AJ Love Trio

Art in the cafe...

John Isaac Lyons


"Drawings and Paintings by Isaac Lyons"


November 2025



Isaac Lyons grew up in an artistic family in the woods west of Madison Wisconsin. While surrounded by nature in his youth, Lyons was drawn to the urban aesthetic of trains, street art and Hip Hop culture. As a teenager he spent most of his free time painting graffiti in abandoned buildings, under bridges and on trains. He has also completed many murals around Wisconsin and the midwest. Isaac’s recent works on canvas have moved away from the Postmodern Figurative/Symbolic, as he is now embracing a Neo Abstract Expressionist aesthetic. These paintings, exude raw brush work, and reveal his knack for color and...
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Friday, March 5, 2004

AJ Love returns with his trio, featuring Casey Wright on drums.

The A.J. Love Quartet is a Jazz band from Madison WI that has achieved acclaim in the musical community for their blend of both straight ahead Jazz and Funk styles and their intense live performances.

Bassist A.J. Love has toured all over the USA, performed with Clyde Stubblefield and Buddy Miles, and is currently studying with Jazz legend Richard Davis. His latest album, \"Namaste\", features world-renowned tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson, a former Blue Note recording artist who has toured and recorded with many of the all-time greats of the Jazz world including Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, and Ron Carter.