Make Music Day
Jun
21
2:00 PM14:00
Performance

Make Music Day

Make Music Day!

Saturday, June 21st 2:00-10:00

At the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts - 926 East Center Street

The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts will be opening their doors to the public for Make Music Day Milwaukee on June 21st from 2-10 pm. All ages, free.

Come and explore electronic and percussive instruments, music production, sequencing, have a chance to meet local Milwaukee electronic music vendors, demonstrations, beat-making, sampling, tape loops and free improvisation. The Out There Series will have a music production table set up outside to jam and will offer an outdoor group sound walk. All are welcome to stay for the evening concert. 

Ring in the Summer Solstice with a worldwide day of music making!

Schedule:

2-4 pm Play & Explore: Electronics, Sampling, Synths

  • Vendors:

    • Lorna Dune - Ableton, synths, samples, beats

    • RJ Mann - Golfshoe synths, drum machines

    • Mike Coakley - Voltage & Co synths and drum machines

    • Martin Defatte - Ableton Move samples and music production

4-6 pm  Experiment & Learn: Tape Loops & Improv Techniques

  • Presenters:

    • 4-4:30 pm Martin Defatte - Tape Loops

    • 5-5:30 pm Rick Ollman - Improv Techniques

6-6:30 pm Outdoor Group Sound Walk 

  • Presenters:

    • John Larkin and the Out There Series

8-10 pm Concert

Participants: Out There Series, Milwaukee Synth Meet, Golfshoe Studios, Ableton Milwaukee User Group, Voltage & Company

 
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Jazz Up: Poetry Workshop
May
29
to Jul 17
Community

Jazz Up: Poetry Workshop

Jazz Up: Poetry Workshop

Thursdays May 29th — July 17th, 7PM — 9 PM

Instrumental music can influence mood and feelings, particularly jazz. How can this inform our writing?

May we play around and find out about this magic ourselves. In this series Jazz It Up in collaboration with Jazz Gallery, we will see, or rather hear, how jazz music affects what is produced on the page. Art off of art, ekphrastic in ways. Tune into a sense that often gets neglected as a poet's muse. 

What could this sound like? Well, local MKE jazz artists will play a song (or two) live whether improv or created prior. During, poets will write. There will be specific prompts for further guidance.

$125 for all 8 workshops in series or $25 per workshop ($25 for whole workshop series for students, vets, and those in need). Hybrid option available.

Please sign up with QR code above or contact yetskd09@gmail.com

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Dialogue: Two Emerging Artists 2025 Exhibition
May
24
to Jul 19
Art

Dialogue: Two Emerging Artists 2025 Exhibition

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Opening Reception — Saturday, May 24th, 2025 from 4 – 6 PM

For this annual exhibition JGCA  invites two recent BFA grads, one from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and one from UWM Peck School of the Arts to participate in a two-person exhibition and related programming. This opportunity is designed as important encouragement and professional opportunities to two emerging Milwaukee artists as they transition from student to professional life.

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3:33am
Mar
22
to May 10
Art

3:33am

Opening Reception — Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 4–6 PM

3:33am, a solo exhibition of works by Kierston Ghaznavi, invites the audience to step into the space between dreams and waking life, a liminal hour rich with symbolism and personal exploration. Inspired by the numerological meaning of 3:33—trusting intuition, embracing creativity, and fostering personal growth—this exhibition reflects Kierston Ghaznavi’s journey through grief, dreams, and self-discovery.

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