Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Paul Cornish Quartet! Paul Cornish – Piano Julian Knowles – Trumpet Jermaine Paul – Upright Bass Jonathan Pinson – Drums Los Angeles-based pianist and composer Paul Cornish brings emotional depth, nuance, and curiosity to every note he plays. A Houston native and graduate of the city’s renowned High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Cornish shares a lineage with jazz innovators such as Jason Moran, Robert Glasper, and James Francies. He went on to earn a full fellowship to the prestigious Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz at UCLA, where he studied with Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and other modern masters while completing his master’s degree. A 2023 finalist in both the American Pianists Awards and the Herbie Hancock International Jazz Piano Competition, Cornish has performed across the globe with artists including Joshua Redman, Louis Cole, Mark Guiliana, HAIM, Snoh Aalegra, Terrace Martin, and Kanye West. His acclaimed Blue Note debut You’re Exaggerating! captures his lyrical sensibility and compositional clarity, offering a bold and personal contribution to the label’s next generation. At the heart of Cornish’s artistry is a drive to inspire freedom, dialogue, and transformation—on stage, in the studio, and in the communities he serves. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Atlas Maior | Palindromlar LP Vinyl Release Show & Midwest Tour Launch! Joshua Thomson – Alto Saxophone, Hulusi Josh Peters – Oud Bendir James Suter - Upright Bass Gray Parsons - Drums Palindromlar is Atlas Maior’s latest creative effort informed by the band’s experiences touring in Morocco during the Spring of 2024. This 10 song full-length vinyl LP (to be released 10/11/25 on Dead Red Queen Records) is an improvised sequel to Atlas Maior’s 2014 effort Palindrome.This evening at Monks Jazz will serve as the band’s 2025 midwest tour send off show, and vinyl release celebration. In 2024 Atlas Maior completed an extensive 12-date tour throughout Morocco, Madrid, and Barcelona while supporting vinyl LP Hadal Deluxe Edition (released 6/7/24) which has garnered positive reviews and media placement from Jazziz Magazine, Medium, PRI The World, New York Daily Music, Jazz Journal, Afropop Worldwide, Song Lines, & in 2019 were named City of Austin Cultural Ambassadors. In 2023 Atlas Maior was a recipient of the City of Austin’s Live Music Fund grant. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for John Koozin & The Neighborhood! John Koozin – Bass Robbie Lee – Piano/Vocals Alan Acosta – Saxophone Chris "Stomp" Garriga – Drums John Koozin is a bassist, bandleader, and composer based in New York City. He has performed throughout the US and the world with artists including Matt Wilson, Kanlia Vandever, Francois Rabbath, Arta Jakobsone, and Jasper Dutz. His playing is inspired by films, visual artists, books, Faith, video games, and his friends. "John Koozin and the Neighborhood” is Koozin’s project as a bandleader, featuring some of his closest mentors and peers. Covering jazz standards, songs, Hymns, as well as songs from film and cartoons, this band is inspired by the works of his mentors, as well as his own experiences teaching students in Sunnyside, Queens. The 'Neighborhood" is thrilled to return to Monk's this October! 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Billy Satterwhite Quartet! Billy Satterwhite – Double Bass Andrew Baird – Guitar Joshua Meadows – Piano Mike Gordon – Drums Billy Satterwhite was born and raised in Houston, TX. As a child he was surrounded by art and all kinds of music, and was encouraged to listen, discover, and create as much as he wanted. His musical journey began on trombone and bass guitar, but at age 17 he discovered a love for the Double Bass and quickly dove head first into studying Jazz and Classical music. He studied Jazz and Improvisation at Texas State University and The University of Michigan, where he studied with legendary Detroit bassist Robert Hurst, world renowned improviser and pioneer of creative improvisation education Ed Sarath, and the late great Detroit pianist Geri Allen. Billy made Austin, TX his permanent home in 2012, establishing his roots in the local music scene and becoming one of the top call bassists in Central Texas for jazz and improvised music. From 2012 to 2017 he played all over Texas full-time with the Kris Kimura Quartet. As of the last several years he’s worked regularly with a who’s who of local groups and artists such as Kenny Williams, Gil Del Bosque, Ephraim Owens, The NOW Jazz Orchestra, Freddie Mendoza, Ross Margitza, Jessica Healey, Elias Haslanger, Tommy Howard, The Copa Kings, and regularly appears as the house bassist for the Elephant Room’s Monday night jam session. Aside from leading his own groups, his latest creative projects include the band EARS with Aaron Easely, Carter Arrington, and Matt Read, and the bluegrass/country band The Moonquake Shakes, led by Andrew Baird and Bub Janes. In addition to performing, Billy is a passionate teacher and one of the few bass teachers trained in the Suzuki Method. He has helped students from ages 5 to 50+ find joy in playing the bass, and currently is the bass teacher and administrator at the newly opened Music Academy of Austin at Mueller. When not playing music, Billy is likely to be spending time with his wife and daughter, trail running with his dog, or cheering on Austin FC with his family and friends in Los Verdes. