcome - bring friends! Looking forward to seeing you all on the dance floor again - it's been too long!... See MoreSee Less
Bad Philosopher | Two Shows | $20
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Jason Kutz: keyboards
Josh Cohen: six-string electric bass
Chris Di Bernardo: drums and cymbals
Tony Barba: tenor saxophone and effects
Bad Philosopher is an electric jazz trio based out of Madison, WI whose performance consists of original compositions fusing elements of classical, pop, funk, and jazz music with extended improvisations. The unorthodox background and approach of each member make this trio unique.
Multi-award winning 6-string electric bassist Josh Cohen uses tapping techniques to fulfill the role of both bass player and guitarist in one instrument, creating polyphonic textures that seamlessly interweave their compositions.
The three-time concerto award-winning pianist/keyboardist Jason Kutz, known for his ability to traverse both classical and jazz styles, employs his virtuosic technique and highly developed musical sensibilities to add rich layers of chordal harmony and melodic content.
Tony Barba is a saxophonist/educator/producer whose career has spanned the last twenty-five years. He has performed, taught and toured professionally all over the world. A long standing member of the globe trotting Youngblood Brass Band, Tony has also performed and recorded with such notable and diverse artists as Makaya McCraven, Bon Iver, David Murray, Josh Ritter, the Mountain Goats, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and the Temptations. He also has recently released two solo albums featuring saxophone and electronic manipulation entitled Winter’s Arms (2016) and Ether (2019). Tony has been the instructor of the Memorial High School Jazz Band since 2017 and has a growing private studio of saxophone students.
Finally, drummer Chris Di Bernardo, armed with an in-depth knowledge of jazz and popular music and road-tested experience with the critically acclaimed Madison reggae band Natty Nation, provides an infectious rhythmic underpinning, supporting the band while serving up a plethora of diverse percussive improvisations connecting the music to its African roots.
badphilosopher.bandcamp.com/
Social Media:
www.facebook.com/BadPhilosopherMusic/
www.instagram.com/bad_philosopher_music/
Two Shows, 7 & 9 PM, $20/show
Production: Cafe CODA
Sounds: Papa Scott... See MoreSee Less
Second Sunday Brunch feat. Jim Erickson Piano Solo- FREE
cafe coda
Come and enjoy coffee, pastries, panini, pizza, AND a beautiful jazz solo by pianist Jim Erickson on EVERY SECOND Sunday brunch time. Free event!
Jim's program includes selections from major jazz artists/composers thru the history of the genre.
Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill
Evans, Dave Brubeck, Ahmad Jamal, McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Don Grolnick and
more will be featured.
"Jim Erickson is proof, if any is needed, that there are major jazz talents performing in the United States
outside of New York, Chicago, New Orleans and the West Coast." Scott Yanow - Los Angeles, jazz
author/reviewer
To learn more about Jim, visit his website: ericksongs.com
Photographer: Madison Lytle... See MoreSee Less
The Human Show - Episode 10: The Longest Night- Hosted by Stephanie Rearick | FREE
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
A variety show with interviews, music + performance + art, hosted by Stephanie Rearick.
This is your monthly invitation to my interview/variety show at Cafe CODA 1224 Williamson (live-streamed too!)
Free! Masks required.
About Stephanie: Piano, trumpet, voice, loops, and etc.
stephanierearick.com/
Production Manager - Papa Scott
Donations are welcomed to support live music and arts through:
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-coda-alive/
Or Venmo @cafe-coda-1
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Los Asesinos - featuring Richard Johnson, Mitch Shiner & Eric Hines | $20
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
This talented trio comes together on "Regalito", it’s only too obvious that music is what they are meant to do. With fun, fresh additions of Latin grooves and rhythms, the cross-cultural record will have you finding a new appreciation for these otherwise familiar tunes, such as “Jingle Bells,” “We Three Kings,” and “Linus and Lucy” (now “Linus and Lucinda”!).
Richard notes that it isn’t always easy to combine music from different cultural backgrounds but that it’s nonetheless important, and all three musicians affirm the value in their project in terms of exposing people to new types of music.
Eric & Mitch frame the project as “a cool opportunity to bring listeners in who gravitate toward certain things with music. We’re presenting something that’s enjoyable and festive, but it has some serious jazz language in there, which will help it appeal to the jazz people and the Latin music people and the Christmas music people.”
The project is all holiday music in a Latin/Salsa style. The new CD, Los Asesinos, is released on November 25th.
www.afarmusic.com
www.afarmusic.com/regalito-album
www.rjjazz.com/music
Tickets: $20
Production: Cafe Coda
Sounds: Papa Scott... See MoreSee Less
Salsa/Bachata Dance Night - Every Third Thursday | $5
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
By popular demand, every third Thursday, 7 - 10 PM, Joe Yang will host a Salsa/Bachata Dance night with his ultimate hot Salsa music playlist. Come by yourself or with friends for a great time!
Tickets: $5. (Masks required)
Bright Moments: Tani Diakite Band - $5
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Tani Diakite & his bandmates are bringing you some western African music to dance to! The best way to start your weekend!
Diakite is a native of the Wassoulou region of Mali who now lives in Madison. Diakite plays a Kamele Ngoni - a stringed, long-neck gourd instrument outfitted with an electronic pick-up made from old radio parts. His music is a mesmerizing mix of traditional melodies from Mali, blended with traditional American delta blues.
Door opens at 5 PM.
