Monks Jazz Club's Upcoming Shows

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the JaRon Marshall Trio!

JaRon Marshall – Piano

Jeremy George – Bass

Michael Longoria – Drums

JaRon Marshall + The Collective is an instrumental group from Austin, Texas. They recently recorded their debut album in Austin at Adrian Quesada’s Electric Deluxe Recorders. They are inspired by jazz-hop influencers such as Robert Glasper and Chris Dave, as well as the modern spiritualists Kamasi Washington and Shabaka Hutchings.

The group was formed in 2020, over the pandemic, when Marshall contacted drummer Michael Longoria to add some live drums to the EP “The Black Power Tape,” which was described in a feature for Okayplayer as “exploring the myriad of emotions that come with being Black in America, all against a backdrop of soothing, soulful music.” The full quartet made their recording debut on Marshall’s follow up EP, “The Prequel.” The debut full length, “earth sounds”, came in April of 2023. The band has toured Europe and America, including a sold-out two performance night at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s club in London.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. As part of this transition, Monks Jazz is no longer a BYOB venue. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, this is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Free parking is available in the area. Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 7:30 PM.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Matter Berger Quartet

Matt Berger - Guitar

Grant Teeple - Tenor Saxophone

Mercedes Solis - Bass

Mike Gordon - Drums

Matt Berger is a guitarist and composer from Chicago. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston, where his teachers included Tim Miller, Bruce Saunders, Mark White, Bruno Råberg and the late Yakov Gubanov. After graduating, Matt began studying and performing raga with Indian Classical tabla master Sandip Burman, joining him for twelve tours around the US.

Back in Chicago, he worked as a free-lance guitarist and arranger alongside many artists including Gros Pokossi, 2nd Nature, Bluprint, Bill Dickens, Ian Maksin, Gabriel Datcu, Livia Gazzolo, Paco Lopez, and Carly & Martina, while also co-hosting the Uncommon Ground Jazz Jam and teaching on faculty at Music Institute of Chicago. In 2015, he joined Nigerian vocalist and songwriter Nneka for her US and Canada tour.

Matt became a resident of Austin in 2021. Since then, he has shared the stage with many of Austin’s illustrious musicians, including Jon Blondell, the Parker Jazz House Band, Andre Hayward, Alex Coke, Brannen Temple, Dale Watson, Sarah Sharp, Bree Romeo and Elena Diaz. In 2024, he released an album with Chris Jones and Tom Raines titled Unanswered Questions. In 2025, Matt recorded a live album with Steven Husted, titled Two Nights-"LIVE”, followed by a concert in Oakland with Steven and acclaimed saxophonist Dayna Stephens. More recently he has been performing with the Jerry Z Organ Trio.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. As part of this transition, Monks Jazz is no longer a BYOB venue. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, this is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Free parking is available in the area. Doors at 7:15 PM, Show at 7:30 PM.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Daniel Durham Quintet!

Elena Diaz – Vocals

Brian Donohoe – Tenor Saxophone

Daniel Raynaud – Piano

Daniel Durham – Upright Bass, Vocals

Aaron Parks – Drums

Native Austinite Daniel Durham has been performing professionally for over 20 years. By the age of 16, Daniel was playing in clubs regularly with some of the top players around. After years of intensive study at the New England Conservatory of Music, Daniel returned home to quickly become one of the busiest musicians in town. Over the years, Daniel has played in many musical circumstances- from straight-ahead jazz, to big-stage rock, to salsa and merengue, classical, the sacred and the blasphemous, children’s music, forró, jams with homeless street performers, and many more. Daniel currently holds down a residency at Nica Jazz Bar in downtown Austin.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. As part of this transition, Monks Jazz is no longer a BYOB venue. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, this is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Free parking is available in the area. Doors at 7:15 PM, Show at 7:30 PM.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Progger!

Brian Donohoe – Saxophone, Keyboards

Matt Muehling – Guitar

Chris McQueen – Guitar

Matt Weatherly – Bass

Daniel Watson – Drums

Progger is a trans-continental squadron of musicians and composers that started as a jam session in south Austin. Through four critically-acclaimed studio albums and countless live performances, Progger’s instrumental music is written and played by real humans for other real humans to hear and feel real human feelings. No part of the struggles, triumphs, or joy in the group’s creative work is outsourced to generative software.

Led by Oscar-nominated saxophonist, keyboardist, and composer Brian Donohoe, Progger’s individual contributors are accomplished touring and session musicians who have worked with major artists (including Jon Batiste and Bruno Mars) as well as Austin-area heroes (like the Black Pumas, Jackie Venson, and Gary Clark Junior). The band’s long-awaited fifth album, Chronology, was recorded at Church House Studio in east Austin during October 2025, to be released in 2026 on La Reserve Records, and features members of the extended Progger family who flew in from New York, Los Angeles, and Japan.

Prior to Chronology, Progger released their first two records independently (Beatmaker and Populace) and their third and fourth through Ropeadope Records (Scattering and Dystopia). Those records, along with performances supporting the likes of Parliament-Funkadelic, Knower, the Funky Knuckles, and Snarky Puppy, have helped the band cultivate a devoted global fan base.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. In accordance with Texas law, outside alcoholic beverages are no longer permitted. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, this is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Free parking is available in the area. Doors at 7:15 PM, Show at 7:30 PM.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Kevin Hrabak Big Band Swings the Winners!

Kevin Hrabak — Voice // Trombone

Jakob Hartz — Piano

Aidan Berg — Bass

Mati Soto — Drums

Juan Lara — Alto Sax

Matthew Chavez — Alto Sax

Dan Thomas — Tenor Sax

Eli Wyatt — Tenor Sax

Aidan Brown — Baritone Sax

Jacob Martinez — Trombone

Graham Simpler — Trombone

Demetries Thornton — Trombone

Jonah Springs — Trumpet

Santana Rojas — Trumpet

Isaac Pittenger — Trumpet

Following in the lineage of iconic jazz masters from across the decades, Kevin Hrabak is an Austin-based trombonist, vocalist, and bandleader who's recently completed his time studying at UT Austin’s Butler School of Music under the direction of Diego Rivera.

With a sound that has become familiar amongst jazz enthusiasts in clubs across the greater Austin area, Hrabak’s charm and interpretation of the Great American Songbook has cemented his place as a rising star in the Live Music Capital of the World.

In his short time as a professional freelancer, Hrabak has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with national and local luminaries including Benny Bennack III, Mathis Picard, Steven Feifke, Marshall Gilkes, Mike Sailors, Andre Hayward, Danny Jonokuchi, and Gerry Gibbs.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. As part of this transition, Monks Jazz is no longer a BYOB venue. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, this is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Free parking is available in the area.

First Show: Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 7:30pm.

Second Show: Doors at 9:00pm, Show at 9:30pm.