RESERVATIONS: 608-258-8787 or magnus@chorus.net
with date, number in party, time last name and contact number.
(This page updated 5/7/08)
Restaurant Magnus Music Schedule
The Restaurant Magnus bar and stage area is a venue for live
music. Individual and small groups of local musicans play
Sunday through Thursday.
Full local, national and, on occassion, international musical
acts perform in the late evening on Fridays and Saturdays.
Most performances feature South American or Jazz music. For
a taste of what these musicians sound like, click on the links
in the text or on the pictures to take you to an individual
musician's web site.
 SUNDAYS
- STEVEN MEYER
Every Sunday:
Steven Meyer, 7pm, no cover
Sunday nights at the Magnus just wouldn't be the same without
popular Steve Meyer. With a fun and upbeat stage presence,
Steve plays flamenco, bossa nova and jazz with flair and ornamentation.
He calls his first set "the coffee set" and the
second his "wine set".
A great way to close out the weekend is to come down to the
Magnus, order a couple tapas and listen to Steve play.
Steve has recently released his first CD "Steven Meyer
Plays Guitar". You can get copies of this at Steven
Meyer Plays Guitar.
 
MONDAYS - TIM WHALEN OR DAVE STOLER
Dave Stoler and
Tim Whalen bring
their considerable skills, sensitivity and talent to Monday
evenings from 7-9pm.
Dave and Tim are both great improvisationalists and getting
to see them featured up close and personal as solists is a
wonderful treat. Check
out Dave's solo CD. Dave - 5/5, 6/2, 6/16, 6/30, 7/14,
7/28, 8/11, 8/25, Tim- 5/12, 5/19, 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21,8/4,
8/18  
TUESDAYS TIM WHALEN/DAVE COOPER
OR ALISON MARGARET
Alison
Margaret and the Tim
Whalen/Dave Cooper Duo alternate Tuesday evenings from
7-9pm, no cover
You may know Alison from her star Jazz Ensemble that graces
the Magnus stage once a month on Friday and Saturday nights.
She is also a graduate level classical pianist who brings
her talents with pieces by Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Chopin
and Poulanc on alternate Tuesday evenings. Tim Whalen on Jazz
Piano and Dave Cooper on Trumpet is a rare treat to see these
great musicians trading ideas. Fantastic. Alison - 4/29, 5/13,
5/27,6/10, 6/24, 7/22, 8/5, 8/19. Tim/Dave -
5/6, 5/20, 6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/29, 8/12, 8/26
 WEDNESDAYS
- SCOTT STENTON
Every Wednesday:
Scott Stenten, 7pm, no cover
Scott is virtuoso guitar player of multiple instruments
all played at the same time. You'll get to see him playing
two guitars at once. Double-necked guitars and his programmable
pedals all add to a show of subtle pyrotechnics.
THURSDAYS - FRANCESCA JOHNSON
Every other Thursday, Jazz Vocalist Francesca
Johnson with Peruvian guitarist Richardi Hirdener, 8pm-10pm,
no cover. Start the weekend early with a mix of swing,
bebop, hot, cool and modern jazz standards. 5/8, 5/22, 6/5,
6/19, 7/3, 7/17, 7/31, 8/14, 8/21
WEEKEND MUSIC AND SPECIAL EVENTS: 
May 2008 Music @ Restaurant Magnus
Friday,
May 9th: Tim
Whalen NONET, 9:30pm, $7 Cover These cats can blow.
One of the hottest ensembles ever to grace a Wisconsin stage.
The charts are stellar and the playing is even better.
Saturday, May 10th: Ryan Meisel Trio, 9:30pm, no cover.
Ryan is an accomplished saxophonist ever expanding
sounds that can come from it. Effervescent and intelligent
music that will keep you on the edge of your seat all night
long. 
Friday,
May 16th: Caravan
Gypsy Swing Trio, no cover. Chris and
Ed have a super tight groove showing they've spent countless
hours in the woodshed
working out intricate licks and duos that must be heard to
be believed. Always
an awesome show.
Saturday, May 17th: Alison
Margaret Jazz Ensemble, 9:30pm, $5. There's gutsy joy
in Alison's voice, lyric on one phrase and dramatic on the
next. She'll chew you up, spit you out, and you'll feel like
a better person after it's all done.
Friday, May 23rd: Stellanovas
9:30pm NO COVER. With Chris in his pork pie hat on fiddle,
Mary Raines on the cello, this duo brings back the relaxed
entertainment of
the speakeasy. Great players.
