MAD TOAST LIVE!

Acclaimed Chicago musician, Marquis Hill, returns to the show.  This time he appears with his talented band!  This show is not to be missed.THE MARQUIS HILL BLACKTETWITHMARQUIS HILL on TrumpetCHRIS McBRIDE on Alto SaxJUSTIN THOMAS on VibesJOSHUA RAMOS on BassMAKAYA McCRAVEN on Drumsmarquishill.com

Our own Jackie Allen returns to Madison for this not-to-be-missed show. Share this with your friends!!Madison Music Collective, Mad Toast Live, the Improvisational Music Workshop,Janus Galleries, Ward-Brodt Music, Isthmus, WORT-FM, and The Brink Loungeproudly presentJACKIE ALLEN & COMPANYFeaturingJACKIE ALLEN on vocalsHANS STURM on bassJOHN MOULDER on guitarDAVE STOLER on keyboardDANE RICHESON on drums

Madison band Wook is a fusion of progressive rock with live electronics.

Founded in 2010, Graminy seeks to fuse the classical and grassroots tradi- tions, from Bach to bluegrass, from Co- pland to Celtic, from Gershwin to native American, from Kodaly to klezmer, and more. Drawing on all these styles, Graminy composes and arranges all its music and calls it Class-Grass.Graminy’s music focuses on themes of ecology and place. The name derives from the botanical name for the grass family, Gramineae, as their music draws on the entire family of grassroots tradi- tions, from all places and ecologies.Their  new CD, “Germinations: A Blue- grass Symphony in D” has been nominated for awards in several categories at this year’s MAMA Awards (Madison Area Music Awards).www.graminy.net

Eleanor Mayerfeld is the 2011 Frontenac Old Time Music Fiddle Champion, the youngest winner ever. Formerly a member of Sonora Strings, the touring violin ensemble of Suzuki Strings of Madison, Eleanor has toured with them in Puerto Rico, Door County, and California.  Currently a member of the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra.  Mike  has  played in many groups, most notably the Barn Owl Band, with whom he recorded three albums and appeared on the National Public Radio Show A Prairie Home Companion. Mike is a composer and his folk tunes have been recorded by many folk artists.www.elmduo.net

Featuring Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown’s original “funky drummer”!), Eric Koppa (sax), John Prigge (harmonica & vocals), members of the Bowser Band, Madison’s own Pauli Ryan (percussion) and Chris Aaron (guitar)!   Part Two of Two.http://www.reverbnation.com/shamanjuan

Featuring Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown’s original “funky drummer”!), Eric Koppa (sax), John Prigge (harmonica & vocals), members of the Bowser Band, Madison’s own Pauli Ryan (percussion) and Chris Aaron (guitar)!   Part One of Two.http://www.reverbnation.com/shamanjuan

Madison’s own international/national gypsy jazz, swing treasure.http://www.wail.com/

Occidental Gypsy is pioneering the sound of World Gypsy Pop. Their mélange of uptempo, high-energy rhythms of Gypsy, melded with the catchy melodic hooks of Pop delivers a thrilling auditory experience to listeners.http://occidentalgypsy.com/

While being one of our community's top jazz saxophonists and flutists, like so many great jazz artists through the decades, Hanah Jon Taylor seems to have garnered greater accolades in Europe and other foreign locales than in his own backyard. Over the years Taylor has brought his highly-intuitive and envelope-pushing style of playing to enthusiastic audiences in all corners of the globe. Just returning from concerts in Poland and Paris, he will bring to Madison a top-flight group of Chicago musicians including pianist Jim Baker, Alex Wing on bass, guitar and oud, and percussionist Dushun Mosley for our "Jazz on a Sunday" spring series finale. 

Chicago Jazz mandolin player, Don Stiernberg, is joined by Andy Brown & Jim Cox for a wonderful afternoon of music. donstiernberg.com/video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuH6gjq7LMw

Led by long time Madison front man, Mike Droho, Compass Rose combines beat box, guitar and violin to create strong pop music. We have been trying for years to get them on the show! http://www.mikedroho.com/ video  http://youtu.be/LeTHJea2LNE

Robert 'One-Man' Johnson sings classic and original blues & ragtime songs and plays guitar, harmonica, hi-hat cymbal and footpiano ...simultaneously http://www.housedogmusic.com/home.html video

