Support the mission of the Wilson Center with a unique drive-in concert experience!
What do you get when skilled songstress Donna Woodall and Milwaukee's top musicians perform their jazz/blues interpretations of the music of Sting? DWG: The Sting Project! The music of Sting comes alive with a 6-piece band that expertly re-envisions hit songs into jazzy showstoppers.
Solo and with The Police, best-selling recording artist Sting has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide throughout the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and beyond. The Donna Woodall Group plays tribute to the music that has inspired musicians and listeners for the last two generations. With dynamic vocals and complex rhythms, layered with bass, piano, guitar, and sax, The Donna Woodall Group presents The Sting Project, featuring popular Sting/Police tunes "Message in a Bottle,” "Fragile," "Shape of My Heart," and more!
Band Lineup: Donna Woodall - vocals, Ethan Bender - bass, Bob Monagle - guitar, Theo Merriweather - piano, Jeno Somlai - drums, Aaron Garder - Sax/Flute
About Donna Woodall: Donna Woodall began her Milwaukee music career singing with top groups, The Eddie Butts Band and Streetlife with Warren Wiegratz (former houseband of the Milwaukee Bucks). She quickly discovered her own musical voice, forming the Donna Woodall Group. With her unique blend of jazz/blues and pop originals and covers, Donna Woodall blurs musical genres and presents lush, intimate vocals with every performance. She has established herself as a skilled singer, bandleader, and songwriter in the Milwaukee music scene. Donna artfully blends the musical styles of artists such as Cassandra Wilson, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman and Esperanza Spalding with elements of traditional jazz and blues. The result? A fresh, new twist on familiar pop songs. Audiences are delighted by her eclectic song selections, cool and creative renditions of classic hits, and her bold moves into different music genres. Donna's talents also come alive on her self-produced album, "The Subject Love." This labor of love let her flex her songwriting muscle, showcasing original material that ranges from “soulful folk" to fun "jazz-pop." Masterful delivery and a captivating stage performance set Donna apart from the rest. When describing herself, Donna shares, "I am a dreadlocked, long-time 8th grade English teacher (and Trekkie) residing in Milwaukee, WI who feels most at home in a snappy blazer, cool T-shirt and jeans. If songwriter Carole King and jazz singer Cassandra Wilson had a baby, they'd produce me." Donna's earliest musical influences were jazz greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nancy Wilson, and her mother, Jeanne Woodall, who also performed in Milwaukee jazz circles, leaving behind a legacy of song. Over the years, Donna Woodall has performed at several of Milwaukee's prestigious festivals: Jazz in the Park, Summerfest, River Rhythms, Tosafest, Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Bay View Jazz Fest, Zoo a la Carte, Middleton Jazz Fest, etc. These days, Donna is working on reimaging the music of her favorite artists with specialty tribute shows, recording, and sharing her original music with fans old and new!
Website: www.donnawoodall.com
Email: donnawoodallgroup@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/donnawoodallgroup
Instagram: @donnawoodallgroup
ROWS 1-5 ARE NOW SOLD OUT! We have a limited number of “obstructed view” (aka: a tree or two may be in your sight line of the stage, but you can still hear the concert) now on sale for $15/car.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are $25/car and pre-paid registration is strongly encouraged. To ensure safe physical distancing, tickets for the drive-in concert are limited, with each car receiving two parking spaces in the Wilson Center parking lot. Guests may remain in their cars or use the second space to set up chairs and enjoy the concert. Pop-up tents and freestanding umbrellas are not allowed. Cars may begin to enter the drive-in concert lot at 5:30PM. The concert will begin at 6:30PM. Delicious food & beverages will be available for purchase on the Wilson Center grounds. Per the new Wisconsin State Mask Mandate, masks will be required to enter the Wilson Center and use our restrooms. Once you have purchased your ticket, additional information will be emailed to you no less than 48 hours prior to the event.
Do you have a question about this event? Our Box Office does not have regular hours at this time. To ensure we are able to respond to you as quickly as possible, please contact us via email at marketing@wilson-center.com.
