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Jazz Series

Cost
June 10 - Subscriptions start at $254 | June 24 - Single tickets $8-$89
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Music

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.

Become a Jazz Series subscriber and save 20% off tickets!
2025–26 Jazz Series subscriptions will open to new subscribers on June 10. All single ticket sales will be available starting June 24.

Are you a current 2024-25 Jazz Series subscriber? Guarantee your same seats for the 2025-26 Jazz Series by renewing before May 30, 2025. Click below or call the box office at 608-265-2787 to learn more.

RENEW TODAY

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.

Seating chart of Shannon Hall showing Zone A, B and C

Starting June 10: Add any jazz concerts 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!

Presented by:

WUD Performing Arts Committee

Upcoming Events

Sep
25

Luedji Luna

Music
Sep 25 2025 | 7:30 - 9:30pm
Wisconsin Union Theater
Ticketed Event
Singing her truth as a Black Brazilian woman, Luedji Luna combines samba and afoxé with jazz and R&B to create a style with universal appeal.
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Oct
02
Oct 2 2025 | 7:30 - 9:30pm
Wisconsin Union Theater
Ticketed Event
With Hiromi’s explosive piano, Adam O’Farrill’s cool melodic trumpet, Gene Coye’s frenetic drums, and Hadrien Feraud’s funky bass, supergroup HIROMI’S Sonicwonder shocks, awes, and entertains.
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Nov
15

Samara Joy

Music
Nov 15 2025 | 7:30 - 9:30pm
Wisconsin Union Theater
Ticketed Event
Earning five GRAMMY Awards, including 2023’s Best New Artist, Samara Joy’s “live performances are just as breathtaking as experiencing her on wax” (JazzTimes).
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Feb
07
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.
Photo of Jason Moran wearing a blue suit, leaning on a railing with his arm extended towards the camera.
Feb
28
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.
Photo of Emmet Cohen leaning against a wooden desk.
Apr
30
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.
Photo of Chucho Valdes and Paquito D'Rivera standing next to each other with arms crossed, both wearing colorful patterned shirts