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Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Trinity University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Ryan Hagler. Trinity University is one of the nation's top private universities and located in the culturally rich city of San Antonio. In 2022-2023, Trinity was recognized as one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges (including #1 ranking in Texas) by U.S. News and World Report. With 2,500 students from 47 states and 40 countries, Trinity is known for its stimulating, diverse, and collaborative environment. Students benefit from a flexible curriculum which includes 57 majors, 63 minors, and 6 masters degrees. An endowment of 2 billion dollars greatly enhances the learning environment, including a 8:1 student/faculty ratio, 98% of students awarded financial aid, and over 80% of students receiving funded internships or undergraduate research. The Department of Music is located in the state-of-the-art Ruth Taylor Fine Arts Center and has 11 full-time faculty and 20 part-time artist-teachers, providing music instruction to more than 500 students from across campus. Trinity offers a BA in Music and BM degrees in Music Education, Performance, and Composition. Performing ensembles, open to all students by audition, include the Trinity Choir, Chamber Singers, Voix d’Esprit, Choral Union, Collegium Musicum, Opera Workshop, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Handbell Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Saxophone Ensemble, Flute Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Brass Quintet, and numerous student-led groups. In 2014, Trinity was named an All-Steinway School. Trinity is one of the few Texas schools that offers music scholarships to both music and non-music majors.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert celebrating the Birthday Anniversary of Great American Composer Charles Mingus with Eric Mingus! A must-see for jazz lovers, this unforgettable evening features a rare and special gift from Eric to the Music Community of Texas, followed by a late night jam. Eric Mingus – Vocals Diego Rivera - Saxophones Theo Hill – Piano Boris Kozlov – Bass Daniel Dufour – Drums “Making the complicated simple – awesomely simple – that’s creativity” – Charles Mingus Multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, and poet Eric Mingus has been steeped in the jazz tradition since birth, using that foundation to create musical worlds that sit outside genre while remaining deeply informed by it. Born in New York City to Charles and Judy Mingus, he grew up under and around the piano as his father composed, studied cello and music theory with Charles, drums with Dannie Richmond, and later shifted to double bass while winning awards for his vocal performances in school. After early studies (including a stint at Berklee), he took his education to the road, touring as a vocalist with Carla Bley, Bobby McFerrin, and Karen Mantler, and performing with Percy Heath, Jimmy Heath, George Adams, Don Pullen, Wolfgang Puschnig, Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra, and others, with appearances at major festivals from Berlin, Montreal, and Saalfelden to Adelaide, Bonnaroo, and NYC’s Summerstage and Celebrate Brooklyn. Eric’s work as a writer and composer includes commissions for the Berlin Jazz Festival (poems marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1964 Berlin speech), Yo-Yo Ma’s Our Common Nature initiative, and the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris, as well as an in-progress family-history project performed with Yo-Yo Ma at the Mingus Mill burial ground of his enslaved ancestors. His long-running commitment to spoken word and jazz includes a duo with the inimitable Howard Johnson and a celebrated recording of Langston Hughes’ poetry with David Amram; he has also engaged selectively with his father’s repertoire, from Mingus Dynasty’s Blues and Politics to writing lyrics and singing “Work Song (Break the Chains)” on The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions. An active educator, Eric serves as a judge and educator for the annual Charles Mingus High School competition and has led workshops, masterclasses, and lectures at institutions including Berklee, Harvard, UC Irvine, London’s Community Music House, Banlieues Bleues, and In Situ Arts Society; he recently completed a new solo recording for Ouch! Records and continues to perform and develop new work. “Eric Mingus has the kind of voice to die for, truly; so evocative.” — I-94 Bar Unveiling “Memories of a Dragon – The Mingus Spirit” An art installation for the Musicians of Austin, inspired by Charles Mingus’ Roth “Lion-head bass” Note from the Artist: Memories of a Dragon – The Mingus Spirit is my carved response to the bass that stood beside my father for most of his life: the dragon‑headed instrument that witnessed him in the LA studios with the Jazz All Stars, onstage with Bird and Monk at the Open Door, and through the arc of his career. This piece imagines what that bass absorbed—every night, every sideman, every fight over who gets to hold the story—and turns those memories into a new object for the Mingus line. Note from the Producer: We are pleased to present this singular work to the musicians and listeners of Austin, Texas. May it be a totem for the community – to inspire and remind us the depths at which we are able to reach, the breadth of expressible human experience, and the density of substance available to us in pursuit of a rich and meaningful musical life, as we share our artistry, curiosity, and hearts in connection with each other. Presented by The Jazz Purveyor

