Featuring the combos from MYSO's Jazz Studies program and Calypso & Soca steel bands

Saturday, May 9, 2026 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center

Schedule

Youth Arts Hall:
1:00-1:25 pm – Apex jazz combo
1:30-1:55 pm – Summit jazz combo
2:00-2:25 pm – Rumba Latin jazz combo
2:30-2:55 pm - Bronzeville Jazz Ensemble
3:00-5:00 pm - Calypso and Soca steel bands

Conservatory Hall:
1:00-1:25 pm – Connection jazz combo
1:30-1:55 pm – Effect jazz combo
2:00-2:25 pm – Outlook jazz combo
2:30-2:55 pm – Cornerstone jazz combo
3:00-3:25 pm - Template jazz combo

MYSO gratefully acknowledges the National Endowment for the Arts, the Milwaukee Arts Board, MPS Partnership for the Arts and Humanities, and the United Performing Arts Fund, for their generous support of these programs.

Youth Arts Hall

Jazz selections announced from the stage.

Chris Mell, Jazz Studies Director

1:00 - 1:25 PM: APEX

Jason Goldsmith, Instructor

Johann Alrecht, Piano
Eli Darko, Guitar
Elizabeth Feist, Also Sax
Elliot Tiefenbrun, Drums

1:30 - 1:55 PM: SUMMIT

Kurt Cowling, Instructor

Myles Clark-Jones, Trumpet
Rohan Grasso, Drums
Hogan Kolowrat, Piano
Ethan Rutkowski, Guitar

2:00 - 2:25 PM: RUMBA

 Johnny Padilla and Tony Ayala, Instructors

Weston Eichmeier, Drums
Rohan Grasso, Drums
Sophie Lewellen, Bass
Lucas Kunsmann, Guitar
Sam Mitich, Saxophone

2:30 - 2:55 PM: BRONZEVILLE JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Neil Davis, Instructor

Anders Faivre, Drums
Lucas Kunnsmann, Guitar
Oliver Pape, Piano
Carter Zieger, Trombone

3:10 - 5:00 PM: CALYPSO AND SOCA STEEL BANDS

Tim Rush, Director | Jonathan Walls, Instructor

SOCA 

I’ll Be Ok by Rupee, arr. Victor Provost
Gongolo by Victor Provost
Sa Sa Yae by Slinger Francisco arr. Victor Provost
I Lika Do Da Cha Cha by Tim Rush
Conscious Chutney, arr. by Liam Teague
The Girl From Ipanema, by Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. by Tim Rush
Matilda (Traditional Calypso), arr. Tim Rush
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley, arr. Jeff Moore

Adrianna Elliott
Isabella Garay-Yoplac
Lileth Gayle
Anya Griffith
Lyn Held
Adra Hensersky
Abbott Hoban
Caleb Howell
Alex Lewis
Elijah Quiroz
Luis Roque
Layla Salas
Sofia Stark
Cortez Sutton
Lillian Thorp
Johanne Venable
Scout Vincetti
Simone Ward*

*alumni mentor

CALYPSO

Miztaken Identity by Victor Provost
Go Go Gone by Victor Provost
Cha Cha Para Todo by Victor Provost
Zig Zag by Andy Narell
La Samba by Ray Obiedo
In Sync with You by Ray Holman
Davis Jump by Tim Rush
Stand By Me by Ben E. King, arr. Tim Rush

Oliver Carlson
Camila Deleon
Anya Griffith
Caleb Howell
Jacarri Jones
Parker Kaltenbach
Harrison Kohlbeck
Alex Lewis
Ingrid Olson
Sadie Pierson
Sawyer Schwei
Beatrix Schweiger
Deja Starck
Sofia Stark
Tylor Taylor
Azra Turkan
Johanne Venable
Simone Ward*

*alumni mentor

Conservatory Hall

Jazz selections announced from the stage.

Chris Mell, Jazz Studies Director

1:00 - 1:25 PM: CONNECTION

Johnny Padilla & Isaiah Simons, Instructors

Ben Dames, Piano
Taylor Fischer, Bass
Finn Rogers, Trumpet
Liam Reifenberg, Trombone
Selene Taylor, Drums

1:30 - 1:55 PM: EFFECT

Neil Davis & Kyrstyna Jones, Instructors

Graham Danford, Guitar
Keshav Gopinath, Alto Saxophone
JT Laura, Piano
Israel Perteet, Piano

2:00 - 2:25 PM: OUTLOOK

John Simons, Instructor

Charlie Bruett, Alto Sax
Lucas Manalo, Piano
Benjamin Morris, Guitar
Rehaan Muqeet, Drums
Emmet O’Connor, Bass/Guitar

2:30 - 2:55: CORNERSTONE

Kurt Cowling, Instructor

Christopher Fischer, Guitar
Colton Klingenmeyer, Piano
Anirudh Muralidharan, Alto Sax
Abraham Prusha, Bass

3:00 - 3:55 PM: TEMPLATE

Neil Davis, Instructor

Oliver Andrews, Bass
Milan Brylow-Cwalina, Alto Sax
Jacob Harris, Piano
Thomas Kearney, Drums
Kiema Stampley, Guitar

Founded by Cliff Gribble in 2004, the Jazz Studies program offers top quality jazz training to young musicians from the Greater Milwaukee area, with a focus on urban students whose culture and heritage are deeply rooted in the origins of jazz and Latin jazz music.

Training by top-notch and highly-experienced faculty emphasizes small jazz combo experience, jazz technique, improvisation, instrumental technique, and basic to advanced music theory.

The Jazz Studies program develops high level jazz musicians and affords a thorough understanding of various jazz styles, composers, musicians, and their music. The program offers jazz training, performing opportunities, and clinics with local and national artists to those with limited access to study music.

Calypso and Soca are two levels of traditional Trinidadian steel bands featuring steel pans and other instruments which focus on City of Milwaukee youth. Calypso, MYSO’s first steel pan experience, was created in 2007, and due to its popularity, MYSO formed the Soca steel pan band, an introductory ensemble, in 2013.

Calypso and Soca have performed throughout Milwaukee, with highlight performances including Summerfest, the Lakefront Festival of the Arts, the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations, and many other performances throughout the community.

Donations to MYSO are the crucial funding source that allow us to nurture, challenge, and inspire young minds, profoundly changing lives and our community for the better. We are tremendously grateful for these important gifts.

This list recognizes gifts of $250 or more that were received from July 1, 2025, through April 15, 2026. We encourage you to contact Maria Fuller, Individual Giving and Stewardship Manager, at 414-267-2958, with questions or corrections—or to learn how to make a much-appreciated gift to MYSO.

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