Event

Jon Irabagon Quartet

The Madison Jazz Festival and Arts + Literature Laboratory present the Jon Irabagon Quartet on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 7:00pm. Tickets $15 ($10 full-time students and ALL members) in advance online until two hours before the show, or $20 at the door. Advance purchase recommended as capacity will be limited. The special event will feature Jon Irabagon on the saxophone, Ryan Cohan on the piano, Clark Sommers in the bass, and Dana Hall on the drums.

Jon Irabagon is a Filipino-American saxophonist, composer, and founder of Irabbagast Records. Named one of New York City's 25 Jazz Icons by Time Out New, Irabagon was the winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition, winner of the Rising Star award in Downbeat Magazine for both alto and tenor saxophones and the recipient of a Panama Filipino Presidential Award, which is the highest civilian honor an overseas Filipino can receive in commemoration for their contributions to the perception of Filipinos worldwide.

This program is supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.