AJS Presents: Bruce Saunders' Holiday Show

Wed, Dec 17

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for AJS Presents: Bruce Saunders' Holiday Show! Bruce Saunders – Guitar Eric Hargett – Tenor Saxophone Jake Lampe – Alto Saxophone Paul Deemer – Trombone James Suter – Bass Daniel DuFour – Drums Bruce Saunders is a guitarist, composer and educator living in Austin, TX, formerly a resident of New York city (1986-2014). During his tenure in NY he recorded and performed with some of the world’s best jazz musicians. A partial list would include: Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Bill Stewart, Peter Erskine, Kenny Werner, Ben Monder, Donny McCaslin, Joe Lovano, Bill Pierce, Bobby Previte, Mark Murphy and many others. Since moving to Austin he has played with many of the world class jazz musicians in the city and state. Bruce has performed as a leader and sideman at jazz joints worldwide including noted NY venues such as Birdland, The Blue Note, the 55 bar, Smalls, Fat Cat, The Jazz Standard, The Knitting Factory, Barbes, Detour, Smoke, Tonic and many others. He has conducted clinics and concerts in Colombia, Portugal, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Croatia and Japan as well as throughout the United States. He has 7 CDs as a leader and has been a sideman on numerous other recordings. He is the author of six guitar method books published by Mel Bay Publications. Bruce’s next recording has been mixed and mastered, will be entitled “Go Figure” and features the wonderful musicians Gary Versace (organ) and Mark Ferber (drums). It was recorded at Tedesco Studios in New York and mixed and mastered by Justin Douglas. –––– 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! 22 free parking spaces onsite are first-come-first-serve. Doors at 7:45pm, Show at 8pm.