On FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, old friends Paul, Charles Ledvina (bass), and David Bayles (drums), together with newer old friend Eric Schoor (tenor saxophone), head to Caroline's as the Paul Silbergleit Quartet for what promises to be a tasty set of tunes. Paul, Chuck, and Dave have over a quarter century of experience playing together, and Eric [...]
On WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 Paul fills in for friend and trumpeter Jamie Breiwick on his regular duo gig with mutual friend and pianist Mark Davis at this relaxed-but-classy joint on the first floor of the Pfister Hotel (Paul will still be playing guitar, as usual!). It promises to be a tasty set of jazz standards, possibly with a special guest or [...]
Join Paul and the gang on the evening of FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 as they again take the stage at Caroline's to deliver a scintillating set of originals and jazz standards. This incarnation of the Quartet includes (as usual) Eric Schoor on tenor sax, Clay Schaub on bass, and Todd Howell on drums.
On THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 We Six pays tribute to the innovative trumpeter and composer who recorded 25 classic albums as a leader for Blue Note Records and whose fiery solos, as a member of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, helped define the hard bop sound of the 1950s and '60s. Click here for more info [...]
On the evening of FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, join Paul and longtime colleagues Jeff Hamann (bass) and Todd Howell (drums) for their musical meeting with exceptional Israeli saxophonist Jonathan Greenstein, who comes to us via New York and Madison. With new blood and old bandmates alike, the Quartet will again fill the room at Caroline's with tasty originals and freshly interpreted jazz [...]
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 & 3, Paul returns to the top of the historic Pfister Hotel, once again offering up his tasty compositions as well as some underplayed jazz standards. Friday 12/2 he brings back his killin' guitar-with-piano quartet, with pianist Mike Kubicki, bassist Jeff Hamann, and drummer Todd Howell; for Saturday 12/3 see the next show on this list!
For SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, his second night this early winter weekend at the classy, comfy nightspot, Paul brings his acclaimed quartet with bassist Clay Schaub and again Todd Howell on drums, and this time special guest Eric Jacobson on trumpet! Come join them for sophisticated, swingin' tunes in front of a spectacular downtown view.
Come by THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 to hear music by the prolific French composer Michel Legrand, whose film scores include The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Summer of '42, and The Thomas Crown Affair. We Six will perform unique jazz interpretations of some of his most memorable songs such as "Watch What Happens,""What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?," and [...]
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 Paul returns to Caroline's with usual cohorts Clay Schaub on bass and Todd Howell on drums, and joined this time by special guest LENARD SIMPSON, the Milwaukee-bred wunderkind of the alto sax, now fully come into his own as a top-flight Chicago-area horn player. It promises to be an exciting night of jazz, both [...]
On SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, Paul is proud to join up-and-coming alto saxophonist Lenard Simpson for what promises to be an excellent night of jazz at the top of the historic Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. This Milwaukee-bred horn player did much of his early study with Paul and other jazz faculty at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, and [...]
On SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2017, We Six pays tribute to these three giants in a 100th Birthday Celebration! Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, and Thelonious Monk were three of the most influential musicians of the Bebop era, and to commemorate the 100th anniversary of their births, We Six will perform some of their best-known compositions, including [...]
THURSDAY, MAY 4 marks the last concert of the season for the fabulous We Six at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. The theme of the evening is "All Our Own"—because among the members of We Six are some of the area’s finest jazz composers, as well as performers, and this is the annual event at which their [...]