Monks Livestream's Upcoming Shows

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Women in Jazz Association Present: Celebrating Austin Women in Jazz! Shawnda Birch and Pamela Hart – Vocals Lauryn Gould – Saxophone Peggy Stern – Piano Mercedes Solis – Bass Masumi Jones – Drums Laura Mordecai – Percussion This March, during Women’s History Month, celebrate the women who keep jazz swinging! Women in Jazz Association, Inc. presents Celebrating Austin Women in Jazz, a powerful live concert honoring women’s artistry, leadership, and legacy in jazz— performed by an all-star ensemble of Austin’s finest women musicians. Experience up-close, straight-ahead jazz in one of Austin’s most beloved listening rooms. Seating is extremely limited, and this annual Women’s History Month concert is expected to sell out. For more information, visit womeninjazz.org. This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Monks Jazz Showcases | Night One! 6:30 PM • Wilson Marks 8:00 PM • Dayne Reliford 9:30 PM • Progger About Wilson Marks: Wilson Marks studied jazz in the city of New Orleans but is based in Austin Texas- His songs cross genres and often feature word play, alliterative turns of phrase, harmonic twists or furry chords- When not playing with his own trio, most often comprised of Josh Flowers (bass) and Aaron Parks (percussion), he works as a side-man for a variety of other projects in live or studio endeavors - including The McMercy family Band, Matt the Electrician, The Jitterbug Vipers, The Lonesome Heroes, Datri Bean Band, The Aaron Parks Project, Sarah Sharp, and more. He has 4 albums of original material streaming from the usual online musical spigots and one release from an ambient, or hambient side project under the moniker The Pig Loopowski. By day he teaches elementary general music in Hays CISD, seeing 920 students every seven days. About Dayne Reliford: Dayne Reliford is a pianist, arranger, and composer from Houston, Texas. His musical journey started at the age of 4 when his grandparents enrolled him in lessons after watching him gravitate to their upright piano as a toddler. In December of 2020, Dayne graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. Now, he serves as a freelance musician in Austin and has shared the stage with artists such as Brannen Temple, Robin Mckelle, Delfayo Marsalis, Andre Hayward, Michael Malone, Hannibal Lokumbe, and others. About Progger: What began as a jam session at a rehearsal space in Austin has become an international collection of gifted musicians whose captivating live performances and studio releases have garnered acclaim from fans and publications around the world. Progger is held together by a passion for music that balances sophisticated harmony and melody with visceral beats and riffs. Through four critically-acclaimed releases and live tours supporting acts like Parliament/Funkadelic, Snarky Puppy, and the Funky Knuckles, Progger has developed an international following of devoted fans. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Monks Jazz Showcases | Night Two! 6:30 PM • Atlas Maior 8:00 PM • Jessica Healey 9:30 PM • DODO About Atlas Maior: Atlas Maior creates original music that combines elements of Progressive Jazz, Middle Eastern, Latin, and Indian music traditions. Band members Joshua Thomson (alto saxophone, flutes), Josh Peters (oud, lavta), create a unique sound that balances intimate moments of sincerity with powerful melodies and incendiary rhythmic passages. The group writes original melodies exploring maqamat (Middle Eastern modal system) and harmonic progressions found in American jazz. Atlas Maior composes with a variety of rhythms & instrumentation including Indian tablas, kanjira, & Chinese hulusi. About Jessica Healey: Jessica Healey is a full-time singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist in Austin, Texas. Originally from Fort Worth, she joined the local live music scene just over a year ago and has quickly built a name for herself in Austin and beyond. She performs as lead vocalist and bandleader for her straight-ahead jazz ensemble, the Jessica Healey Quintet. She has been featured in ensembles led by renowned musicians such as Gerry Gibbs, Mike Sailors, and Kevin Lovejoy. About DODO: DODO is a prog-fusion unit created in late 2021 led by local Rhodes enthusiast Sam Blomgren. Drawing inspiration from the electric, adventurous spirit of 1970s Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea, DODO aims to push the envelope through improvisation and self-expression while simultaneously providing digestible compositions that are meant to be enjoyed by anyone and everyone. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Monks Jazz Showcases | Night Three! 