AJ Love Trio

Art in the cafe...

Tamara Lea Kaufman


"pretty ~ ugly"


February 2026



Artist Statement Tamara Lea Kaufman’s personal artwork ranges from serious to quirky, dark, adult-themed humor. She creates multimedia assemblage, collage, and dioramas made from HO-scale railroad hobby miniatures, preserved insects, paint, embroidery, found objects, and typically discarded materials such as candy wrappers and the overlooked debris of everyday life. Her work explores topics of consumption, waste, desire, relationships, psychology, politics, societal pressures and the levity of humor needed to survive it all. It gives her joy to repurpose materials into something new, useful, or...
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Mallory Stowe


"Observer Occurrences"


March 2026



Mallory Stowe (b. in Cleveland, OH) is a painter interested in anxiety and awe surrounding the natural world. Her work reflects how systems of memory, whether in the body or in the environment, can perpetuate suffering or nurture empathy. The resulting paintings excavate humor, pleasure, fear, and connection in a storytelling manner. Stowe received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2025 and her BFA from Ohio University in 2022. Stowe was a finalist for the 2023 AXA Art Prize at the New York Academy of Art and has received a juror award at the Women of Appalachia show at Dairy Barns Art...
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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.

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