  
Saturday, May 24th: X-String Quartet,
9:30pm, $5. Raquel Paraiso and Pancho Lopez, Authors of "A
Collection of Latin American Folk Songs" have put together
a quartet of South American string musicians to play Columbian
folk music. All acoustic and all tasty
Friday, May 30th: Executive Tea Set, 9:30pm,
no cover.
 Saturday,
May 31st: SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE! Andreas
Kapsalis Trio, 9:30pm $7 cover The Andreas Kapsalis
Trio, whose home base is Chicago, has elements of Mediterranean,
Latin, Americana, Bubble gum, Middle Eastern and Flamenco
all rolled into a post Michael Hedges eight finger lead technique
that will leave you breathless. This is my "must see"
show pick of the month.
Click on either the pic or the name of the band to get a taste
of their sound.
June 2008 Music @ Restaurant Magnus
Friday,
June 6th:
Lynette Margulies Duo 9:30pm, No cover
Saturday, June 7th: Kid Jordan Second Line,
9:30pm, $5 The Kid Jordan Second Line, New Orleans jazz
feat. members of Mama Digdown's Brass Band and the Profits.
Ben "Kid" Bell Berne - trumpet, Jordan Cohen - drums, Steven
Rogness - trombone Scott Lamps - bass, Dave Stoler - piano.
You won't find them online except here, but that should change
soon as these guys are great!
Friday,
June 13th: Ryan Meisel Trio, 9:30pm, no cover.
Saturday,
June 14th: Caravan
Gypsy Swing, 9:30pm, $5 Cover
Friday,
June 20th: Stellanovas
9:30pm, no cover
Saturday, June 21th: Tim
Whalen "Art Blakey Tribute Band", 9:30pm, $7.
Friday, June 27th: Alison
Margaret Jazz Ensemble, 9:30pm, no cover. Last chance
to catch Alison for a couple of months as she and Chris Ruppenthal
(Caravan Gyspy Swing) are tying the knot on July 11th and
then they are off to parts unknown for a good long spell.
Congratulations, you two!
 Saturday,
June 28thth: Shawn
Maxwell Quartet, 9:30pm, $5. Shawn and his quartet
were so well received and had such a good time that this Chicago
band is back again for his second visit to the Restaurant
Magnus Stage. Fabulous, straight ahead saxophone led jazz.
What better way to spend a summer's night?
July 2008 Music @ Restaurant Magnus
 Friday,
July 4th - CLOSED
Saturday, July 5th - CLOSED FOR PRIVATE PARTY
Friday, July 11th: Yid
Vicious, 9:30pm, no cover. 12 years and still wearing
the same clothes (yust yidding), funky cool sweaty fools Yid
Vicious got it going on with Klezmer revisited. They are plumb
fun, plumb crazy and their clarinets, saxophones, fiddle,
horn, vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, prima, drums and sometimes
theremin will get the joint a jumpin'. Show of the month!
 Saturday,
July 12th: Lynette
Margulies, 9:30pm, $5 Lynette is aprime mover of Jazz
in the Madison area, was a member of "4 Chairs, No Waiting"
has played with local luminaries such as Ben Sidran, and in
2007 won the MAMA award for best female vocalist. She's
recently released a new CD "The Love of Life"
so we can probably expect some of these songs to be featured.
Friday, July 18th: Pawan Benjamin Quartet,
9:30pm, nocover.The boys are home from music school for
the summer and they are bringing on the jams.
Saturday,
July 19th: Tim
Whalen "Nonet" , 9:30pm, $7 Cover.
Oh yes! They are back again bringing the best in nine piece
Jazz...Tim Whalen . piano / musical director, Joel Adams .
trombone, Dave Cooper . trumpet, Jon Schipper . trumpet, Paul
Daugherty . tenor saxophone, Al Falaschi . alto saxophone,
Anders Svanoe . baritone saxophone, Nick Moran . acoustic
bass, Jamie Ryan . drums
Friday, July 25th: Susan Hofer Trio, 9:30pm,
no cover.
Saturday, July 26th: Los Surenos Del Norte, 9:30pm,
$5 The first time I saw this band, they had shown up to
the Weary Traveler Free House and asked if they might play
a few tunes. By the end of the first number, they had the
entire crowd swaying to the music and humming along to their
catchy tunes. By the end of the night, a few of the tables
and benches had heel and shoe marks from people dancing. What
a fun band for a summer night!
August 2008 Music @ Restaurant Magnus
 Friday,
August 1st: Alison Margaret Jazz Ensemble, 9:30pm no cover,
Alison is back from her honeymoon and ready to bring some
Hot August Nights to the stage of Restaurant Magnus, with
sultry singing, colorful piano, vibraphones and bass. We'll
have lots of cool drinks ready.
