Great Jazz tonight

Madison jazz fans have a tough choice tonight.

Jazz at Five starts tonight and features Francesca Johnson, and Mike Frost. An hour later at 6 pm, Butch Thompson (of Prairie Home Companion fame) and the Vagabond Reeds will play at the Coliseum Bar on Olin Avenue (Coliseum phone 608-251-2434).

And don’t forget the New Breed Jam Session at 9 pm tonight at the Cabana Room. Traditionally, many of the Jazz at Five volunteers end their night at the jam, and frequently Jazz at Five performers will sit in. This makes for a very lively scene and often some of the best music of the year at the jam session.