Arts + Lit Lab | Strollin’ Middleton Jazz Festival & Grand Opening of the Stone Horse Green

The celebration will kick off with our annual Friday night Strollin’ neighborhood jazz crawl in venues throughout downtown Middleton, including the Mustard Museum, Villa Dolce, Louisianne’s, Middleton Senior Center, and the Stone Horse Green.

On Saturday, the festivities will include more live jazz on the Stone Horse Green, along with family arts activities, dancing, and the opening ceremony. We’ll close the night with a headlining performance by the Alexander/McLean Quartet featuring Chicago’s Dee Alexander, vocals; John McLean, guitar; Emma Dayhuff, bass; and Charles Rick Heath IV, drums.

Sign up to volunteer during the festival here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054DAEAD2CAAFE3-middleton

MIDDLETON SENIOR CENTER
7448 Hubbard Avenue
5pm-6pm Middleton Jazz
6:30pm-7:30pm Red Hot Trad Jazz Band

NATIONAL MUSTARD MUSEUM
7447 Hubbard Avenue
5:30pm-6:30pm Doug White Trio featuring David Cooper and John Christensen
7pm MRS FUN

LOUISIANNE’S
7464 Hubbard Avenue
5:30-7:30pm Johnny Chimes

VILLA DOLCE
1828 Parmenter Street
6pm-7:30pm UW Student Combos
8pm-9pm UW Student Combos

STONE HORSE GREEN
7550 Hubbard Avenue
5pm Christo’s Novelty Combo
7pm Michael Camilleri’s Organ Trio
8:30pm Darren Sterud New Orleans Tribute

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
All activities on the
STONE HORSE GREEN
7550 Hubbard Avenue

10:00am-11:00am: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

1:00 Free Ice Cream by Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company, while supplies last.

1:00pm-5:00pm: Letterpress Printmaking and Sculpture on the Green with Art Lit Lab

1:00pm-1:30pm: Black Power Dance

2:00pm-3:30pm: Betsy Ezell Canção

3:30pm-4:00pm – Black Power Dance

4:30pm-6:00pm – Gerri DiMaggio World Unit

6:00pm-6:30pm – Black Power Dance

7:00pm – Alexander/McLean Quartet

Dee Alexander is one of Chicago’s most gifted and respected female vocalist/songwriters. Her talents span every music genre, from Gospel to R&B, from Blues to Neo-Soul. Yet her true heart and soul are experienced in their purest form through her performance of Jazz music. From a soft, sultry traditional ballad, to a contemporary Jazz-Funk groove; from a high flying swing, to a scat-filled romp, Dee Alexander delivers each style with a passion and love of music that comes across in each and every note, and with a style and grace that is truly her own.

John McLean’s career has included work as a guitarist, composer, arranger, producer, bandleader, and educator. Since completing his studies at the Berklee College of Music (B.M.) and the University of Miami (M.M.), he has toured throughout the world and appeared on over 50 recordings.