The Wisconsin Union Theater (WUT) has announced its 2026–27 season and its lineup of 2026 Madison Jazz Festival performances, featuring top and emerging performers.
As part of the 2026 Madison Jazz Festival, co-presented with Art + Literature Laboratory, WUT will present free performances on the UW Credit Union Summer Stage at the Terrace June 26–27. The lineup includes Canção, The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, which is often referred to as DLO3, and Nate Smith on June 26 and the Madison High School Jazz All-Stars, the Alysha Brilla Trio, Endea Owens and The Cookout, Wycliffe Gordon and Ghost-Note on June 27.
“Since it opened its doors in 1939, the Wisconsin Union Theater has presented the highest quality performing arts across genres and disciplines,” WUT Director Elizabeth Snodgrass said in a press release. “No matter one’s familiarity with the artist or the genre, if the Wisconsin Union Theater is presenting it, it’s going to be the best of the best. The 2026–2027 season and this summer’s Madison Jazz Festival lineup at the Terrace are some of the finest artists we’ve ever had.”
The new 2026–27 WUT season brings a mix of classical, jazz, dance and storytelling to WUT’s two performance spaces in Memorial Union’s Shannon Hall on the first floor and the Play Circle Theater on the second floor.
The Classical Series includes Cantus & Imani Winds on Sept. 16, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble on Nov. 20, Canadian Brass on Dec. 4, Bang on a Can All-Stars on Jan. 27, 2027, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason on Feb. 12, 2027, and pianist Yuja Wang on April 10, 2027.
The Jazz Series features Linda May Han Oh on Sept. 10, Michael Mayo on Oct. 1, Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science on Nov. 21, Zohar & Adam on March 4, 2027, ARTEMIS on April 1, 2027, and the Joshua Redman Quartet on May 1, 2027.
For more information about the 2026-2027 season, click here. More details about Madison Jazz Festival events can be found here.
