Jazz on a Summer’s Evening: A Mini-Fest on Saturday, July 18th

by Howard Landsman

On Saturday, July 18th, the Madison Music Collective will present “Jazz on a Summer’s Evening,” a casual evening of mainstream jazz in the lovely rustic and arts-infused setting of Fitchburg’s Art in the Barn.  The line-up for this mini-fest includes:

6:00 PM:  Guitarist Cliff Frederiksen’s Trio

7:15 PM:  The guitar-piano duo of Louka Patenaude and Paul Hastil

8:30 PM:  The Dave Cooper Quintet, featuring Tom Gullion and Tim Whalen

As part of the Collective’s ongoing effort to bridge the gap between improvising musicians and their audience, each performance will be followed by a brief question-and-answer session.

Come early and enjoy the visual artists’ work.  Bring food and a blanket or chairs to enjoy a pre-concert picnic on the beautiful Art in the Barn picnic grounds, or purchase food from the Dardanelles Restaurant’s on-site food stand.  The grounds will be open from 4:30 PM on.

Tickets will be available at the door, and are priced at $15.00 general admission, with discounts for MMC members ($12.00), students ($10.00) and kids 14 and under (free). 

Art in the Barn is located at 5927 Adams Road in Fitchburg, 5 miles south of Madison’s West Beltline, 1 mile south of Lacy Road and 1 mile west of Fish Hatchery Road.  Due to summer construction on Fish Hatchery, the best route from points north and east is via Seminole Highway to Whalen Road, then west to Fitchburg Road and south to Adams Road, and finally east to the venue.

For more information, visit www.artinthebarnwi.org or call (608) 835-0454.