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BlueStem Jazz Volunteering our time to book progressive, avant-garde, experimental music throughout Madison, WI.

27/11/2025

maestro dave bayles gives a master class on the skins 10.14.25

dave bayles - drums
russ johnson - trumpet
clay schaub - bass

25/11/2025

500' up overlooking the BIG lake, enjoying a ciggie and a cold one wrapped snugly in a BlueStem koozie! soooo sweet my friends

Ethan Philion - Max Bessesen - Devin Drobka — PROVOKING CULTURE at the CAB, 9.26.25, YES!
20/11/2025

Ethan Philion - Max Bessesen - Devin Drobka — PROVOKING CULTURE at the CAB, 9.26.25, YES!

Charlie Cronk’s SideBar interview with Matthew Shipp just released!! Dig in here: bluestemjazz.org/sidebar
18/11/2025

Charlie Cronk’s SideBar interview with Matthew Shipp just released!! Dig in here: bluestemjazz.org/sidebar

Join us for an evening of boundary-pushing contemporary jazz as Devin Gray, Mark Feldman, and Russ Johnson bring their c...
17/11/2025

Join us for an evening of boundary-pushing contemporary jazz as Devin Gray, Mark Feldman, and Russ Johnson bring their collaborative brilliance to North Street Cabaret. Nov 22 at 8pm Link in bio for tix!

Will Greene plays guitar and saxophone and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. He improvises and writes music based on wh...
17/11/2025

Will Greene plays guitar and saxophone and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. He improvises and writes music based on what he would like to hear. Generally, Will is fascinated by repurposing old, almost-forgotten sounds, finding new, soon-to-be-forgotten sounds, and exploring dynamic and physical limits in their extremes. Will is a member of avant-thrash outfit TRIGGER, the sci-fi country band DRESSAGE, and italo-prog-pop ensemble TREDICI BACCI.

Originally from Long Island, NY, bassist Brian Courage has spent the last decade as an integral part of the creative music scenes in Minneapolis, Brooklyn, and now Chicago, where he currently resides. He has performed alongside an extensive array of nationally acclaimed improvisers, including Greg Ward, Jon Irabagon, Lew Tabackin, David Hazeltine, Jason Stein, Weasel Walter, Michael Lewis, Erik Fratzke, Russ Johnson, JT Bates, and Billy Mintz.

Devin Drobka is one of the most in-demand and creative musicians in the midwest for the past 15 years. Audiences around the world have been enthralled with his wide sonic palette and limitless rhythmic possibilities on the drums. A deep love of jazz, metal, folk, hip-hop, ambient, idm, and classical music has helped shaped Devin’s unique voice and vision on the drums both as a leader and as a sideman.

Matt Blair is a pianist, composer, and educator who recently returned to Madison, WI. His work draws upon diverse musical traditions such as contemporary classical, electro-acoustic improvisation, free jazz, minimalism, and noise. In addition to his practice as a pianist, he incorporates extended electronic processing of the Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, and the computer in his music.

STIER - SUNDSTROM DOUBLE QUARTET - Nov 15th 5pm Aden StierJack SundstromJordan KowalskiHenry PtacekSebastian RomanMaggi...
12/11/2025

STIER - SUNDSTROM DOUBLE QUARTET - Nov 15th 5pm

Aden Stier
Jack Sundstrom
Jordan Kowalski
Henry Ptacek
Sebastian Roman
Maggie Cousin
Ryan Bills
Karli Bunn

Aden Stier is a bassist, composer, and multi instrumentalist from Madison, Wisconsin. A versatile composer and improviser, Aden hopes to draw inspiration from the whole scope of American music. Aden performs regularly in Wisconsin and Illinois as a leader and co-collaborator. Current projects include, Aden Stier Quintet, Stier/Sundstrom Double Quartet, Aden Stier Bell Ensemble, Jazz Flux, D’funk and the Grease Monkeys, Roman Sextet, and the Latin Jazz Jam at Zuzu’s. Aden Holds a Bachelors in Music Performance from UW Madison.

Jack Sundstrom is a bassist, composer, and educator from Chicago. Sundstrom began his musical journey at the age of 4 studying traditional Celtic music with the great Noel Rice. He has since found a love for performing all kinds of creative and improvisational music. His style blends aspects of traditions from all over the world to create a fresh unique sound world.Sundstrom is a regular member of the Shout Section Big Band, the Academy of Irish Music, and regularly collaborates with the Marquette Park Composers Workshop.

mentions Minor 7th’s review in their press release for guitarist’s Wolfgang Muthspiel new album, “Tokyo”. Minor7th.com...
09/11/2025

mentions Minor 7th’s review in their press release for guitarist’s Wolfgang Muthspiel new album, “Tokyo”. Minor7th.com is BlueStem’s volunteer extraordinaire, Alan Fark’s baby. Alan has been reviewing “the best in non-mainstream acoustic guitar music” since 1999 and has attracted worldwide attention. He also runs a guitar-oriented series near Dayton, OH at Waynesville Music.

Master musicians Justin Adams and Mauro Durante, who are rooted in very different musical traditions, bonded over a deep...
03/11/2025

Master musicians Justin Adams and Mauro Durante, who are rooted in very different musical traditions, bonded over a deep fascination with ancient trance rhythms. Together they play what could be described as trance blues from the Mediterranean and beyond.

Justin Adams, guitarist, producer and composer, has been a creator of wonders with Robert Plant in the Sensational Space Shifters. His production on landmark albums by Tinariwen and Rachid Taha highlights his feel for North African groove, while his award-winning collaborations with Juldeh Camara linked griot tradition with raw blues spirit. His work with artists such as Jah Wobble and Sinead O’Connor was infused with the spirit of post-punk London, while his solo guitar album “Ribbons” was cited by Songlines magazine among the top 50 albums of the past decade.

This collaboration with Mauro Durante stems from a concert led by Ludovico Einaudi, the legendary Notte de Taranta in Puglia, where the two first played together, recognizing kindred spirits in the trance rhythms of Taranta which transcend “melancolia” or the blues. Mauro Durante toured the world for many years with Ludovico Einaudi playing violin and frame drums. He is one of the leading players in the pizzica style of Southern Italy and leads Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, who have played great festivals all over the world. Last year they were featured in their own concert at the BBC Proms (where Justin Adams guested with them) and they won Best Group in the Songlines Music Awards.

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