Rock into the New Year! Get ready to snap your fingers, dance, and sing along to some of your favorite rock classics as we countdown to 2024! This is a FREE event but donations towards Cafe Coda's Cool School program will be accepted. Cool School is a FREE weekly jazz improvisation workshop targeted towards kids. Production: Cafe CODA Date: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 Time: 7 PM Tickets: FREE! Please check our FB page for announcements and cancellations. #CafeCoda #Madison #LiveMusic
Tani is a musical force who has inspired an entire community of artists. With his Kamale n'goni, a West African ancestor to the banjo, and his plaintive singing, he never fails to drop the deepest blues around. Over the years, watching Tani and the Afrofunkstars perform has been a treat for many. You never know what's going to happen or who will show up to play along with Tani and the band. Tani has been able to capture several performances over the years. Production: Cafe CODA Time: 7 PMTickets: $10 Do I need to print my ticket?No, but will help.
The UW BLUE NOTE ENSEMBLE, a quintet under the direction of Johannes Wallmann, focuses each semester on the music of one 1950s or 1960s jazz recording artist. This concert will feature music composed by Wayne Shorter for the ensembles of Miles Davis, Art Blakey, and Shorter's own ensembles. Performers include Jon Krueger, alto saxophone; Jack Ohly, trombone; Jack Johnson, piano; Nathan Pedraza, bass; and Michael Plumridge, drums. Production: Cafe CODA Date: Wednesday, December 13th, 2023 Time: 5:30 PM Tickets: $10 Do I need to print my ticket? No, but will help.
Red Door is a musical couple composed of award-winning singer-songwriter and 2014 International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion, Helen Avakian, joining forces with acclaimed jazz, bluegrass, and Brazilian fingerstyle guitarist, Dave Irwin. They perform Eclectic Americana songs and instrumentals and are especially known for their fingerstyle guitar music. For this Cafe Coda performance they will also bring in Brazilian and Amercian jazz plus some seasonal tunes. The two have thrilled audiences around the U.S.
Cafe Coda welcomes Yes Ma’am, presented by Monkey Business Institute (voted Best of Madison and Madison's Favorite by Madison Magazine and Isthmus readers). Created by the women of Monkey Business for audiences of all genders, Yes Ma’am is a joyful mashup of real-life stories and improv comedy. Sky-high energy and fierce fun are hallmarks of this weird and wonderful show from some of Madison's most powerful improvisers.