BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//centro - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:centro X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for centro REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250826T210803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T210803Z UID:10000699-1759437000-1759447800@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:JAZZ JAM - every 1st Thursday - no cover + drink specials DESCRIPTION:doors at 7 / no cover URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/jazz-jam-every-1st-thursday-no-cover-drink-specials-18/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 CATEGORIES:bar centro ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Add-a-subheading-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250826T212452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T123159Z UID:10000700-1759521600-1759528800@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:MIKE PAUERS QUINTET - hard bop harmonies & Afro-Caribbean rhythms DESCRIPTION:Inspired by his studies with Ronnie Cuber\, and his assistance with the recent biography of Pepper Adams\, Mike Pauers merged his admiration of these two giants of jazz baritone sax with his love of Latin jazz.  Calling upon the expert musicianship of his friends from De La Buena\, together\, these musicians will present the music of Adams and Cuber in a unique fusion of hardbop harmonies and Afro-Caribbean rhythms that will entice casual listeners and jazz fans alike. \n  Mike Pauers – baritone saxophone\n  David Wake – piano\n  Joey Sanchez – bass\n  Julio Pabon – percussion\n  Kevin Christensen – drums\n\nMike Pauers is a baritone saxophonist from Milwaukee\, Wisconsin.  He studied saxophone and clarinet with the legendary musician and educator Joe Aaron for ten years\, and received additional instruction from Curt Hanrahan (UWM) and the great Ronnie Cuber.  Recently\, he assisted author and jazz scholar Gary Carner with his excellent biography of the legendary baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams (Reflectory: The Life and Music of Pepper Adams).  Mike can be seen around Milwaukee with his own groups\, but also with the Latin jazz and salsa powerhouse De La Buena. URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/mike-pauers-quintet-hard-bop-harmonies-afro-caribbean-rhythms-2/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pauers-Latinside-Square-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20251003T152123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T152123Z UID:10000714-1759608000-1759615200@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:THE SAX CHICK - smooth jazz DESCRIPTION:Amanee Avery will bring her smooth jazz saxophone playing to cover for Ms. Kaprice. URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/the-sax-chick-smooth-jazz/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image0-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T121803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T121803Z UID:10000704-1760126400-1760133600@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:The Sam Robinson Quintet DESCRIPTION:Since 2003 Sam Robinson has played in Chicago venues such as Andy’s Jazz Club\, The Green Mill\, The Jazz Showcase\, and many others.  He was also a member of the Chicago-based Shelley Yoelin Jazz Workshop Septet and has been a repeated guest soloist at the Serbian Village jazz club.  He currently leads the Sam Robinson Quartet.  In 2019\, he released his debut album\, “Sweet Love of Mine\,” his second album\, “Be With Me: Live at the Eastgate Cafe\,” in 2022\, and his third album\, “Third Time’s a Charm\,” in 2023. \nAccording to Chicago Jazz Magazine\, Robinson plays\, at times\, with “elegant restraint and muted tones\,” and at other times with “an intelligent extemporization that has a burnished sound and simmering passion.” URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/the-sam-robinson-quintet-3/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 CATEGORIES:bar centro ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image0.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T122756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T153403Z UID:10000705-1760212800-1760220000@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:FAITH HATCH & MARK SORIANO DESCRIPTION:Come join Faith Hatch and Mark Soriano for a night you won’t forget. Hear them bring your favorite songs to light in a whole new way!  The duo will curate a setlist with a little something for everyone and guarantee you will leave wanting more. URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/faith-hatch-mitch-dalzin/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG-7248.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T120007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T120007Z UID:10000702-1760641200-1760657400@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:Jazzy Joan Presents: Jazz from the UK DESCRIPTION:Jazzy Joan welcomes you to this month’s recorded jazz show featuring current-day jazz artists from the UK. The growing jazz scene in London is experiencing what is known as the “British Jazz Explosion” and we’ll be hearing some of the artists pulling the trigger: Zoe Rahman\, Mark Kavuma and Camilla George\, to name a few. This music is fresh and often draws rhythms from other lands in exciting ways. The London jazz scene IS explodingl! Joan introduces her show starting at 7:00. Get there early for the hang. No cover \nJoan introduces her jazz show at 7:00\, so get there early! No cover. URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/jazzy-joan-presents-jazz-from-the-uk/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 CATEGORIES:bar centro ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/JazzyJoan_020925-e1739202338360.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T123901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T164354Z UID:10000706-1760731200-1760738400@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:WILLIAM TONEY DESCRIPTION:Step into an unforgettable evening of music as  vocalist William Toney brings his signature smoove soul sound\, along with his band featuring Tael Estramera\, George Ballesteros\, Ben Skrade\, Yanni Chudnow\, Isaac Repinski\, and Eddy Magallanes to the intimate setting of Bar Centro. With a voice that flows like velvet and stirs the soul\, William weaves together rich threads of jazz\, blues\, soul\, & funk into a timeless musical tapestry URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/william-toney/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/E4A28828-9740-47F6-939E-5166FDF35419.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T223000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T124845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T122349Z UID:10000707-1760817600-1760826600@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:MJI PRESENTS: GEOF BRADFIELD QUINTET DESCRIPTION:Chicago-based saxophonist Geof Bradfield leads a quintet featuring music from his recent release Colossal Abundance. URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/mji-night-3/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MJI-@-bar-centro_Oct_Bradfield.