2024 full lineup coming soon
2023 lineup below
Headliner: Take 6
The most awarded a cappella group in history, heralded by Quincy Jones as the “Baddest vocal cats on the planet!” are the quintessential a cappella model for vocal genius.
With 10 Grammy Awards, 2 NAACP Image Awards, a Soul Train Award, and more, Take 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley) continues to bring extraordinary vocals to their worldwide audiences!
The band has worked with Ray Charles, Nnenna Freelon, Gordon Goodwin, Don Henley, Whitney Houston, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, k.d. lang, Queen Latifah, The Manhattan Transfer, Johnny Mathis, Brian McKnight, Luis Miguel, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Ben Tankard, Randy Travis, CeCe Winans, Stevie Wonder and Jacob Collier.
emcee: Dave Damiani
Dave Damiani is an American singer, songwriter, producer based out of Los Angeles, CA. Having started as a bartender at the famed CHARLIE O'S JAZZ CLUB in Valley Village, CA, Dave Damiani had the opportunity to work, learn and become friends with some of the best musicians on the planet. Legends like Earl Palmer, Marty Harris, Ross Tompkins, Sam Most, Teddy Edwards, John Heard, Roy McCurdy, Frank Capp, Ernie McDaniel, Dini Clarke, Danny Grissett, George Gaffney, Mark Murphy, and Richie Cole (just to name a few) took time to mentor Dave Damiani, share stories and chord changes.
Shortly after receiving his master's degree in Commercial Music from the California State University in Los Angeles, Dave began his pursuit to put together the perfect band with youth and style. His debut album "Watch What Happens" has been receiving worldwide airplay. Brad "Martini" Chambers was the first to discover Dave Damiani's originality. Brad has been playing him constantly on www.martiniinthemorning.com since 2013. Additionally, receiving airplay on over 300 radio stations and on Satellite Radio XM 71 (Siriusly Sinatra). In January Dave Damiani hosted his own hour on Sirius XM Siriuisly Sinatra #71, while hosting his good friend and New Jersey brother Joe Piscopo swung the studio say hi!
Dave Damiani & The No Vacancy Orchestra have produced shows with Frank Sinatra Enterprises, The Grove, Citi, Capital One, American Airlines, Jack Daniels, George Benson, Molly Ringwald, Bobby Ridel, Landau Murphy Jr., Hailey Reinhart, Renee Olstead, Steve Tyrel, Larry King.
Dave is also namesake of the famous ‘Dave Damiani Blueberry Salad’ available once a year, in his honor, at Wagner Market Oshkosh’
Benny Benack III
(FEATURING: Grant Geissman, Mar Vilaseca, Julio Reyes, Nicolas King)
By age 32, Emmy-nominated trumpeter and singer Benny Benack III has proven to be that rarest of talents: not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the postbop trumpet vernacular in the vein of Kenny Dorham and Freddie Hubbard, but also a singer with a sly, mature, naturally expressive delivery in the post-Sinatra mold, performing standards and his own astute songs with a thrilling sense of showmanship. This duel-threat ability was recognized by the 2022 Downbeat Critics Poll where he appeared as not only the #2 Rising Star Male Vocalist, but a top Rising Star Trumpeter as well. His superb intonation and bracing virtuosity enable him to handle astounding feats of originally composed vocalese (complex solos with written lyrics). On top of it all, he’s a highly capable pianist as well.
Benny has performed internationally as an Emcee/Host for the Youtube sensation Postmodern Jukebox, and achieved his own viral success amassing millions of views for his crooning alongside the Grammy-award winning “8-Bit Big Band”. In early 2020 he released A Lot of Livin’ to Do, the follow-up to his well-received 2017 debut One of a Kind. This sophomore effort, richly varied in mood and brimming with bop inflection, features bassist extraordinaire and Jazz ambassador Christian McBride (whose Grammy-award winning Big Band frequently calls upon Benny in the trumpet section) and drummer/producer Ulysses Owens, Jr., as well as the radiant Takeshi Ohbayashi on piano and Rhodes. His vocalese duet on “Social Call” from this album alongside fellow young star vocalist Veronica Swift became an instant smash hit single, being transcribed and learned by Jazz vocalists around the world.
Torme sings Torme
Steve March-Tormé with Tormé Sings Tormé!
A Tribute to the Life and Music of Mel Tormé
The first-born son of legendary jazz singer Mel Tormé presents a magical concert of music and memories. Using many of Mel and Marty Paich’s original musical arrangements written specifically for the “dektette”, and accompanied by an all-star, ten piece band, Steve March-Torme sings his father’s best known songs, including “Lulu’s Back in Town,” “Just One of Those Things,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing” and of course “Green Dolphin St.,” but with his very own, vocal flair. This show is thoroughly entertaining from the opening note to the last.
Don’t miss it!
Stuck on Blue
Delightful Jazz from some of the Valley’s Finest: Kelvin Kaspar, Jake Crowe, and Mike Malone
Vivo
Their creative passions to form a lively & contemporary jazz/pop, bossa/samba music ensemble called VIVO.
While Warren is famed for his saxophone work, you will also have the opportunity to experience his flute & melodica talents in VIVO. This lends a very international flair to some of the Spanish, Portuguese & French songs that Pam delights in singing. In addition, Tim enjoys coloring their material with his rich guitar chords and rhythms.
VIVO is WAMI's (Wisconsin Area Music Industry)“Jazz Artist of the Year” for 2015 and has been nominated for the same award this year. VIVO's new, recently released CD “This Is the Time” , features all original songs and has received very favorable reviews from The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel and the Milwaukee Examiner publications.
For this concert, VIVO will include one of Wisconsin's finest percussionists and former co-leader of Streetlife (House Band of the Milwaukee Bucks), Tony Wagner and Streetlife Bassist Dwayne Williams.