On August 20 – 22, 2026, the Fresh Coast Jazz Festival was held in Milwaukee at the famous Past Theater.
The Festival Line up was Friday night by Eric Essix, Kandace Springs, and Spyro Gyra. Saturday night was Jazz Man – The Hometown Allstars, Marqueal Jordan, Jarrod Lawson, and Jonathan Butler. Jonathan Butler born in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa in small Makhukhu (shack), started playing guitar at the age of 13, closed out the Festival on Saturday night with the song (Falling in Love with Jesus) which brought the crowd to their feet, and everyone left with an upbeat, feeling and some crying with joy.