Show starts at 7 PM.
$5 (get your tickets at the door)
MASKS REQUIRED
#westafricanmusic #dancemusic #TGIF #tanidiakite #afrofunkstars #atimevumadison... See MoreSee Less
Douglas R. Ewart and Quasar - Sounds and Songs for a New Paradigm | Two Shows | $20
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
From Douglas R. Ewart:
"Sounds and Songs for a New Paradigm"
When we are able to thoroughly self-interrogate, make an overall assessment of our conducts, making changes based on not repeating the same mistakes, being thoughtful in the areas that make life better for all concerned, being courteous in the small ways, parking and leaving room for others to park, picking up things that could make someone fall on the sidewalk and in a store, taking a bag to the store rather than getting yet another plastic bag, listening to others with all our attention focused on them without interruption, buying something for someone that cannot afford it and the item would give them great joy, giving money to people less fortunate than you as you really don't need yet another pair of shoes, shirt, drink; recognizing the hardships so many people around the globe face every day of their lives as they have no aunt, uncle, friend, organization that can assist them in anyway as you had and/or have, and so on.
Washing the Mind and Spirit is also changing aspects of oneself that we know are an abuse of our position and authority, and being grateful and thankful for all the wonderful things that we have in our lives.
Cultivate great over-standing, empathy, and compassion.
Commit deliberate acts of kindness.
"If you have, you have enough to share," is what we were always taught by our Paternal Grandmother, and both of our Maternal and Paternal Grand Mothers exhibited this philosophy, concept, and behavior throughout their lives.
Joy is the World when We endeavor to make it so!
Walk Gud.
Douglas R. Ewart, Professor Emeritus at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1946. His life and his wide-ranging work have always been inextricably associated with Jamaican culture, history, politics, and the land itself. His father, Tom Ewart, was one of cricket’s most internationally celebrated professional umpires, eventually earning induction into the Cricket Hall of Fame. His aunt, Iris King, was a leading member of Norman Manley’s People’s National Party, and later, the first woman mayor in Jamaica.
Professor Ewart immigrated to Chicago in 1963, where he studied music theory at VanderCook College of Music, electronic music at Governors State University, and composition at the School of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. The AACM is renowned for its wide-ranging experimental approaches to music; its leading lights include Muhal Richard Abrams, Joseph Jarman, Fred Anderson, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Anthony Braxton, Lester Bowie, Kalaparusha Ara Difda, George Lewis, Malachi Maghostut Favors, Roscoe Mitchell, Amina Claudine Myers, Henry Threadgill, and many others, including Professor Ewart himself, who served as the organization's president between 1979 and 1987.
Davu Seru is a Saint Paul, MN-based drummer, improvising musician and composer. He’s worked with numerous improvising musicians and composers throughout the United States and France including Anthony Cox, Milo Fine, George Cartwright, Nirmala Rajasekar, Dean Magraw, Evan Parker, Didier Petit, Jack Wright, Babatunde Lea, Rafael Toral, Tomeka Reid, Donald Washington and Nicole Mitchell. He is the bandleader for the ensembles Motherless Dollar and No Territory Band. More info at www.davuseru.com.
Mankwe Ndosi is a Composer, Evoker, and Culture Worker based in Minneapolis who works in sound and soil. Her practices emerge from black ritual legacies of music and performance learned through Douglas R. Ewart, Laurie Carlos, Oksana Bryn, Sharon Bridgeforth, Amoke Kubat, Libby Turner, Nicole Mitchell, Miriam Makeba, ancestors, earth, and collaboration.
Darius Savage has played a wide variety of music, from rock, punk and disco to jazz, salsa, gospel and world music. Specializing in improvisation on the upright and fretless basses, he has performed with such luminaries as Von Freeman, Fred Anderson, Ernest Dawkins, Stanley Turrentine, Nicole Mitchell and Malachi Thompson. He is currently involved with the budding Chicago Afro-Puerto Rican Ensemble in addition to being a member of Douglas Ewart’s Invention and Nyabinghi Drum Choir, Dushun Mosely’s Outlineers.
Two shows: 7 & 9 PM. $20/show... See MoreSee Less
Third Sunday Brunch Piano Solo feat. David Stoler
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Dave Stoler is a native of Madison WI, and has formerly resided in New York City, Milwaukee and Miami. One of the busiest keyboardists in the area, Dave works with his own jazz trio and the Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Band. He performs regularly with his trio and quartet at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. His recording, titled "Urban Legends" is available on cdbaby.com. Currently, he is preparing several upcoming recordings slated for release in 2018. He was a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk Piano Competition, The American Jazz Piano Competition, and a finalist in the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition. He received a Master Of Music Degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Miami-Coral Gables, and has a Bachelor's Degree in Music Composition from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. weblinks: www.facebook.com/davestolerkeys88/... See MoreSee Less
Fourth Sunday Brunch Jazz Piano Solo feat. Anthony Cao | FREE!
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Every fourth Sunday brunch jazz piano solo featuring pianist/vocalist Anthony Cao! Free event!
Fourth Friday Morning Jazz Piano Solo by Jon Wade - FREE!
Cafe CODA1224 Williamson st.Madison, WI53703 Map
Come enjoy morning coffee, pastries, and some beautiful jazz piano solo brought to you by pianist Jon Wade! His music and personality are full of positive energy to deliver an exciting performance you won't want to miss.
Every month on last Friday at 10 AM. FREE!