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for AJS Presents: Sparky Thomason Quintet! Lee "Sparky" Thomason – Trumpet Matt Maldonado – Alto Saxophone Ben Irom – Piano James Suter – Bass Aaron Easley – Drums Lee Sparky Thomason is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, and educator from Rockdale, Texas, who performs with The Temple Jazz Orchestra, the Tonic Big Band, Roger Velasquez & the Latin Legends, the N.O.W. Jazz Orchestra, and the Urban Achievers Brass Band. Additionally, Sparky's arrangements and compositions have been performed by high school, college, and professional bands across the United States, including the Austin Jazz Workshop, the Dimensions in Blue Jazz Band, Mambo Jumbo, and Latin Breed. Since 2016, Thomason has also produced Lone Star Jazz, a weekly webcast dedicated to the jazz scene in Texas. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Paulo Santos Quartet! Paulo Santos – Saxophone Thomas Wenglinski – Piano Billy Satterwhite – Bass Aaron Parks – Drums Paulo Santos is an Austin, Texas-based saxophonist and woodwind player known for his versatile performances in jazz, funk, and indie projects, his work with bands like Big Wy's Brass Band and Flyjack, and his recent collaboration on NPR's Tiny Desk with Blk Odyssy. A graduate of the University of Texas Butler School of Music, Santos performs with various groups, including his experimental duo Wizards of Loneliness, and has opened for renowned musicians like Randy Brecker and Joe Lovano. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Russell Hall Quartet | Night One! Russell Hall – Bass Diego Rivera – Saxophone Tommy Howard – Guitar Daniel Dufour – Drums Whether it’s a swanky, sophisticated jazz club or a boozy, bombastic rock joint, one thing is certain: Russell Hall brings the party with him wherever he goes. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Miami, Florida, Russell has been playing and recording music since the age of 13. He went on to study at the world’s most prestigious conservatory, The Juilliard School, under the tutelage of Ben Wolfe, Ron Carter, and Wynton Marsalis. Now a preeminent bassist in New York City, his session and freelance work has taken him across virtually every facet of the city’s music scene. Stay tuned for his upcoming album Dragon of the South, out September 12, 2025, on the La Reserve label. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Russell Hall Quartet | Night Two! Russell Hall – Bass Diego Rivera – Saxophone Tommy Howard – Guitar Daniel Dufour – Drums Whether it’s a swanky, sophisticated jazz club or a boozy, bombastic rock joint, one thing is certain: Russell Hall brings the party with him wherever he goes. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Miami, Florida, Russell has been playing and recording music since the age of 13. He went on to study at the world’s most prestigious conservatory, The Juilliard School, under the tutelage of Ben Wolfe, Ron Carter, and Wynton Marsalis. Now a preeminent bassist in New York City, his session and freelance work has taken him across virtually every facet of the city’s music scene. Stay tuned for his upcoming album Dragon of the South, out September 12, 2025, on the La Reserve label. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Dave Ealsey Trio! Dave Easley – Pedal Steel Alex Bilodeau – Upright Bass José Godinez – Drums Pedal Steel player, Dave Easley, nicknamed, ‘The Wizard” by Ricky Costrillo, former MC of Tipitina’s and Rosie’s in New Orleans, has logged in, over many years, stage and studio appearances alongside superb performers such as, Brian Blade, David Liebman, Zigaboo Modeliste, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Jim Singleton, Charlie Byrd, Dr. John, Coco Robicheaux, Cyril Neville, Joni Mitchell, Colonel Bruce Hampton, George Porter, Peter Rowan, Ruthie Foster (on her Grammy nominated, Let It Burn), Howard Levy, Bill Kreutzman of the Grateful Dead, Jeff Matika of Green Day, Jerry Jemmott, Kim Deal of the Pixies... Some of Dave’s recent releases under his own name are Byways of the Moon, which received a positive review on NPR and was selected “Best Jazz on Bandcamp” for January 2022, Ballads, and Easley Rider featuring the rhythm section from the Iguanas along with Kass Krebs and the late, great, Alfred Uganda Roberts.