Johannes Wallmann, the new director of Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, put together a of world class ensemble to play his beautiful original compositions.  We teamed up with the Madison Music Collective to put on this memorable show. The Band: Johannes Wallmann on piano David Cooper on trumpet Darren Sterud on trombone John Christensen on bass Devin Drobka on drums Marty Erickson on tuba http://www.johanneswallmann.com/ video  http://youtu.be/J1fSNA8K9SQ

Led by Jimmy Voegeli, The Jimmys powerfully blend rock, soul, and swing into a fun and energetic show. http://www.thejimmys.net/

Accomplished Milwaukee based blues performer Steve Cohen. http://www.stevecohenblues.com/index.html video http://youtu.be/v9lUXqPLKiw

Arguably the greatest living keeper of the bebop flame, alto saxophonist Richie Cole returns to Madison in this season kickoff program for Madison Music Collective’s “Jazz on a Sunday” series hosted by Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines of Mad Toast Live.  Richie will be joined by a rhythm section led by our celebrated local pianist Dave Stoler. http://www.richiecole.com/Richie_Cole/HOME.html Wat the video here

After Rolling Stone and Spin hailed his 1992 release, “Can You Fly” a masterpiece, its success led to a major label deal with Elektra (produced by Butch Vig), for whom Johnston released “This Perfect World in 1994, which included his breakthrough hit, “Bad Reputation”.  Other critically acclaimed albums followed and critics have continue to praise Johnston effusively, solidifying his reputation as one of the finest and most singular voices in the singer-songwriter genre.  Splitting his time between NYC and Madison, you may have caught Freedy in past years in rare Madison shows with Garbage alums, Butch Vig and Doug Erikson and Madison main-stays James “Pie Cown, Bill “Stick” Bielefeld and Jay Moran in their clandestine cover-band, The Know-It-All-Boyfriends. www.freedyjohnston.com

Returning to his native home, Chicago, was the catalyst for his newly released sol debut, “Midwest”, which features a highly seasoned group of musicians including violist Eyvind Kant (Bill Frisell, Beck), multi-instrumentalist Mark Spencer (Son Volt), cellist Christopher Hoffman (Henry Threadgill), Seattle singer-songwriter Rachel Harrington and mandolin legend Don Stiernberg. http://www.adamjamessorensen.com/

Micah Olsan & the OCD Big Band is an indie folk ensemble that likes to explore as much musical territory as possible. You'll hear bits of jazz and funk and world music interwoven through any given set. http://www.reverbnation.com/micaholsan video http://youtu.be/1MiqB_YDfCU

Singer-Songwriter Zachary Scot Johnson http://www.zacharyscotjohnson.com/ video http://youtu.be/ZdS3POQxj8Y

The multi-award winning Lucas Cates Band is back!   These guys deliver a powerful acoustic set. http://www.lucascates.com/index.html video http://youtu.be/-fxzFhyoRl0

Arkadiy ARKAN Yushin is guitarist-virtuoso of American-European musical background, a master of several guitar styles. http://www.arkanmusic.com/ Video http://youtu.be/B5EMxAiDXiU

(part two) Jazz meets hip hop as Madison’s most celebrated spoken word poet, Rob Dz, joins forces with the New Breed Quartet, one of Madison’s top jazz bands.  Like a jazz artist, Mr. Dz composes spontaneously using words instead of music, and his latest collaboration with the New Breed will create original material that draws on contemporary characteristics of each genre while allowing generous space for improvisation.

Jazz meets hip hop as Madison’s most celebrated spoken word poet, Rob Dz, joins forces with the New Breed Quartet, one of Madison’s top jazz bands.  Like a jazz artist, Mr. Dz composes spontaneously using words instead of music, and his latest collaboration with the New Breed will create original material that draws on contemporary characteristics of each genre while allowing generous space for improvisation.

Mark Adkins returns to Mad Toast Live with a new lineup in his band Subvocal.   The group is described as "Folk Noir." www.subvocal.net/home.html

Dakota Windancer is best described as a “Man of Spirit” , with gifts of spiritual wealth to share.   He plays an assortment of beautiful native flutes and is joined by percussionist  Jesse Warmka. peacefulheart.net/dakota-windancer/

Local group Field & James (Field Stark and James Eisele) recently released a new recording, I Get the Best of You. http://fieldandjames.com/ video http://youtu.be/bGu1xS8Klx0

