Now in its 20th year, the Isthmus Jazz Festival is a four-day celebration of America's homegrown art form. The free festival kicks off the summer season in one of Madison's most beautiful outdoor settings, the Memorial Union Terrace, with Lake Mendota as a glittering backdrop. A diverse crowd of students, jazz aficionados and casual fans fill the tables to hear a lineup that reflects a century's worth of jazz styles. Dixieland, big-band swing, bebop, Latin jazz and free jazz are all part of the mix, along with contemporary derivations like funk and hip-hop. The festival is committed to honoring jazz's glorious tradition while keeping one eye fixed on the future.

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Support Madison's premiere free showcase of jazz artists. Be among the first to know about upcoming jazz performances.

BEING A PATRON of the Isthmus Jazz Festival means you are supporting the development of new artists through our young jazzers program, helping bring the best jazz artists available and making it possible for the fest to be a sizzling success year after year.

BENEFITS at the Isthmus Jazz Festival on the Terrace - June 5-8, 2008:

• Tickets to see legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes
• Free Beverages in Patron area
• Exclusive opportunity to meet and greet performers
• Memorial Union weekend guest pass
• Reserved parking at Fest site

BENEFITS beyond the Fest:

• Special reception to meet and greet series artists
• Advance information about future jazz programming

PATRON TICKETS are available through:
Wisconsin Union Theater Box Office
800 Langdon St.
Madison, WI 53706
608 262 2201 (ph)
608 265 5084 (fax)
www.uniontheater.wisc.edu

Hours: Mon.Fri 11:30am - 5:30pm / Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Order your tickets today!
Price: $100. Deadline: May 17, 2007

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2008 JAZZ FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

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Thursday, June 5
7:00 PM: High School All Stars
8:30 PM: Gerri DiMaggio and Friends with Jeannie Woodall and Lynette
10:00 PM: Madison Jazz Orchestra

Friday, June 6
4:00 PM: Tim Whalen Presents a Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
6:00 PM: Typhanie Monique
8:00 PM: Richie Cole
10:00 PM: Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble

Saturday, June 7
2:00 PM: Joan Wildman
3:30 PM: Clamnation
5:00 PM: Get Down Mr. Cat
6:30 PM: Randy Sabien
8:00 PM: Special Ticketed Event: Roy Haynes
10:00 PM: Madisalsa

Sunday, June 8
11:00 AM: High School Jazz All-Stars
12:30 PM: Edgewood College Jazz Band
2:00 PM: Harmonious Wail