Summer Concerts
All concerts are 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm.
Rain cancellations will be announced via social media by 3:30 pm.
Build your own bouquet 3:30 to 5:00 pm
Build a bouquet of flowers for $10. Available before all concerts. We’ll have flowers, rubber bands, and clippers. Bring your own vase and we’ll top it off with vase water. A fun way to support interns learning how to grow, harvest, and work with plants at ACG.
Tour the garden at 4:00 pm
We will be offering two of our summer tours before our Sunday concerts. Join us on, June 21st or August 9th at 4:00 pm. We will visit all the stops in ACG and leave you ready for Jazz music. Join the tour for $5. Learn more about our tours here.
There is a portable restroom in the Northwest corner of the Garden behind the West-most hedge in the English garden.
2026 Concerts
June 7: Edgar Knecht Trio From our sister county, Kassel, Germany!
Edgar Knecht, piano | Rolf Denecke, bass | Tobias Schulte, drums
This critically acclaimed European trio transforms centuries-old traditional melodies into contemporary jazz, merging classical depth, lyrical improvisation, and rhythmic adventure.
June 21: Mr. Chair Madison (Jazz Festival)
Jason Kutz, piano | Ben Ferris, bass | Mike Koszewski, drums
Joyful, fearless, unpredictable. An innovative, genre-blending piano trio known for its jazz, classical, rock, and improv fusion. Classical craft meets jazz imagination.
July 12: Betsy Ezell’s Canção Project
Betsy Ezell, vocals | Richard Hildner, guitar | Chris Rottmayer, piano | Nicholas Bartell, saxophone & flute | Nick Moran, bass | Wayne Salzmann II, drums
Music in the bossa nova tradition – an intimate Brazilian style of sophisticated elegance blending samba rhythms, jazz harmony, and cool understated vocals.
July 26: Peter Mathistad Jazz Quintet
Peter Mathistad- tenor sax | Frank McKearn IV, electronic valve instrument | Dan VanZeeland, piano | Ben Ferris, bass | Jim Huwe- drums
A high energy set of mostly original music weaving tasteful melodies with complex harmonies, an original voice in a post-bop lineage.
August 9: Madison Choro Ensemble
Josh Pultorak, drums | Peter Baggenstoss, piano | Julio Flores, guitar | Chris Ptasnik, cavaquinho | Tom Ross, cavaquinho | Nick Bartell, saxophone | Grant Ziolkowski, bandolim
Celebrating Brazilian choro in dance music of melodic intricacy and lively rhythmic sophistication—rooted in tradition, unmistakably modern.
August 23: Bill Roberts Combo
Bill Roberts, guitar | Joe Wallner, keys | Ben Schult, bass | Tommy Mattioli, percussion
Master guitarist Bill Roberts leads this groove-centered jazz-blues band of seasoned club veterans blending soulful swing, blues authority, and straight-ahead jazz fire.