An active and exciting new songwriter on the Madison and WI scenes, Brandon Beebe was the recent recipient of a 2012 Madison Music Award for "Best New Artist". "Gently finger-picked acoustic guitar and vocals are deceptive; a close listen reveals layers of delicate sounds that are simply a joy to delve into. At times he can seem much older than his years. His lyrics are deeply felt and bear the mark of someone who has a lifetime of experiences to draw from." (Rick Tvedt / Local Sounds Magazine) video http://youtu.be/iBKYHK0BIXA

Part Two Guitarist-composer-producer Luke Polipnick returns to Madison with a special group of top improvisers from New York City (drummer Mike Pride) and the Twin Cities (saxophonist Brandon Wozniak and bassist Adam Linz) to kick off a Fall Midwestern tour. Luke and his band-mates exemplify the eclectic approach that many of our younger creative musicians are taking today, moving with great skill and confidence as they cross and integrate musical genres, while infusing their music with the improvisational spirit and masterful technique so central to good jazz. For “Jazz on a Sunday,” Luke’s group will be performing new music that he composed for the group’s Fall tour. He describes it as featuring “thematic material from folksy to rocking but rooted in jazz, appealing to fans of “post rock,” folk, reggae, free improvisation and mainstream jazz.” http://www.lukepolipnick.com/ Video http://youtu.be/dG0dHT-LkEY

Part One Guitarist-composer-producer Luke Polipnick returns to Madison with a special group of top improvisers from New York City (drummer Mike Pride) and the Twin Cities (saxophonist Brandon Wozniak and bassist Adam Linz) to kick off a Fall Midwestern tour. Luke and his band-mates exemplify the eclectic approach that many of our younger creative musicians are taking today, moving with great skill and confidence as they cross and integrate musical genres, while infusing their music with the improvisational spirit and masterful technique so central to good jazz. For “Jazz on a Sunday,” Luke’s group will be performing new music that he composed for the group’s Fall tour. He describes it as featuring “thematic material from folksy to rocking but rooted in jazz, appealing to fans of “post rock,” folk, reggae, free improvisation and mainstream jazz.” http://www.lukepolipnick.com/ Video  http://youtu.be/RErtS9q2rlg

Episode 2 of 2 Karen and Pete graced our show a couple years back and we've never quite recovered...not sure we want to.  This soulful folk duo played another great show.  Enjoy! http://www.karensavoca.com/index.html Video http://youtu.be/90zHn8F5vLo

Episode 1 of 2 Karen and Pete graced our show a couple years back and we've never quite recovered...not sure we want to.  This soulful folk duo played another great show.  Enjoy! http://www.karensavoca.com/index.html Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf6HHEJjj10

Great local folk rock band Whiskey Farm plays their well crafted songs including beautiful harmonies and skilled musicians. http://thewhiskeyfarm.com/ video http://youtu.be/oZabNHn1D9Q

Eclectic songwriter, and member of the Madison band the Blueheels, Robby Schiller plays a powerful set. http://blueheels.bandcamp.com/ video http://youtu.be/hFDYeZrXRc0

Superb guitarist, songwriter and storyteller Dan Hazlett. http://danhazlett.com/ video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4XYNlnD4Cg

These iconic musicians recently ended a 17-year stint at the Avenue Bar playing their  brand of Dixieland Jazz.  Now they can be found at festivals and other venues all over! video http://youtu.be/T30slj2aeWk

Twin Cities-based Laura Caviani (piano) and Pete Whitman (tenor saxophone) and Madison’s John Schaffer (bass) and Rand Moore (drums) explore themes by famous classical composers using improvisation in a straight–ahead jazz format. http://www.lauracaviani.com/ Video  http://youtu.be/wJ2VefR1AYk

Hendrickson's new record, "Walking With Angels", produced by Bo Ramsey (Greg Brown, Lucinda Williams) spent 25 weeks in the Top 20 on Roots Music Report's Folk charts and is in regular rotation at nearly 100 stations across the country including Nashville's award-winning WSM-AM "The Legend". http://www.erniehendrickson.com/ video http://youtu.be/Qs2JEPaS6nE

After spending the the past year in Nashville, Milwaukee singer-songwriter Colin O'Brien has a new CD called "After A Song", featuring some of Nashville's finest musicians. colingobrien.com video youtu.be/MbS_gazDfzw

Legendary Madison band, Honor Among Thieves, plays an epic show on July 7 2012.  It is great to finally have this band on the show! www.myspace.com/honoramongthievesmadison Recorded on Location at the Harmony Bar www.myspace.com/theharmonybar Video http://youtu.be/nkqLhB_Q-LY

