DIG JAZZ: Rick Flowers and Amalgam X at Penn Park

Location: Penn Park Date: June 14, 2023 Time: 6:00-8:00pm Admission: FREE

What's Going On?

The Madison Music Collective presents a Madison Jazz Festival concert in Penn Park by Madison’s Rick Flowers and Amalgam X, featuring Kevin Carnes on drums, Chris Moseley on guitar, Adam Czerepinski on bass, and Flowers on keyboards and vocals on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00pm. This concert is part of the Collective’s popular DIG JAZZ concert series. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy live jazz in the park. You can also purchase food from the Sista’s Chicken & Fish food trunk.

Where Can I Get Tickets?

No need, it's a free event! Donations will be gladly accepted to support the Madison Jazz Festival.

Rick Flowers

Rick Flowers is a singer-songwriter based in Madison, Wisconsin. His music blends elements of soul, pop, folk, and jazz, and his soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics have earned him a growing following. Rick’s work as the cowriter and producer on the Rob Dz Experience album, Soul Anthems, received critical acclaim and ranked #12 on the Isthmus top 25 Madison pop albums of all time (2010). He's excited to announce that he is close to finishing his new album, The Surrection of Arvon Floroq. The album will be available on all major streaming platforms soon.

Rick grew up in a musical family and started playing piano and saxophone and writing songs at a young age. Although Rick is well recognized as a premier drummer and he has had the privilege of sharing the stage with notable musicians such as Freddie Hubbard, Richard Davis, James Williams, Charles Brown, Mary Stallings, Javon Jackson and Mel Rhyne, Rick’s first instrument was the piano. Rick’s... Read More

Chris Mosely

Chris Mosely, a recent transplant to Madison, Wisconsin from Austin Texas, was raised on Folk, trained on Jazz, and gravitated to songwriting. He joined Rick Flowers on his musical excursion after meeting Rick at a Coda Café late night jam session. Chris’ musical roots and his well-trained ear make him an excellent musical partner for this very creative group of musicians. His virtuosity and variety of musical tastes can be sampled on his Bandcamp tracks albums Semi Somus (2010), Outside Voices (2013), and Once (2021).

Adam Czerepinski

Adam Czerepinski was born and raised on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin, and after twenty years living on the east coast, once again calls Madison home. Proficient as a multi-instrumentalist, Adam is a versatile keyboard and bass player, and one of the ok-est trumpet players in town. As a teenager, Adam was awarded a full scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in jazz composition, he continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music where he earned a master’s degree in jazz performance and a doctorate in Jazz Arts Advancement. Adam’s discography is available on many outlets.

Kevin Carnes

Kevin Carnes recently relocated to Madison from San Francisco. He is a founding member of the Afro-industrial noise ensemble The BeatNigs, the Afro-Jazz Trio the Broun Fellinis, and the punk-industrial improv group U.A.F. He is an in-demand studio musician and teacher whose performance and recording credits include analog/digital drum work for: George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic, Bernie Worrell (Parliament/Talking Heads), Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), Shaunna Hall (Four Non-Blondes), Lady Miss Kier (Deee Lite), Michael Henderson (Miles Davis), The Last Poets and more.

Carnes has composed four original theatrical scores: San Francisco City Circus (Kamikaze Heart and Echo’s Reach), Tim Barsky’s The Bright River: A Mass Transit Tour of the Afterlife and Marin Theatre Company’s production of August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. He’s also created content for MTV, Macy’s, film and radio.

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