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Introducing “Electroacoustic Voyages”, a concert showcase with a variety of creative approaches, including audiovisual c...
06/12/2026

Introducing “Electroacoustic Voyages”, a concert showcase with a variety of creative approaches, including audiovisual concertina, electronics, and percussive objects! This experimental but approachable bill features abstract but highly associative sounds meant to evoke memories and ignite imaginations, emphasizing the power and unusual beauty of exploratory sonic practices. You won’t want to miss it 🌟

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Thursday, June 25th | 7:00pm

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

$15

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Introducing our newest Small Wall Gallery feature, Bruce Pattison!Bruce Pattison (b. 1959, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) defies ...
06/11/2026

Introducing our newest Small Wall Gallery feature, Bruce Pattison!

Bruce Pattison (b. 1959, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) defies the labels that gallerists and critics have tried to place on his work. He has painted and drawn for decades.

As a young student he was inspired by images that he saw in Time Magazine of Jackson Pollock’s work. At Madison High School Pattison was fortunate to experience the teachings of Patricia Graham and the additional art exposure of the Art Satellite Program at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Pattison was especially moved by the work of Frida Kahlo when he visited her home in Mexico City.

These experiences confirmed his desire to make art. He studied studio art at UW Milwaukee in the 1980’s and 90’s and then exhibited in shows at St. Michael’s Waiting Room, Metropolitan Gallery, KM Art, Bay View Gallery and others.

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Exhibition | Saturday, June 13th - Saturday, July 18th

Opening Reception | June 13th | 4:00-6:00pm

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

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Sydney Short (She/Her) is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who just completed her BF...
06/11/2026

Sydney Short (She/Her) is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who just completed her BFA degree at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.

For the work exhibited in Dialogue, Short examines the conflicted space between the physical and the digital. She was raised in a suburban home resting just beyond midwestern farmlands, a place where wildlife moved just beyond the yard while the internet slowly moved into the house. Growing up between these forces shaped her understanding of identity as something that is formed through both tactile experience and digital influence. Utilizing materials and methods that have been passed down through the generations of her family—woodworking, fabrication, painting, sewing, and embroidery—she contrasts this lineage with the inclusion of technological artifacts that signal the digital age encroaching into memory and experience.

Dialogue is an annual Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts exhibition that honors and lifts up two emerging artists immediately after their BFA exhibitions have closed. Graduating BFA students are chosen from UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School for the Arts and MIAD in an opportunity designed to support and encourage emerging artists and build a stronger community between the two largest university level arts programs in Milwaukee.

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Exhibition | Saturday, June 13th - Saturday, July 18th

Opening Reception | June 13th | 4:00-6:00pm

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

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06/11/2026

Jazz Gallery presents Jazz Flux, drummer Victor Campbell, and the Bandit Shop Birthday Bash and Concert! Come join us and help celebrate birthdays for Jazz Flux, featuring tenor saxophonist and founder Jamill Shaw (June 5th), drummer Victor Campbell’s 68th birthday (June 3rd), and special guest owners Michelle, Liz and staff of the Bandit shop (June 1st).

Enjoy some great music from the jazz flux featuring tenor saxophonist Jamill Shaw and friends John Zaffiro on guitar, Ken Koust on piano, Aden Stier on bass and Victor Campbell on drums. Appetizers and wine will be served, as well as some special surprises.

The Bandit shop, a clothing store on Brady Street, recently lost its storage unit due to a fire. Donations at the door are $10 to $15 and all proceeds will go to the bandit shop.

All musicians are welcome to come down and sit in with the band. Don’t miss this special night. Come and enjoy the Jazz Flux experience!

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Saturday, June 13th | 7:00pm

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

$10-15

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Are you looking for an opportunity to perform on the historic Jazz Gallery stage in front of a supportive environment of...
06/09/2026

Are you looking for an opportunity to perform on the historic Jazz Gallery stage in front of a supportive environment of like-minded musicians? With our new Performance Workshop, you will have the opportunity to gain feedback from celebrated local musicians.

The Jazz Gallery stage is equipped with a well-maintained Yamaha grand piano, drum kit, and our renowned sound system. All instruments are welcome and performers may play solo or in groups.

ALL SKILL LEVELS, AGES, AND INSTRUMENTATION ARE WELCOMED!

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Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 | 7:00pm-9:00pm

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

$5

Please pre-register on our website under the event: jazzgallerycenterforarts.org

06/09/2026

Come down and check out a local Milwaukee jazz quartet that plays jazz from traditional swing, blues, Latin, bebop, and even some more modern jazz tunes!

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Friday, June 12th | 7:00pm

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

$10

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Irma Román (She/Her) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Milwaukee, WI, and one of this year’s featured artists! The...
06/09/2026

Irma Román (She/Her) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Milwaukee, WI, and one of this year’s featured artists! The work exhibited in Dialogue, titled The Other Irma, addresses feeling othered; by standard Western culture—through discrimination, marginalization, and/or ostracism. When speaking about the past, Román notes, “I struggled to find a space within the art community where I could feel visible and safe. These moments of “feeling out of place” inspired me to create a series of oil paintings that show how I feel after these experiences have occurred.” In response to those feelings and experiences, Román produced a series of figurative paintings with visual oppositions expressed inside the silhouette of a form, created using a photograph of herself.

Dialogue is an annual Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts exhibition that honors and lifts up two emerging artists immediately after their BFA exhibitions have closed. Graduating BFA students are chosen from UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School for the Arts and MIAD in an opportunity designed to support and encourage emerging artists and build a stronger community between the two largest university level arts programs in Milwaukee.

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Exhibition | Saturday, June 13th - Saturday, July 18th

Opening Reception | June 13th | 4:00-6:00pm

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

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Join us for the premiere of Father Figure, Mother Figure, Other Figure: a feature-length film by Neil Gravander! This ev...
06/08/2026

Join us for the premiere of Father Figure, Mother Figure, Other Figure: a feature-length film by Neil Gravander! This event will also feature performances from Sarah Long, Zack Pieper, and Secret Sister.

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Saturday, June 20th | 7:00pm

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

$10

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🌀 Here we go! We’ve got a bunch of great music and visual art events for you to choose from this month. Come down and st...
06/05/2026

🌀 Here we go! We’ve got a bunch of great music and visual art events for you to choose from this month. Come down and stay awhile! Here’s the lineup of everything going on at the Jazz Gallery in June 🌀

926 E Center St | Milwaukee, WI

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