Safety Last! is a 4-piece acoustic ensemble, performing “Sophisticated Western Swing & Old-School Jazz.” http://www.reverbnation.com/safetylast Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xImUdNTuHB4

Though their influences hail from much further south, the Oak Street Ramblers call home the East Side of Madison, WI. A bluegrass band in the tradition of Flatt and Scruggs, Jimmy Martin, and Hazel Dickens, the Oak Street Ramblers specialize in bluegrass stompers, classic country weepers, and originals that, lyrical content aside, wouldn't sound out of place at a barn dance circa 1954. http://www.reverbnation.com/theoakstreetramblers Video  http://youtu.be/Sha-oQHGAl4

They play all original music from their heart and souls. An acoustic groove. A modern sound on old instruments. High energy banjo and guitar with deep, thought-provoking lyrics with a conscience. http://www.reverbnation.com/themelonheads Video  http://youtu.be/cmUGVaouL1c

Sparkling acoustic sounds and powerful contagious chemistry, Patchouli’s down-to-earth, hopeful songwriting is “New American Folk” blending elements of folk, pop, flamenco and jazz with world beat rhythms. Their sound has been described as “the harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel meet the guitar brilliance of the Gipsy Kings. After 12 years of non-stop touring and the release of their 15th CD, "Terra Guitarra: Dragonfly", Patchouli has truly earned the title, “the hardest working folk duo in America”. http://www.patchouli.net/ Video http://youtu.be/c82GX-EpyxY

Thomas Kivi and Sarah Pray are Wisconsin-raised songwriters who met in the Minneapolis springtime. A Hank Williams song sung on the back porch turned into a folk/country duo eager to travel. Kivi & Pray covered 10,000 miles over the next two years as they toured in Europe and the U.S. Their new duo live EP, "Winter in Decatur" is available as a digital download. kivipray.bandcamp.com/ Video http://youtu.be/aP3eqFG7x7c

Born into the age of rock & roll but influenced by live performances of Doc Watson and Bill Monroe and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's seminal "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" in the early 1970's, they put away the electric amps and guitars and developed a unique acoustic/bluegrass style. A truly iconic Wisconsin band for almost four decades, we're thrilled to finally have them on MTL! http://piperroad.com/ Video http://youtu.be/smgF5IFvDOA

"Jamie-Sue Seal and John Latini put together musical shows that go way beyond hipster folk. Exceptional musicianship com- bined with enormous wit and engaging showmanship, they are the real deal." Michael Curths concert Pro- moter, Ann Arbor Michigan smokinsleddogrecords.com/_latini__seal__duo/ video http://youtu.be/8DBn2BCcLMI

The UW Russian Folk Orchestra, now in its 15th season, is a unique ensemble performing Russian and other East-European folk music on authentic Russian instruments, balalaikas and domras. The orchestra was founded and is directed by Victor Gorodinsky. The RFO is made up of two groups of authentic Russian stringed instruments: balalaikas and domras, it uses accordions, bayans (button accordions), as well as various woodwind and percussion instruments. http://www.russorch.wisc.edu/ Video  http://youtu.be/wDUup7EHzFI

Yuriy Kolosovskiy was born in Rostov-on-Don Russia and started playing the Prima Domra at age 9. He spent 6 years in public music school after which he attended Rostov State College of Music (from 2000-2004) studying music composition, conducting and orchestration. While in College, he received numerous awards for his outstanding talent and technique. After Graduation, Kolosovskiy had the honor of being a soloist in the Rostov State Folk Philharmonic Orchestra with whom he played for two and a half years. In 2006, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin where he now resides. Since moving here, Kolosovskiy has played with the University of Wisconsin Russian Folk Orchestra where his talent has been showcased (most recently in the piece "Woolen Boots" this last season). He has also a member of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America (BDAA) since 2007 and has performed in various venues around the Madison area, including numerous Russian folk festivals. He has just finished recording his first solo CD "Sounds of the Domra". www.russorch.wisc.edu/ Video http://youtu.be/jyvXbO3fb-Q

The New York Times says that “hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge of free jazz.” Ms. Crispell returns to Madison to perform solo and with a trio that includes Chicago-based “free jazz” stalwarts Harrison Bankhead and Avreeayl Ra and Madison-based multi-instrumentalist JoAnne Pow!ers. http://marilyncrispell.com/