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T131015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T164228Z UID:10000708-1761249600-1761256800@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:DOVEKEEPER and TONE POEM DESCRIPTION:DOVEKEEPER \n \nMilwaukee musician Yonat Piva is a singer-songwriter guitarist who performs under the stage name Dovekeeper.  Her songs vary from introspective 70s AM radio acoustic guitar tracks to bluesy\, funky contemporary rockers. \nTONE POEM \n \nPowerful and poetic.  Engaging\, relaxed and relevant to our times.  Tone Poem singer songwriters; Sarah Moore and of Tone Poem offer a deep and inspiring musical experience. \n  \n  URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/dovekeeper-and-tone-home/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/barcentrowindow.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T132253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T190716Z UID:10000709-1761336000-1761343200@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:ETHAN PHILION QUARTET DESCRIPTION:Ethan Philion Quartet feat. Ben Dameron\, Millie Ahearn\, and Jayden Richardson.\n\nThe Ethan Philion Quartet will perform two sets of original music featuring sparkling group improvisation and daring compositions. The quartet features Milwaukee guitarist Ben Dameron (a frequent Bar Centro bandleader himself) as well as renowned Chicagoans Millie Ahearn and Jayden Richardson. The group will perform new works as well as Philion’s compositions from his 2023 quartet album\, Gnosis\, which has been met with critical praise including from Michael Chacona at All About Jazz who awarded it 4 Stars and described it as “burning with ardor.” Downbeat Magazine gave Gnosis 4 stars and praised the group’s “deep listening” and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung praised the group for offering “the best of jazz to come.”  \nPhilion’s debut album\, Meditations on Mingus\, received widespread praise from Downbeat\, JAZZIZ\, Jazzwise\, and the project was featured as a headlining act for the 2022 Chicago Jazz Festival. Philion was one of the 2022 Jazz Institute of Chicago’s New Works Fresh Voices Fellowship recipients and has won fellowships with Luminarts and Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead. He was also the winner of the 2019 International Society of Bassists Jazz Competition. \nBen Dameron is a sought after performer\, composer and pedagogue based in Milwaukee\, WI. He currently performs in his group Badland as well as Heirloom\, Match Stick and Cream City Hotclub\, and resides on the guitar faculty at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. \nMillie Ahearn is a creative and forward-thinking musician in the Chicago music scene. She blends her dynamic bandleading and compositional flair with a commitment to mentorship and community building\, directing her musical voice in all channels towards social change. Her music houses the experiences of a transgender musician navigating expressions of queerness through jazz\, focusing largely on transformation and the coming of the self into new life. As a sidewoman\, Millie has had the fortune to perform with various high-profile musicians\, including Martha & the Vandellas and members of The Temptations\, The Four Tops\, and The Platters. \nDrummer Jayden Richardson has appeared at esteemed venues and festivals worldwide\, including Carnegie Hall\, the Harris Theatre\, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, and Le Duc des Lombards in Paris. His festival credits include the Atlanta\, Detroit\, and Chicago Jazz Festivals\, among others. He has shared the stage with some of the defining voices in modern music\, including Marcus Roberts\, Rufus Reid\, Isaiah Collier\, Etienne Charles\, and Steve Wilson.  URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/devin-drobka-love-call-trio/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Ethan-Philion-Quartet-2-1-e1761332819920.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T133843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250927T165647Z UID:10000710-1761422400-1761429600@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:THE MUSIC of HERBIE HANCOCK - Tael Estremera Trio DESCRIPTION:Tael Estremera is a multi-instrumentalist based in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin.  He’s been a musician for over a decade and has been in the Milwaukee jazz scene for a handful of years playing at various venues. \nDoors at 7 URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/the-music-of-herbie-hancock-tael-estremera-quartet-2/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 CATEGORIES:bar centro ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1959473489291683969-e1758991894366.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T134548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T134548Z UID:10000711-1761854400-1761861600@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:BELLA JOAN - jazz singer/songwriter DESCRIPTION:Bella Joan is a dynamic jazz singer/songwriter who weaves jazz\, soul\, blues\, and R&B into a sound that swings while both dreamy and bold. Born in Milwaukee\, WI\, and later raised in Vermont’s Green Mountains\, she grew up in a musical family and started singing and songwriting in handmade books at an early age\, revealing her natural ear and spontaneity. \nHer voice moves like a spell- smooth\, soulful\, silky\, scat\, raw emotion\, and fearless improvisation. Fronting her band\, formerly known as Bella and The Notables\, she brings fire to the stage and depth to every note. As a board-certified music therapist\, she sees music as both ritual and remedy. \nHer debut album\, Bella Joan\, recorded at the iconic Tank Studio and arranged/co-produced by Sam Atallah\, is a vivid portrait and genre-blending journey rooted in jazz and reaching for the cosmic\, raw and real\, with fire and grace.  \nIn October 2025\, Bella has a mini album tour with shows featuring standards and originals. Shows are booked in New Orleans\, Louisiana (at 30/-90 and The AllWays Cabaret Lounge & Cabaret) with the Bob Gagnon Quartet (Steve Sawyer\, Josh Smith\, Norbert Susemihl)\, in Montreal\, Quebec (at La Petite Marche) with Bob Gagnon and Rob Duguay\, in Burlington\, Vermont (at The 126) with Bob Gagnon\, Tom Teare\, and Brent Thomas\, and in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin (at Bar Centro) with Keith Johnson and Aaron Johnson.  URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/bella-joan-jazz-singer-songwriter/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/unnamed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T233000 DTSTAMP:20260429T211631 CREATED:20250923T134956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T123855Z UID:10000712-1761940800-1761953400@centrocaferiverwest.com SUMMARY:HALLOWEEN BASH - no cover-drink specials DESCRIPTION:doors at 8 \nno cover URL:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/event/halloween-bash-no-cover-and-drink-specials-2/ LOCATION:bar centro\, 804 E. Center St.\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centrocaferiverwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Untitled-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR