EASTSIDE JAZZFEST IV

Written by Jamie Breiwick on 13 January 2012.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2012 • 6:00 - 10:00 PM  

MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER 325 W WALNUT ST  MILWAUKEE, WI 53212-3868 (414) 267-2900

Dan Nimmer Trio
Manty Ellis Quartet
Who's Your Daddy Trio
Milwaukee Jazz Vision Student Combo

Official Sponsors: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, JT Bones, Brother Thelonius  

The Eastside Jazzfest was organized by three veteran Milwaukee musicians who saw a definite need for Milwaukee’s jazz scene to be recognized apart from other music festivals in the region. Neil Davis, Jamie Breiwick and Kevin Hayden organized the first festival to showcase the unique sound and talent of Milwaukee’s jazz scene – particularly that of the city’s vibrant Eastside. Seven groups took the stage to display what veteran and emerging jazz talent Milwaukee has to offer. The event was a huge success, so much that its organizers decided to continue the EASTSIDE JAZZFEST on a bi-annual basis.

Black Owl at The Jazz Estate

Written by Jamie Breiwick on 11 January 2012.

Black Owl was a Cheyenne Indian Chief. Black Owl was a 40’s crime fighter comic. Black Owl is a trio from Milwaukee with Jesse Lee Montijo on alto sax, Ben Hans on drums and Steve Peplin on guitar. Steeped in the American musical tradition, Black Owl is all about compositional improvisation. Audience members can construct titles and ideas for the band to realize, (on a clipboard which is passed around to those interested) which adds a whole new level of interaction with an audience. As for the inevitable verbal description of Black Owl’s music, it’s textures are vastly disparate, from spacious ambience to doomy sludge, from bebop to delta blues, Black Owl sounds like listening.