Max Brown is a trombonist, composer, and arranger, who plays music in all styles but mainly focuses on jazz. Max is currently based in Chicago Illinois and is working his way into the city's jazz scene. Before moving to Chicago, was living in his hometown; Madison Wisconsin and he is still active in the Madison […]

Join long-time musical collaborators Tim Sullivan on woodwinds, Jeremy Boettcher on bass, and Josh Gallagher on drums for an engaging evening of playful and adventurous music. Since graduating from ECMHS in 2002, Sullivan has performed extensively throughout the U.S. and overseas, served as a lead teaching artist and curriculum developer with the Apollo Theater and […]

Single Stem is the solo singer/songwriter act of Marjorie Craemer and her guitar.

Paul Hecht brings a wide musical curiosity and a commitment to jazz traditions in the piano/keyboard trio format. Hecht trained with musicians from Detroit and Chicago and now divides his time between Chicago and Eau Claire.

Jim Phillips is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter with a Lakely line-up of Americana, acoustic rock, and originals.

Jazz Flux is a group comprising several of Milwaukee’s most active performing jazz musicians. The love of jazz has brought this group together to create and maintain one of America’s great musical traditions. The group derives it’s unique sound from elements of hip hop, R&B, and pop while incorporating elements of those genres into it’s […]

The Cathy Reitz Trio features Cathy on vocals/Melodica and two of her favorite musicians, Jeff Reitz on woodwinds and Nick Poss on piano. We have been performing together for over 20 years. We have years of musical experience and would like to share it with you. Our entertaining song list covers over 100 years of […]

Davey J has shared his soulful sound throughout the Chippewa Valley for 25 years and takes the listeners through time with his set list of rock, blues, and folk music.

Robert Baca is the director of Jazz Studies at UW-Eau Claire and has toured with Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatria, Blood Sweat and Tears, and many others, as well as being a mainstay player in the twin cities for 38 years. Alec Baca is a 2013 graduate of Memorial High School, now a highly active trumpet […]

An evening of instrumental standards and improvisations, amongst friends. Luke Callen is a songwriter and singer based in the Upper-Midwest - who typically performs original music inspired by the natural world. He has toured internationally and released two full length albums of his own. This evening he will be performing a set of original instrumentals […]

Wyatt Thomson possesses a voice that echos the soundscapes of the dance halls, supper clubs, and road houses that still litter the landscape of his home in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin. ​Citing Tom Waits as his biggest influence, it’s safe to say that Thomson (Like Waits) seems to have skipped right over decades of […]

Simon Cropp is a flatpick guitarist and country and bluegrass songwriter. His performance style is equal parts dive bar bravado and fireside introspection. Simon’s songwriting style is plainspoken storytelling, channeling classic country themes of love, heartbreak, and the landscapes he travels through. Both as a solo act and with his band Slapdash Bluegrass, Simon has […]

𝙃𝙮𝙥-𝙣𝙤-𝙜𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙖 is the transitional state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep. Hypnogogic Pulse is a trio consisting of guitar, modular synth, and SuperCollider software synth. They perform gently tense and calming ambient soundscapes creating a sense of wakeful meditation. Paired with immersive visuals, their shows generate an abstract and emotional cinematic experience.

Expect an evening of acoustic folk music in the vein of Nick Drake, Alejandro Escovedo, Jackson Browne, Townes Van Zandt, Gram Parsons, Fred Eaglesmith, Julie Miller, and beyond.  Music of darkness and light, sin and salvation.  Adams will focus heavily on the upcoming album “Sprinkle Your Crumbs On My Grave” and songs from previous release […]