Saturday, August 2nd: John Lombardo and Swingtime
Music, 9:30pm, $5 Classic Jazz tunes artfully done
by musicians with the ears and chops to bring off even the
most difficult arrangements effortlessly. They have built
quite a following, so be sure to come a little early to get
the best seats. (tentative - call 258-8787 to confirm)
Friday, August 8th: Sabaroso,
9:30pm, nocover. Saboroso are a band out to have a lot
of fun. All acoustic, with too many percussion instruments
to mention, Kelly Mella on vocals, saxophone, and occasional
flute parts make up the instrumentation. With infectious grooves
made up of Brazilian samba and bossa nova, the night grooves
along like a minty mojito.
Saturday, August 9th: Closed for Private Party
Friday, August 15th: Nieoterik Sextet, 9:30pm,
no cover. The members of Pawan Benjamin Quartet are joined
by two more friends for a rollicking evening of Jazz.
Saturday,
August 16th: Tim
Whalen "Art Blakey Tribute Band", 9:30pm, $7.
Tim Whalen . piano, Anders Svanoe . alto saxophone, Jamie
Breiwick . trumpe,t Woody Mankowski . tenor saxophone, Joel
Adams . trombone, Nick Moran . acoustic bass, Jamie Ryan .
drums
 Friday,
August 22nd: Richard
Slayton Trio 9:30pm no cover.
Saturday, August 23rd: Tony
Casteneda Latin Jazz Band , 9:30pm, $5.
Friday, August 29th:Dear
August 9:30pm NO COVER. Local roots band Dear August
with a bit of a country feel aren't usual Restaurant Magnus
fare, but they are so darn good we're lucky to have them play.
Saturday, August 30th: Big Mouth Collective
, 9:30pm, $5. A very talented group of young musicians
tackling jazz masterpieces with with wit and groove. In past
showings at the Magnus, BMC brought Miles Davis' "Birth
of the Cool" to life. Expect talented, tight playing from
this group of 6.
September 2008 Music @ Restaurant Magnus
 Friday,
September 5th:TBA
Saturday, September 6th: Caravan Gypsy Swing
Friday, September 12th: TBA
Saturday, September 13th :Shawn
Maxwell Quartet, 9:30pm, $5
Friday, September 19th: TBA
Saturday, September 20th: Eastern
Block, 9:30pm, $5 This definitely has to be my pick
of the month. Formerly known as Goran Ivanovic Group, Eastern
Blok plays music that has all the power of seeing the train
heading out into the Siberian wilderness in Dr. Zhivago and
the speed of wild elves on midsummer's nights' eve. Words
just don't them justice. Listen to their "Balkan
Healer" from their new album"Folk Tales"
and you'll be mesmerized...oh yes you will...see you at the
show...see you at the show....prepare to be schooled...stunning
Friday, September 26th: Susan Hofer Trio
9:30pm NO COVER.
Saturday, September 27th: TBA,
9:30pm, $5.
October 2008 Music @ Restaurant Magnus
Friday,
October 3rd:Caravan
Gypsy Swing Trio, 9:30pm, no cover.
Saturday, October 4th: Tim
Whalen NONET, 9:30pm, $7 Cover These cats can blow.
One of the hottest ensembles ever to grace a Wisconsin stage.
The charts are stellar and the playing is even better.
Friday,
October 10th: Sabaroso,
9:30pm, no cover. Saboroso are a band out to have a lot
of fun. All acoustic, with too many percussion instruments
to mention, Kelly Mella on vocals, saxophone, and occasional
flute parts make up the instrumentation. With infectious grooves
made up of Brazilian samba and bossa nova, the night grooves
along like
a minty mojito.
Saturday, October 11th:Tony
Casteneda Latin Jazz Band , 9:30pm,
$5. The tightest Latin jazz band in Wisconsin, bar none.
They win Isthmus awards in several categories every year.
Well worth the cover.
Friday,
October 17th: TBA, 9:30pm, no cover.
Saturday, October 18th: Swingtime
Music, 9:30pm, $5. Classic Jazz tunes artfully
done by musicians with the ears and chops to bring off even
the most difficult arrangements effortlessly. They have built
quite a following, so be sure to come a little early to get
the best seats.
 Friday,
October 24th: The
Hometown Sweethearts, 9:30pm $5 cover. Sometimes musicians
just wanna have fun. Waylan Nate Palan of The Kissers- (guitars,
vocals)- Chris "CB" Boeger from Cash Box Kings- (bass, back-up
vocals)- Scott Beardsley of Lorenzo's Music fame- (drums,
yellin') get together a few times a month to just play the
songs we all grew up with. Absolutely everyone at this show
is going to be singing along, tapping their toes, and shouting
out for more. My pick of the month.
