Cost
Single tickets $8-$89
The 2025-2026 Jazz Series
The 2025–2026 Jazz Series offers perspectives through time and culture that ground the listener in what came before and explore where jazz is evolving. From personal interpretations of jazz giants to living legends reuniting on our stage to fresh international artists defining their take on jazz, this season will entertain, exhilarate, and edify.
Highlights of the series include the “distinctive musical alchemy” (Jazzwise) of supergroup HIROMI’S Sonicwonder and a musical celebration of Miles Davis and John Coltrane’s centennials by Emmet Cohen’s Trio plus special guests Tivon Pennicott, saxophone and Jeremy Pelt, trumpet. The season is bookended by Brazilian singer-songwriter Luedji Luna’s samba/afoxé/jazz/R&B infusion in September and by the reunion of Cuban jazz legends Chucho Valdés & Paquito D’Rivera in April, celebrating 60 years of friendship and music. In between, Samara Joy—2025 GRAMMY winner for Best Jazz Vocal Album and one of the defining voices in jazz today, returns to our stage for the second time.
2025-2026 Jazz Series Subscriptions Have Closed
Jazz Series subscriptions have closed for the 2025-2026 season. Single tickets and build your own subscriptions are still available! Please check back in May 2026 for information about the 2026-2027 subscriptions.
Jazz Series Subscription:
Seating Zone A | $382- Enjoy prime seating in center orchestra and lower balcony.
Seating Zone B | $322 - Excellent seating in left and right orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony.
Seating Zone C | $254 - The most affordable way to subscribe and save with side and rear balcony seating.
Please note seating zones apply to Shannon Hall performances; Play Circle performances are general admission.
Add any Jazz Series show to a Build-Your-Own Subscription. Prices vary.
Save 15% by bundling 3–5 performances
Save 20% by bundling 6 or more performances
Take a listen to our curated Jazz Series Spotify playlist to get a taste of what’s in store for this season!
Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at the Theater!
Feb 7 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm
Wisconsin Union Theater
Ticketed Event
Part historian and part magician, jazz pianist Jason Moran explores band leader James Reese Europe’s groundbreaking music to reveal what jazz was and what it became.
Feb 28 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm
Wisconsin Union Theater
Ticketed Event
Featuring trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, saxophonist Tivon Pennicott, and pianist Emmet Cohen, celebrate the centennial of Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
Apr 30 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm
Wisconsin Union Theater
Ticketed Event
With some 29 GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY awards between them, legends Chucho Valdés and Paquito D’Rivera reunite on a tour celebrating their 60-year friendship.