Brennan Connors & Stray Passage

Art in the cafe...

Laurel Statz


"The Spectator"


December 2025



Laurel Statz is a painter and Madison area native. Her work, while figurative, is influenced by abstraction and minimalism. The paintings often have a quick and instinctual nature, capturing just what’s needed. While she often times herself to eliminate extra details and over-precision, she has ventured into more detailed works as well. Laurel does not attach narrative to her pieces. Rather, she thinks of them like a journaling process for her scatter-brained psyche. The figures in the pieces are meant to be processing tools for the artist and the viewer. She hopes that seeing these figures helps the...
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Friday, September 27, 2019
8:00 pm

BlueStem Jazz presents Brennan Connors & Stray Passage at Mother Fool's Coffeehouse.

The ensemble embraces free and structured improvisation, original compositions, and sound based experiments. The breadth of the group's palate ranges from focused minimalism to fiery high energy music, all while maintaining a sense of narrative organization and compelling ensemble interplay throughout performances. The environment of Mother Fools Coffeehouse allows the band to play with a great sense of intimacy and rapport not only within the trio itself but also in relation to the audience.

Brennan Connors on saxophones. Brian Grimm on contra-cello, electric bass, and electronics. Geoff Brady on drums and percussion and for this show, a special set on theremin!