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Wed, Jun 10, 7:00 PM
Monks Jazz Club / St. Elmo
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Wed, Jun 10, 7:30 PM
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Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for AJS Presents: Austin Jazz Legends | A Celebration of Four Years of Midweek at Monks! Pamela Hart – Vocals Mady Kaye – Vocals Ephraim Owens – Trumpet Jon Blondell – Trombone Mike Mordecai – Trombone Elias Haslanger – Saxophone Mitch Watkins – Guitar Red Young – Piano Hank Hehmsoth – Piano Roscoe Beck – Bass Stephen Summer – Drums Hosted by Rabbi Neil Blumofe This June 10th, come join us as we celebrate four years of incredible partnership with the Austin Jazz Society. Featuring local legends of the Austin Jazz Community, this night is not to be missed! Make a donation to be recognized: Supporter Level: Donate $50 or more, and we'll mention your name as a Supporter of the "AJS Presents: Midweek @ Monks" series, as part of the mission to creating more sustaining performance opportunities for Austin jazz musicians! Sponsor Level: Donate $100 or more, you’ll be recognized as a Sponsor of the "AJS Presents: Midweek @ Monks" series. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm.
Fri, Jun 12, 7:30 PM
Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Joel Frahm Quartet! Joel Frahm – Saxophone Bruce Saunders – Guitar James Suter – Bass Daniel Dufour – Drums Born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1969, saxophonist Joel Frahm began his musical journey with classical piano and bassoon before switching to tenor saxophone at 14. After his family moved to Hartford, Connecticut, he joined the city’s high school jazz program, where he first met pianist Brad Mehldau. Frahm went on to study at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts and later earned a B.A. in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of Music. Quickly establishing himself in New York's jazz scene, he performed with top musicians including Matt Wilson, David Berkman, Maynard Ferguson, Betty Carter, and Pat Martino. Frahm has become known for his stylistic versatility, strong improvisational voice, and skill in supporting vocalists. His collaborations span generations, including artists like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ingrid Jensen, Diane Schuur, and Jane Monheit. His 2004 duo album Don’t Explain with Brad Mehldau received critical acclaim for its inventive interplay. Since then, Frahm has released multiple albums as a leader, contributed to over 100 recordings, and played on Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning albums by Freddy Cole, Dafnis Prieto, and Mehldau. A dedicated educator, Frahm now teaches at Texas State University, where he is developing a sought-after saxophone program. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! First Show: Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm Second Show: Doors at 9:15pm, Show at 9:30pm
Fri, Jun 12, 9:30 PM
Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Joel Frahm Quartet! Joel Frahm – Saxophone Bruce Saunders – Guitar James Suter – Bass Daniel Dufour – Drums Born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1969, saxophonist Joel Frahm began his musical journey with classical piano and bassoon before switching to tenor saxophone at 14. After his family moved to Hartford, Connecticut, he joined the city’s high school jazz program, where he first met pianist Brad Mehldau. Frahm went on to study at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts and later earned a B.A. in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of Music. Quickly establishing himself in New York's jazz scene, he performed with top musicians including Matt Wilson, David Berkman, Maynard Ferguson, Betty Carter, and Pat Martino. Frahm has become known for his stylistic versatility, strong improvisational voice, and skill in supporting vocalists. His collaborations span generations, including artists like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ingrid Jensen, Diane Schuur, and Jane Monheit. His 2004 duo album Don’t Explain with Brad Mehldau received critical acclaim for its inventive interplay. Since then, Frahm has released multiple albums as a leader, contributed to over 100 recordings, and played on Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning albums by Freddy Cole, Dafnis Prieto, and Mehldau. A dedicated educator, Frahm now teaches at Texas State University, where he is developing a sought-after saxophone program. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! First Show: Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm Second Show: Doors at 9:15pm, Show at 9:30pm
Sun, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
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Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Rachel Spencer Quintet! Rachel Spencer – Trumpet Jerry Espinoza – Saxophones Andy Langham – Piano Liam O’Dell – Bass Mati Soto – Drums Austin-based trumpeter Rachel Spencer is known for her expressive tone, stylistic agility, and authentic presence as both bandleader and side musician. She performs regularly in a wide variety of settings in central Texas, and has toured nationally and internationally, most recently holding the lead trumpet chair on the North American Broadway tour of The Addams Family: A Musical Comedy. Her compositional and playing style is a blend of modern groove and post bop tradition, taking inspiration from luminaries such as Blue Mitchell, Kenny Garrett, and Roy Hargrove, her playing being described as soulful and thoughtful. In addition to performing, Rachel maintains in demand as an educator with a robust private studio and masterclasss schedule, as well as directing local jazz ensembles. Her debut release as a leader “The Next Right Thing” is pending release in early 2027. In 2025, she was awarded the Presser Foundation Award, funding her debut recording, The Next Right Thing, which is pending release. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm.
