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Musical Mondays – Black Crow
Music styles in the park this year will include jazz, bluegrass, Irish, Latin-influenced, R&B, New Orleans, folk, opera and points in between.The 2023 season marks the 25th anniversary of Lake Park Friends’ Musical Mondays series, which launched in 1998. The series revived the tradition of free concerts in Lake Park that began after the park opened in the late 1800s.All performances will be held at the Lake Park Summer Stage, near the park playground. Shows are free of charge.Lake Park Friends presents concerts in cooperation with Milwaukee County Parks and with generous support from the Coles Family Foundation, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, 88Nine, WMSE Radio 91.7FM, OnMilwaukee and member volunteers.Musical MondaysShows are 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. The series is geared for music lovers of all ages and features a wide range of musical genres.
- July 10: Black Cow. Top Milwaukee musicians reel in the jazzy side of Steely Dan with their own takes on records like Aja.
- July 17: Feufollet. Young, vibrant Southwest Louisiana band starts with Cajun, honky-tonk, and string-band music and blasts off from there.
- July 24: Jamie Breiwick Quintet (Featuring Abigail Riccards). Songs from the Great American Songbook brought to life by hard-swinging A-list Milwaukee jazz musicians and a featured vocalist.
- July 31: Toty Ramos Sextet. Playing jazz with a Latin tinge, the Milwaukee guitarist / arranger’s new group continues where his storied La Chazz ensemble left off.
- Aug. 7: R&B Cadets. Revered Milwaukee super group featuring headliners Paul Cebar, Robin Pluer, John Sieger and Juli Wood playing a dance-inducing blend of originals and obscure covers.
- Aug. 14: JigJam. Multi-award-winning quintet from the heart of the Irish midlands blending the best of traditional Irish music with bluegrass and Americana.
- Aug. 21: Bon Bon Vivant. Genre-bending New Orleans band blending singer-songwriter, jazz-inspiration, Americana and up-tempo indie dance rock that pays homage to the bawdy New Orleans sound.
- Aug. 28: Robbie Fulks. Grammy-nominated performer and songwriter whose career spans Americana, folk, rock and more, on the road with a new album, Bluegrass Vacation.