Monks Jazz Club's Upcoming Shows

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Demetreis Thornton Quintet | Bone & Bari!

Trombone - Demetreis Thornton

Bari Sax - Aidan Brown

Piano - Jakob Hartz

Double Bass - Aidan Berg

Drums - Matías Soto

From El Paso, a part of a class of young musicians making their mark on ATX, comes Demetreis Thornton. Drawing upon sounds reminiscent of the Curtis Fuller, Steve Davis, Benny Golson, Slide Hampton, and Art Blakey, Demetreis puts serving the music above all else, and has shared the stage with many national and local luminaries such as Mike Sailors, Andre Hayward, Brad Leali, Quincy Davis, Nat Reeves, Radam Schwartz, Christian McBride, and Gary Smulyan to name a few. Since moving to Austin in 2023, he has hit the ground running and can be seen composing, arranging, educating, and playing with groups of all shapes and sizes in the Central Texas area.

Pairing a more uncommon combination of Trombone and Baritone Saxophone, the two achieve a rich, velvety sound that compliments one another quite well. With each member of this group being a young giant in their own right, Demetreis has assembled them together to pay homage to two of the most acclaimed Bone/Bari pairings of their time.

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.

Monks is open 6:30 PM for a Happy Half Hour, featuring $2 off of our Classic and Signature Cocktails, $2 off Glasses of Wine, and $1 off of our Beer Menu between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Join us for a drink, or come at your scheduled seating time! We'll have a wonderful evening planned ahead!

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Jami Templeton Quintet!

Jami Templeton - Vocals

Joel Frahm - Saxophone

Andy Langham - Piano

Ryan Hagler - Bass

Daniel Dufour - Drums

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Jami Templeton split her youth between classical and jazz studies. From the age of 12 years old, she studied classical voice with Margot Israels, the wife of legendary jazz bassist, Chuck Israels. While privately studying classical voice, she spent her lunchtime and after school hours in the choir room studying jazz with award-winning vocal jazz director and arranger Dale Mattson. By the time Jami was 20 years old, she had already been awarded the encouragement award from the Metropolitan Opera. She went on to attend the prestigious International Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari Italy and Manhattan School of Music where she studied with famed voice teacher, Trish McCaffrey.

Through a twist of fate, and a serious illness, Jami took several years off from singing, and when she emerged, she had the opportunity to rebuild her voice from scratch, and chose to return to her true love-jazz. While healing, Jami spent two years immersively studying in NYC intently listening to living legends nightly on the bandstands in the jazz clubs in the city.

In 2022, Jami independently released her debut jazz album to critical acclaim, charting in the US for 17 weeks, and reaching the top 10 in Canadian College Radio. Jami Templeton’s album “Shape of My Heart” featured arrangements by Templeton, and pianist and producer, Andy Langham. Joel Frahm was featured on tenor saxophone, with Edwin Livingston on bass and Charles Ruggiero on drums.

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.

Monks is open 6:30 PM for a new Happy Half Hour, featuring $2 off of our Classic and Signature Cocktails, $2 off Glasses of Wine, and $1 off of our Beer Menu between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Join us for a drink, or come at your scheduled seating time! We'll have a wonderful evening planned ahead!

Every Wednesday, Monks opens the stage up for a late-night jazz jam hosted weekly by Austin's very own Daniel Dufour.

9 PM to Midnight · Every Wednesday

No Cover 21 & Up · One Drink Minimum

$10 cover Under 21

Come sit in, bring your instrument, or just settle in with a drink and listen.

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, we will be live-streaming during the event, and jams will be live-streamed to the public via our Youtube Channel!

Free parking is available in the area. Minors must be accompanied by Parents or Guardian. Doors at 9pm.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Jacob Wise Quartet!

Jacob Wise - Guitar

Andy Langham - Piano

James Suter - Bass

Chris Torres - Drums

A native of Austin, Texas, Jacob Wise is a jazz guitarist with an open mind.

Currently, he’s a Lecturer in Jazz Guitar at The University of Texas’ Butler School of Music, as well as Assistant Professor of Jazz Guitar at Austin Community College.

Jacob received his musical education at the University of North Texas, where he received an M.M. in Jazz Studies, and was a member of the renowned One O'Clock Lab Band and a Graduate Teaching Fellow. He’s studied privately or participated in masterclasses with Adam Rogers, Peter Bernstein, Lage Lund, and Dave Stryker. Jacob is equally at home performing with his trio in a jazz club, playing a Broadway musical, a rock 'n roll church gig, or a wedding. He spent four years working in the show band aboard Princess Cruises, traveling the world and visiting over 30 countries.

He’s released 2 CDs of original music: “Paseo”, and “Jacob Wise Trio”, both available on Bandcamp.

Jacob plays Benedetto Guitars.

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.