Mon, Jun 15, 7:30 PM
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Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Christian Wiggs Big Band Comes Home! Christian Wiggs – Voice Jakob Hartz – Piano Marco Antonio Santos – Guitar Utah Hamrick – Bass Brandon Guerra – Drums Saxophones : Seth Carper, Paulo Santos, Russell Haight, John Mills, Aidan Brown Trumpets: Eric Johnson, Matthew Collins, Jonah Springs, Steve Butts Trombones: Jacob Martinez, Kevin Hrabak, Aaron Garcia A true multi-hyphenate, Christian Wiggs is a vocalist, bandleader, lyricist, producer, director, artist manager, educator, record label executive, founder and CEO of Bandstand Presents and host of “Jazz Tonight” on PBS . Born to a choreographer, Wiggs’ immersion into theatre and the jazz tradition has led to a remarkable career as an artist, leading and featured with ensembles on prolific stages such as Birdland, Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club and SXSW . Producing chart topping records for the most sought-after names in jazz and reaching millions of viewers with his PBS television show, Wiggs manages 2x GRAMMY and Tony Award-winner Bryan Carter, Emmet Cohen and serves as the musical manager for global icon Jeff Goldblum . Wiggs has produced major live and studio productions around the world including at Sydney Opera House , Royal Albert Hall , Jazz at Lincoln Center , and the In Memoriam performance at the 78th Annual BAFTA Awards . In 2026, Wiggs created and produced a 57-piece orchestral show with Jeff Goldblum as part of “The Night Blooms World Tour” which is set to tour across nine countries and three continents including Australia, Europe, and North America. The orchestral show will see collaborations with The Metropolitan Orchestra , the GRAMMY-nominated The Heritage Orchestra , the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra , Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , the Oregon Symphony , the Colorado Symphony , and the Seattle Symphony . As an educator, Wiggs is the co-founder and Executive Director of Global Jazz Workshop alongside Artistic Director, Chad LB . “A tone and delivery akin to Kurt Elling, but with more of a James Moody flexibility.” George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! First Show: Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm. Second Show: Doors at 9:15pm, Show at 9:30pm.
Mon, Jun 15, 9:30 PM
MUSICIANS
Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Christian Wiggs Big Band Comes Home! Christian Wiggs – Voice Jakob Hartz – Piano Marco Antonio Santos – Guitar Utah Hamrick – Bass Brandon Guerra – Drums Saxophones : Seth Carper, Paulo Santos, Russell Haight, John Mills, Aidan Brown Trumpets: Eric Johnson, Matthew Collins, Jonah Springs, Steve Butts Trombones: Jacob Martinez, Kevin Hrabak, Aaron Garcia A true multi-hyphenate, Christian Wiggs is a vocalist, bandleader, lyricist, producer, director, artist manager, educator, record label executive, founder and CEO of Bandstand Presents and host of “Jazz Tonight” on PBS . Born to a choreographer, Wiggs’ immersion into theatre and the jazz tradition has led to a remarkable career as an artist, leading and featured with ensembles on prolific stages such as Birdland, Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club and SXSW . Producing chart topping records for the most sought-after names in jazz and reaching millions of viewers with his PBS television show, Wiggs manages 2x GRAMMY and Tony Award-winner Bryan Carter, Emmet Cohen and serves as the musical manager for global icon Jeff Goldblum . Wiggs has produced major live and studio productions around the world including at Sydney Opera House , Royal Albert Hall , Jazz at Lincoln Center , and the In Memoriam performance at the 78th Annual BAFTA Awards . In 2026, Wiggs created and produced a 57-piece orchestral show with Jeff Goldblum as part of “The Night Blooms World Tour” which is set to tour across nine countries and three continents including Australia, Europe, and North America. The orchestral show will see collaborations with The Metropolitan Orchestra , the GRAMMY-nominated The Heritage Orchestra , the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra , Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , the Oregon Symphony , the Colorado Symphony , and the Seattle Symphony . As an educator, Wiggs is the co-founder and Executive Director of Global Jazz Workshop alongside Artistic Director, Chad LB . “A tone and delivery akin to Kurt Elling, but with more of a James Moody flexibility.” George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! First Show: Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm. Second Show: Doors at 9:15pm, Show at 9:30pm.
Tue, Jun 16, 7:30 PM
Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Lulufest Lite featuring the Peggy Stern Trio! Peggy Stern – Piano Mercedes Solis – Bass Masumi Jones – Drums ...with special guest Pamela Hart on Vocals! About Lulufest: For 12 years (2004-2015), the Ritenuto Foundation presented the Wall Street Jazz Festival, in Kingston, NY, a free outdoor festival featuring women-led bands. Since relocating to Austin, the Foundation’s CArtistic Director, Peggy Stern, has become inspired to continue the festival here, possibly in an altered form, but keeping the founding principle intact. The bands are always led by women, free to make their own choices of personnel, free to present their own unique musical concept. LULUFEST intends to tap in to audience favorites, as well as to bring in talent from other places, hitherto unheard in this area. We will not stick to a strictly jazz formula, but all bands will include some form of improvisation. We focus on jazz, Latin, western swing, and original music. We include women who are already well-known, as well as newcomers: some of our audience have been following our artists’ careers for many years, and others will be new to the ‘scene.’ At the Wall Street Jazz Festival, the presentations were elegant and professional, creating an intimate and personal environment. In presenting Austin’s LULUFEST, we intentionally keep that hometown flavor; it works in our favor to see neighbors enjoying this world-class music up close and personal. Men have long dominated the field of jazz - defined here as improvised American music. Travis County, as a forward-thinking community, provides the ideal forum to present this long, overdue presentation focusing on women as leaders. This is NOT a women’s music festival; to the contrary, most of the bands are generously populated with men. The principle behind the festival is simply that the women leaders and their concepts of the music are being presented here; thus, setting it apart from most other festivals in the country (and the world) at this juncture in history. About Peggy Stern: Peggy Stern is a Philadelphia-born pianist, composer, and arranger whose career spans jazz, Latin, R&B, and contemporary chamber music. Classically trained at the Eastman School of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music, Stern expanded into improvisation after moving to San Francisco in the 1970s, performing with groups including SuperCombo, Azteca, and Cat’s Cradle. She later became known for her adventurous, genre-blending approach to jazz, collaborating with artists such as Lee Konitz, Thomas Chapin, and Vic Juris. Now based in Austin, Stern continues to perform and compose, drawing inspiration from jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms, Brazilian music, and classical traditions. Her acclaimed recordings include Actual Size , Room Enough , and Z Octet , works praised for their emotional depth, strong melodic sensibility, and inventive arrangements. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm.
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