6:30 PM • Erik Telford 8:00 PM • Izze Stein 9:30 PM • Bidwell/Clemons/Pankey About Erik Telford: Erik Telford is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, bandleader, and producer whose sound bridges modern jazz and cinematic composition. A native of California, he grew up immersed in the Monterey Jazz Festival scene and has since performed extensively around the world.He has appeared as a leader and sideman with acclaimed artists including Maria Schneider, Joshua Redman, Roy Hargrove, James Williams, Jon Faddis, Wynton Marsalis, Louie Bellson, Bob Schneider, George Bohannan, Nat Adderley, Joel Frahm, and Bill Berry. He has performed on many of the world’s most renowned stages, including the Monterey, Montreux, North Sea, Melbourne, and Yokohama Honmoku Jazz Festivals, as well as ACL Music Festival, SXSW, and the Grand Ole Opry. About Izze Stein: Izze Stein is a singer-songwriter driven by a deep desire to connect the world and help others heal. Born on the stages and jazz clubs of New York City, Izze is an unsigned independent artist who has made frequent appearances at Birdland Jazz Club, the Apollo Theater, and Wallace Lounge while opening for many soul artists, including Adi Oasis at Palm Heights in the Cayman Islands and Morgan James at the Sellersville Theatre. In addition, Izze is part of Hometowne Music Group, a Nashville-based writing & publishing company. A musician, lyricist, pianist, and singer with a limitless vocal range, Izze released her debut solo album, Questions, earlier this year. Rising Australian sensation EMEREE produced the album, as both artists build their momentum in the Jazz & R&B scenes. About Bidwell/Clemons/Pankey: Stephen Bidwell and Jaron Marshall have been anchoring the rhythm section of Austin’s Grammy-nominated psychedelic-soul juggernaut Black Pumas since the band’s meteoric rise in 2019. Outside the Pumas' world tour circuit, the two have long bonded over a mutual love of hard bop and funky early-'60s Blue Note cuts: music that grooves as hard as it swings. When their schedules align, they call up a few trusted players and put together a setlist that leans into the soulful side of the jazz canon. This project is a nod to their roots and a chance to stretch in a different direction with deep pocket, deep cuts, and no filler. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Monks Jazz Showcases | Night Four! 6:30 PM • Mark Scott 8:00 PM • Theresa Chen 9:30 PM • JJ Johnson Quartet About Mark Scott: Mark Scott III is an accomplished guitarist, composer, and educator based in Austin, Texas. Working regularly as both a leader and a sideman, he has performed in many notable venues and festivals across Texas. Mark holds a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas and a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, where he also served as a Teaching Assistant for the jazz program. He currently works as a professor at Tarleton State University, where he directs Jazz Ensemble II, maintains a studio of guitarists, and teaches a Popular Music in America course. About Theresa Chen: Theresa Chen is a well-rounded musician with many dualistic characteristics—being a Taiwanese and American, playing classical and jazz, and being a Gemini. Currently active in Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and the Rio Grande Valley area, she is a performing educator (or the other way around) filled with a flaming passion for music. Theresa serves as an assistant professor of jazz studies at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK). She has given clinics, lectures, and masterclasses in Taiwan and the United States. She released her first jazz album, Whispering to God, in July 2022. She has shared the stage with famous jazz artists such as Gary Smulyan, Ingrid Jensen, Dave Liebman, Bria Skonberg, Boris Kozlov, Allison Miller, Chien-Chien Lu, Nathan Graybeal (Saxologic), Gerry Gibbs, and Scott Wendholt. About JJ Johnson: Growing up in San Antonio and Austin, TX, JJ Johnson has built a tremendous reputation as a masterful drummer with his polyrhythmic grooves and pin-dropping dynamics coupled with his thunderous power and intensity. He has backed some of music’s most talented artists such as Tedeschi-Trucks Band, John Mayer, Lenny Kravitz, Sugarland, Doyle Bramhall II, Boz Scaggs and many others. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Jon Deas & DaHomies! Jon Deas - Piano & Keys Matt Muehling - Guitar Blake Brooks - Bass Mike Gonzales - Percussion Charles Reid - Drums W/ Special Guests A native of Buffalo, New York, Jonathan E. Deas began his musical career as the drummer in his father’s traveling gospel group, but after attending the Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts, he discovered his love for the piano. Quickly becoming an in-demand player on the Austin music scene upon his arrival in 2005, Deas has performed with legendary artists George Clinton, Jon B, and Michelle Williams, and also founded a record label, KeyzStreet, producing music for Jackie Venson, Alesia Lana, Jake Lloyd, and others. Since 2018, Deas has been touring with Grammy Award-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for AJS Presents: Glenn Rexach Quartet! Glenn Rexach – Guitar Ben Irom – Piano Billy Satterwhite – Bass Mike Gordon – Drums Glenn Rexach, long a fixture on the Austin music scene, has been a first call guitarist for decades. His group, the Glenn Rexach Group, which features Rexach’s intricate compositions. has opened for guitarist Scott Henderson, drum legend Billy Cobham, and has performed at the JazzAlive Jazz Festival, the Wobeon Jazz Fusion Festival, the Jazz on Main Festival, and various venues throughout Texas. He is also the guitarist for the Jacqui Walker Band (blues), Darrell Goldman (country), the Austin Jazz Workshop, Jazz PR (Salsa), countless freelance gigs, and is on the praise and worship team at Bethany Lutheran Church. His performing credits include: jazz sax great Eddie Harris, Eddie Palmieri, Buddy Emmons, the Creative Opportunity Jazz Orchestra, Malford Milligan, Brannen Temple’s Atomic Soul, Just Released, Helen Sung, Jr. Medlow and the Bad Boys, Eliza Gilkyson, Nestor Torres, Dr. James Polk, Tony Campise, Hank Hehmsoth, violin and oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen, La Tribu, Ta Mere, Orchestra Tropicana, Jazz P.R., the Samba Police, Strings Attached, Gary Clark Jr., Carolyn Wonderland, and many others. He currently has 3 recordings under his own name, RoundTrip (out of print), Living Joe to Joe, and the group’s most recent release, PanaRican (a tribute to his Puerto Rican and Panamanian heritage). Rexach brings his vast experience to each of the many students he has taught and mentored. “Taste gives PanaRican an accessible lift most fusioneers never accomplish.” Austin Chronicle reviewer Michael Toland. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Sweet Megg! Personnel TBA Sweet Megg returns to Monks for an unforgettable night of jazz standards. Accompanied by her stellar 4-piece band, Megg transports her audience through the rich traditions of jazz, blending the soulful blues of Billie Holiday with the swinging rhythms of Anita O'Day. Known for her deep emotional resonance and dynamic vocal delivery, Sweet Megg has become a favorite among jazz enthusiasts for her ability to reinterpret classic tunes with a modern flair while staying true to their roots. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Sarah Sharp Quintet! Mitch Watkins – Guitar Joao De Carmago – Piano John Fremgen – Bass Masumi Jones – Drums Enthusiastic accolades have followed Sarah Sharp through her career including multiple awards for her singing and songwriting. The self-produced album “Phoebe’s Dream,” with then-band Jitterbug Vipers, earned Sharp Top 5 placements in Austin Music Awards categories for Best Female Vocalist, Producer, Songwriter, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Band of the Year, and Best Jazz Band. Sarah also was a (two times, once with Jitterbug Vipers, and once as Sarah) top recipient of the Black Fret Award (now Sonic Guild) from the organization supporting “the creation and performance of extraordinary new music.”“It’s so clear that the music you create is so inspired by your environment,” says NPRs Michael Feinstein. Of her song “Trouble,” Feinstein adds, “That is the kind of song that has such a classic quality to it and it’s a song that could have been written a long time ago, and yet it speaks so much to the world now, and I think it will speak to people whenever it’s heard.” 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Laura Anglade/Ben Rosemblum Quartet! Laura Anglade - Vocals Ben Rosenblum - Piano/Accordion Daniel Duke - Bass Ben Zweig - Drums About Laura Anglade: French/American singer Laura Anglade is reminiscent of many of the great traditional vocal stylists of the 20th century, but her voice is uniquely her own. As she digs emotionally and eloquently into a lyric, her story-telling abilities portray a soul beyond her years. Her debut release, ‘I’ve Got Just About Everything’ (Justin Time Records, 2019) saw the vocalist, along with her quintet, fearlessly plunging headlong into a wide range of material drawn from both the Broadway stage as well as the Great American Songbook. On her Juno-nominated sophomore recording, ‘Venez Donc Chez Moi’ (Justin Time Records, 2022), Laura teams up with Montreal guitarist Sam Kirmayer and New York based accordionist Benjamin Rosenblum on two tracks. It is an homage of sorts; a nod to Laura’s beloved France. The record features French classics made famous by Barbara, Charles Trenet, Edith Piaf, and Michel Legrand to name a few. Laura leads an active international touring schedule and has performed at venues including Olympia (Paris), Royal Festival Hall (London), Town Hall (New York City), the Ace Theatre Hotel (Los Angeles), and the main stage at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. She opened for Gregory Porter at the Victoria Jazz Festival (summer 2022), and Melody Gardot (fall 2022), joining her across the east and west coasts of the US and Europe. She is currently based in Toronto. About Ben Rosenblum: Award-winning New York City jazz pianist and accordionist Ben Rosenblum has been described as “mature beyond his years,” (Sea of Tranquility), an “impressive talent” (All About Jazz), who “caresses [the music] with the reverence it merits” (Downbeat Magazine). Since the release of his debut trio album, Instead (4 stars, Downbeat), Rosenblum has toured extensively with his trio and sextet throughout the United States, including multiple trips to the Northeast, Midwest, South and West Coast, as well as internationally in Canada, Europe and Japan. He was a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall's Stern-Perelman Auditorium – with Reona Ito's New York Harmonic Band – and has appeared at prestigious venues throughout the world, including at the Appel Room at Lincoln Center, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Ravinia, Himawari-No-Sato Concert Hall in Yokohama, Bird's Eye in Basel and the Library of Congress. Rosenblum's second trio album in 2018, River City, was called “richly romantic” and “well-realized” by JAZZIZ Magazine, which featured the title track as part of their Best of Fall 2018 CD. Rosenblum released his third album, Kites and Strings, in 2020, which is the first to feature him on both piano and accordion alongside his new sextet, the Nebula Project. In 2020, the Nebula Project was voted runner-up for Best New Artist in JazzTimes' Readers' Poll. After the Nebula Project's follow-up album in 2023, A Thousand Pebbles, Rosenblum was featured in an article in Downbeat Magazine's May 2023 issue. Rosenblum has been privileged to share the stage with many highly acclaimed jazz musicians, including extensive work with Curtis Lundy, Winard Harper, Deborah Davis and Chris Washburne, as well as appearances with Bobby Watson, Sean Jones, TS Monk, Warren Wolf, Eliot Zigmund, and many others. Rosenblum's musical interests also extend beyond jazz to include work in numerous world music scenes, including musical styles from Brazil, Peru, Croatia, Bulgaria, India, Ireland, Jewish traditions and more. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Chad LB! Personnel TBA Hailed as a "Sax Phenom" by the New York Daily News, Chad LB is a featured artist on 2 GRAMMY winning albums, and has toured through 6 continents playing venues from Carnegie Hall to the Super Bowl. As a bandleader, he’s headlined jazz venues and festivals around the world, and as a soloist he’s joined acts like Chris Botti, Arturo Sandoval, and Christian McBride. No stranger to the big screen, Chad has been featured on numerous TV shows with pop icons like Taylor Swift, rock legends like Don Henley, as well as the Hollywood film, “Here Today” with Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish. A native of Elmira, New York, Chad established himself as a jazz prodigy at age 11, performing throughout New York State under the mentorship of local jazz hero, George Reed, who was known for backing legends like Teddy Wilson, Buddy Tate, and Marian McPartland. Chad went on to pursue a formal education in the arts at the Brubeck Institute, a prestigious fellowship program created by jazz legend Dave Brubeck. While studying at the institute, he performed regularly with Brubeck and was a member of the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet. Chad received many accolades during his scholastic career, including 15 DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards for categories such as "Best Jazz Soloist" and "Best Original Song." His debut album, Imagery Manifesto, was named “Debut Album of the Year” by jazz critic and author, Doug Ramsey, and two of his most recent recordings as a leader, “Onward,” and "Live at The Bridge" feature jazz legend, Randy Brecker, with whom he has toured and headlined jazz festivals throughout the United States and Europe. 

Join us for a live performance/livestream concerts at Monks featuring the Austin Youth Jazz Orchestra, directed by premier saxophonist and educator Diego Rivera. This show is presented by the Austin Jazz Society. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the David Chao Quartet! David Chao – Piano Eric Hargett – Saxophone Ben Triesch – Bass Daniel Sanchez – Drums David is a jazz pianist and composer based in Austin, Texas. In September 2025, David started writing 50 new songs in 100 days, specifically for this show. This performance will feature the band’s selection of compositions from this new body of work.