Monks is open 6:30 PM for a new Happy Half Hour, featuring $2 off of our Classic and Signature Cocktails, $2 off Glasses of Wine, and $1 off of our Beer Menu between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Join us for a drink, or come at your scheduled seating time! We'll have a wonderful evening planned ahead!

Join us for Late Nights at Monks, featuring Grupo Especial with Richard Huntley!

Juan San Miguel - Alto Saxophone and Flute

Joseph Hernandez - Piano

Miguel Rodriguez - Bass

Adam Rosario - Congas

Noah Mosgofian - Timbales, Chekeré, and Batá

Richard Huntley - Drumset, Chekeré, and Batá

With special guest vocalist:

Rafael Acosta

Featuring the music of the Orishas and the Fort Apache Band.

Drummer and percussionist Richard Huntley has performed in over 30 countries worldwide, including major jazz, blues and world music festivals. He has performed and or recorded with jazz greats such as John Benitez, Ron Blake, Luis Bonilla, Cameron Brown, George Coleman, Jerry Gonzalez, Harold Mabern, Mulgrew Miller, Scott Robinson, Lew Soloff, Esperanza Spaulding and Fred Wesley. For over twenty years he has played with Brazilian piano legend and samba funk innovator Dom Salvador. Other musical associations include singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, New York bordello blues band Hazmat Modine, and globe trotting collaborations with the Gangbe Brass Band from Benin, the Tuvan throat singing groups Huun Hur Tu and Alash, and the Toureg guitarist and singer Bombino. Recent recordings include a piano trio with pianist Nikolaj Hess and bassist Cameron Brown “The Art of The Hang”, a collaborative trio with guitarist Niklas Winter (Finland) and Emil Hess (Denmark) “You”, a nonet recording by Emil Hess “Evolution Stores” and a cast recording of the musical “This Beautiful City” by the late Michael Friedman. His creative research includes Afro-Cuban folkloric and Lucumi music and batá drumming. He has often traveled to Havana and Matanazas to research and play in ceremonies.

He holds an M.M. from The Manhattan School of Music, where he was on the faculty for 12 years. He has also conducted clinics at various music schools and universities in Denmark and Japan. Since 2014 he has been a yearly guest teacher at the Brødby music school in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is an endorser for Bosphorus cymbals and Beato drum bags.

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! Monks prides itself as a listening room, but late night sessions are always a time to enjoy yourselves a bit more. Free parking is available in the area.

Doors at 9:00 PM, Show at 9:30 PM

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Monks Jazz & Sims Foundation Present: Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson – Guitar

Clifford Barnes – Organ

David Throckmorton – Drums

Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Dan Wilson spent the majority of his youth within the church community, where his musical path began. Traces of his major guitar influences – including Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, and George Benson to name a few – can be discerned through his playing, but his musical identity has been shaped by everything from gospel and blues to traditional jazz, hip-hop and horn players like Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson. After graduating from Hiram College, Wilson made his recording debut with pianist Joe McBride and performed to worldwide acclaim with Joey DeFrancesco and Christian McBride’s Tip City, eventually recording his debut as a leader To Whom It May Concern.

Wilson has had the honor of sharing the stage with jazz greats including Eric Marienthal, Russell Malone, Les McCann, René Marie, Jeff Hamilton, David Sanborn and Dave Stryker. He also teaches jazz guitar and music theory through private lessons. Wilson’s career took him on an exploratory journey into foundations laid down by the guitar/organ tradition, eventually leading to an invitation to perform with jazz great Joey DeFrancesco’s trio quartet, with which Wilson went on to earn a GRAMMY® Award nomination with for DeFrancesco’s Project Freedom album (Mack Avenue Records, 2017). This collaboration allowed the guitarist to insert his own dialect into the musical prowess and respect that DeFrancesco had earned throughout his journey. Wilson had been playing with DeFrancesco for a few years when he met bassist, composer, arranger, Christian McBride. From there, Wilson went on to tour with McBride’s trio Tip City, eventually leading McBride to serve as producer on "Vessels of Wood and Earth" and release the album on his newly formed imprint Brother Mister Productions through Mack Avenue Music Group. The album was released on April 23, 2021.

in 2021/2021 Wilson was named the winner of the Letter One Rising Stars award an was afforded the opportunity to tour several major jazz festivals in North America. In 2023, Dan released his 4th album “Things Eternal” on Brother Mister/Mack Avenue Records. The album received critical acclaim worldwide and led to the quartet touring major festivals in the U.S. and abroad.

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This event is supported in part by SIMS Foundation.

The SIMS Foundation provides aid with mental health and recovery services to musicians, bands, music industry professionals, and their dependent family members in Austin and a few surrounding counties in the area.

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.

Monks is open 6:30 PM for a new Happy Half Hour, featuring $2 off of our Classic and Signature Cocktails, $2 off Glasses of Wine, and $1 off of our Beer Menu between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Join us for a drink, or come at your scheduled seating time! We'll have a wonderful evening planned ahead!

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

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