Bars & Clubs - June 16, 2009
Jonas' Tonic Tavern raises bar on KK pub scene
Even if you live in Bay View, there's a good chance you're not familiar with the building that houses the new Tonic Tavern. Set back from the street, the converted horse stable is made up of a garage and back building. Together, they now form an "L" shaped space that opens into a corner for live music or area with bench seating.
Tags: tonic tavern, paul jonas, 5 card studs, jazz, retro, paul kennedy

Music - June 3, 2009
Jazzman Germanson talks "Off the Cuff"
Pianist Rick Germanson is one of many Milwaukee-born and bred musicians who have become stalwarts on the New York jazz scene. His new disc, "Off the Cuff," is a testament both to how ingrained he's become in the Big Apple, and how he's maintained ties to Milwaukee. We caught up with him recently to talk about it.
Tags: Rick Germanson, Gerald Cannon, Off the Cuff, David Hazeltine, jazz, Louis Hayes, Brian Lynch, Frank Morgan, Berkeley Fudge, Skip Crumby-Bey, Manty Ellis, Luis Diaz, Vic Soward, Jazz Estate

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 15, 2009
No more carry-ins at Jazz in the Park
Organizers of the Thursday evening concert series, Jazz in the Park, will enforce a no carry-in policy that applies to beer, wine and all other alcoholic beverages.
Tags: Jazz in the Park, jazz, in, the, park, carry ins, East Town Association, Kate Borders, MPD, Statute 125.32 6a, alcohol sales, open containers

Music - Jan. 12, 2009
Jazz suffers another blow in Milwaukee
It's been a long time since Milwaukee had a thriving jazz scene. Now that Hal Leonard has ceased sponsoring the Jazz Series at The Pabst, another nail has been pounded into the coffin of America's classical music here.
Tags: Pabst, Gary Witt, Alverno Presents, Hal Leonard, jazz

Music - Oct. 19, 2008
Moncur, Rivers are stars of Blue Note reissues
You know me well enough by now to know that if there are new Blue Note reissues in the shops, then I'm going to tell you about them. Add to that the fact there are some real treasures here, and some that I suspect are new to CD, it's a gimmie.
Tags: Sam Rivers, Blue Note, J.R. Monterose, Sonny Clark, Hank Mobley, jazz, Grachan Moncur III, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Smith, Fats Waller, Lou Donaldson

Music - March 27, 2009
St. Eugene Dinner Dance and Auction
Saturday, April 25, 2009   THE BILL SARGENT BIG BAND Time:  Festivities begin about 5:30 pm Event:   St. Eugene Dinner Dance and Auction Location:   St. Eugene School Address: 7600 North Port Washington Road / Fox Point, Wisconsin 53217&...
Tags: big band, swing, jazz, dinner, dance, charity, singers, drums, trumpet, trombone, sax, piano, guitar, bass

Music - March 13, 2009
Really Big Band Debut Concert
This concert will debut a brand new band for Bill Sargent Bands. Bill Sargent Bands, currently celebrating 27 years in business, will unveil Bill Sargent’s Really Big Band.  This brand new, larger version of the famous Bill Sargent Big Band will be featured in a concert to help raise f...
Tags: jazz, swing, big band, concert, music, entertainment, drums, horns, singers, trumpets, trombones, saxes, piano, guitar, bass

Music - Dec. 8, 2008
THE BILL SARGENT BIG BAND TO CELEBRATE NEW YEARS EVE AT THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY CENTER
THE BILL SARGENT BIG BANDTO CELEBRATE NEW YEARS EVE AT THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY CENTER  The Bill Sargent Big Band, with an international reputation for quality music, will celebrate the hope of a new year on December 31st at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This celebration...
Tags: dancing, music, entertainment, new years eve, dining, celebration, swing, jazz, big band

Music - Dec. 1, 2008
A Swingin Christmas 10
The annual Christmas concert by Milwaukee’s premier big band will  feature holiday favorites in the swinging jazz style on December 11th at libiamo Restaurant.  Great music, great fun!!
Tags: Jazz, Music, Christmas music,

Music - Nov. 7, 2008
The Music of the Stars with Lou Rugani - Sundays over WLIP AM 1050
Chicago and Milwaukee's most-tapeable radio show - as modern as tomorrow, and as vintage as radio itself  - radio that you can sink your teeth into, and savor. In this age of iPods and homogenized uniformity, here's a real radio program. Linear thought. Song sets. Real moods. ...
Tags: Swing, jazz, torch songs, soundtracks, comedy, drama, poetry, instrumentals, narratives.