A 2025 Madison Jazz Festival Event
As part of the Madison Jazz Festival 2025, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a series of three concerts on Saturday, June 7, 2024 at Cafe CODA, 1224 Williamson Street.
For six decades, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has been at the forefront of redefining the landscape of music, creating opportunities for groundbreaking artists and amplifying voices that need to be heard. From inspiring performances to boundary-pushing recordings, we continue to nurture, produce, and elevate original music that challenges the status quo.
Follow links to concert pages for more information about each concert.
Ugochi and African Soul Ensemble
Cafe CODA, 5:00pm
Ugochi Nwaogwugwu is a multidisciplinary creative. An internationally renowned poet, singer, writer, poetry instructor and founder of Spirit Speaks, Inc., Ugochi has executive produced, written and co-arranged three album projects; African Buttafly, A.S.E. and Love Shot. Chicago Music Awards named Ugochi and her band, African Soul Ensemble (A.S.E.), “Best African Entertainer” in 2005, 2022 and 2023.
Edwin Daugherty Fivetet
Cafe CODA, 7:00pm
Chicago Saxophonist Edwin Daugherty has made multiple appearances at the Chicago Jazz Festival as well as Orchestra Hall, the Sons d’hiver festival [Paris], Umbria Jazz Festival [Italy], the Jazz Showcase, Park West, Green Mill, Apollo Theater [NY] and numerous other venues around the world. He has performed and/or recorded with Quincy Jones, Natalie Cole, Richard Muhal Abrams, Phil Coran, the Motown Orchestra, Isaac Hayes Nancy Wilson, BB King and Roberta Flack among others.
Dushun Mosley's Interdimensional Sound Ensemble
Cafe CODA, 9:00pm
Dushun Mosley's dynamic career has taken him on extensive tours as a soloist and collaborator, gracing stages in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, and Japan. His performances in social clubs, music halls, and festivals have earned him a distinguished reputation as a trailblazer among this generation's musical innovators. With a style rooted in traditional jazz, blues, and funk, Mosley thrives in combo band settings while also pushing the boundaries of big bands and orchestras.
Dushun Mosley (drums), Darius Savage (bass), Ed Wilkerson, (reeds), Hanah Jon Taylor (reeds), Douglas Ewart (reeds, percussion), Kenneth Green Piano (keyboards).