Saturday,
October 25th:Alison
Margaret Jazz Ensemble, 9:30pm, $5 cover. Sultry vocals,
vibraphones, piano and bass make up this wonderful band. Alison
has one of the prettiest voices in town.
Friday, October 31st HALLOWEEN: Dick 'n the Pumpkins,
9:30pm, no cover. Richard Slayton and his "pumpkins"
are on stage and in costume to bring out the beast in you.
A howlin' good time!
November
2008 Music @ Restaurant Magnus
Saturday,
November 1st: Caravan
Gypsy Swing, 9:30pm, $5 Cover. I book these guys so
often, I've run out of new things to say. Polished, tight,
great swing music abounds with Chris and Ed. They are a musician's
musicians, that once you've seen them play, you either want
to quit music altogther or you're inspired to spend
the next 20 years practicing to get as good.
Friday, November 7th:
Sabaroso, 9:30pm,
no cover. Saboroso are a band out to have a lot of fun.
All acoustic, with too many percussion instruments to mention,
Kelly Mella on vocals, saxophone, and occasional flute parts
make up the instrumentation. With infectious grooves made
up of Brazilian samba and bossa nova, the night grooves along
like a minty mojito.
Saturday, November 8th: TBA 9:30pm, $5 Cover
Friday,
November 14th: TBA, 9:30pm, no cover.
Saturday, November 15th: Tim
Whalen "Art Blakey Tribute Band", 9:30pm, $7.
Tim Whalen . piano, Anders Svanoe . alto saxophone, Jamie
Breiwick . trumpe,t Woody Mankowski . tenor saxophone, Joel
Adams . trombone, Nick Moran . acoustic bass, Jamie Ryan .
drums
Friday, November 21st: TBA 9:30pm NO COVER.
Saturday,November 22nd: Yid
Vicious, 9:30pm, $5 cover. CD RELEASE PARTY! 12 years
and still wearing the same clothes (yust yidding), funky cool
sweaty fools Yid Vicious got it going on with Klezmer revisited.
They are plumb fun, plumb crazy and their clarinets, saxophones,
fiddle, horn, vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, prima, drums
and sometimes theremin will get the joint a jumpin'.
Friday, November 28th: TBA, 9:30pm NO
COVER.
Saturday,November 29th: TBA ,
9:30pm, $5.
December 2008 Music @ Restaurant Magnus
Friday,
December 5th: Caravan
Gypsy Swing Trio, 9:30pm, no cover.
Saturday, December 8th: Tony
Casteneda Latin Jazz Christmas Band , 9:30pm,
$5. The tightest Latin jazz band in Wisconsin, bar none.
They win Isthmus awards in several categories every year.
Tonight they'll be bringing Felice Navidad latin style.
Friday,
December 12th: Sabaroso,
9:30pm, no cover. Saboroso are a band out to have a lot
of fun. All acoustic, with too many percussion instruments
to mention, Kelly Mella on vocals, saxophone, and occasional
flute parts make up the instrumentation. With infectious grooves
made up of Brazilian samba and bossa nova, the night grooves
along like a minty mojito.
Saturday, December 13th: TBA, 9:30pm, $5 Cover
Friday, December 19th: Dick 'n de Elves, 9:30pm,
no cover. Back again this year, Richard Slayton and his
trio are playing a set of holiday music to warm the cockles
of your heart.
Saturday, December 20th: Yid
Vicious, 9:30pm, $5 cover. Hanukkah Music Night! 12
years and still wearing the same clothes (yust yidding), funky
cool sweaty fools Yid Vicious got it going on with Klezmer
revisited. They are plumb fun, plumb crazy and their clarinets,
saxophones, fiddle, horn, vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin,
prima, drums and sometimes theremin will get the joint a jumpin'.
Friday,
December 26th: Alison
Margaret Jazz Ensemble, 9:30pm, no cover. Sultry vocals,
vibraphones, piano and bass make up this wonderful band. Alison
has one of the prettiest voices in town.
Saturday,
March 22nd: Tim
Whalen NONET, 9:30pm, $7 Cover These cats can blow.
One of the hottest ensembles ever to grace a Wisconsin stage.
The charts are stellar and the playing is even better.
Restaurant Magnus
120 East Wilson
Madison, WI 53703
(608)258-8787
magnus@chorus.net
RESERVATIONS: 608-258-8787 or magnus@chorus.net
with date, number in party, time, last name and contact number.
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