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for The Jazz Purveyor Presents: Better Get Mingus in Your Soul with Eric Mingus! Disscusion + Q&A to follow! Eric Mingus – Vocals Diego Rivera - Saxophones Theo Hill – Piano Boris Kozlov – Bass Daniel Dufour – Drums “Making the complicated simple – awesomely simple – that’s creativity” – Charles Mingus Multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, and poet Eric Mingus has been steeped in the jazz tradition since birth, using that foundation to create musical worlds that sit outside genre while remaining deeply informed by it. Born in New York City to Charles and Judy Mingus, he grew up under and around the piano as his father composed, studied cello and music theory with Charles, drums with Dannie Richmond, and later shifted to double bass while winning awards for his vocal performances in school. After early studies (including a stint at Berklee), he took his education to the road, touring as a vocalist with Carla Bley, Bobby McFerrin, and Karen Mantler, and performing with Percy Heath, Jimmy Heath, George Adams, Don Pullen, Wolfgang Puschnig, Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra, and others, with appearances at major festivals from Berlin, Montreal, and Saalfelden to Adelaide, Bonnaroo, and NYC’s Summerstage and Celebrate Brooklyn. Eric’s work as a writer and composer includes commissions for the Berlin Jazz Festival (poems marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1964 Berlin speech), Yo-Yo Ma’s Our Common Nature initiative, and the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris, as well as an in-progress family-history project performed with Yo-Yo Ma at the Mingus Mill burial ground of his enslaved ancestors. His long-running commitment to spoken word and jazz includes a duo with the inimitable Howard Johnson and a celebrated recording of Langston Hughes’ poetry with David Amram; he has also engaged selectively with his father’s repertoire, from Mingus Dynasty’s Blues and Politics to writing lyrics and singing “Work Song (Break the Chains)” on The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions. An active educator, Eric serves as a judge and educator for the annual Charles Mingus High School competition and has led workshops, masterclasses, and lectures at institutions including Berklee, Harvard, UC Irvine, London’s Community Music House, Banlieues Bleues, and In Situ Arts Society; he recently completed a new solo recording for Ouch! Records and continues to perform and develop new work. “Eric Mingus has the kind of voice to die for, truly; so evocative.” — I-94 Bar Unveiling “Memories of a Dragon – The Mingus Spirit” An art installation for the Musicians of Austin, inspired by Charles Mingus’ Roth “Lion-head bass” Note from the Artist: Memories of a Dragon – The Mingus Spirit is my carved response to the bass that stood beside my father for most of his life: the dragon‑headed instrument that witnessed him in the LA studios with the Jazz All Stars, onstage with Bird and Monk at the Open Door, and through the arc of his career. This piece imagines what that bass absorbed—every night, every sideman, every fight over who gets to hold the story—and turns those memories into a new object for the Mingus line. Note from the Producer: We are pleased to present this singular work to the musicians and listeners of Austin, Texas. May it be a totem for the community – to inspire and remind us the depths at which we are able to reach, the breadth of expressible human experience, and the density of substance available to us in pursuit of a rich and meaningful musical life, as we share our artistry, curiosity, and hearts in connection with each other. Presented by The Jazz Purveyor

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Jazz Purveyor Presents: Boris Kozlov | Night One! Boris Kozlov – Bass Theo Hill – Piano Joel Frahm – Saxophone Bruce Saunders – Guitar Daniel Dufour – Drums “Kozlov is one of the anchors of modern jazz” -- NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan (Keystone Korner) "Swung harder than anything else will this year" -- Chicago Tribune 3x Grammy award-winning acoustic and electric bassist, composer, and arranger, has been on the New York and International jazz scene for over four decades. His artistry has been captured on over 300 albums, including 15 Grammy-nominated. Leader of solo projects, co-leader of OPUS 5 and Out To Dinner, he has also served as bassist, arranger, and musical director for The Mingus Dynasty projects for the last 28 years. His arrangements have been published by Hal Leonard and performed all over the world. A first call bassist for Michael Brecker, John Blake, Ray Barretto, Eddie Palmieri/Bryan Lynch, Charles McPherson, The Manhattan Transfer, Alex Sipiagin, Ralph Peterson, Robin Eubanks, Jean Michel Pilc, Donny McCaslin, Ronnie Cuber, and many others. His selected discography also includes albums with Arturo O'Farrill, Lew Tabackin, David Kikoski, Conrad Herwig, Bobby Sanabria, Jack Walrath, Terry Gibbs, Jaleel Shaw, Clark Gayton, and more. Kozlov is a Posi-Tone Recording Artist since 2017, with endorsements from Fodera Guitars NYC, Eastman Instruments and Gallien-Krueger Amplifiers. This is his debut performance at Monks Jazz in Austin. RELATED: MASTER CLASS on SAT APR 25 afternoon at Monks

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Jazz Purveyor Presents: Boris Kozlov | Night Two! Boris Kozlov – Bass Theo Hill – Piano Elias Haslanger – Tenor Saxophone Bruce Saunders – Guitar Daniel Dufour – Drums “Kozlov is one of the anchors of modern jazz” -- NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan (Keystone Korner) "Swung harder than anything else will this year" -- Chicago Tribune 3x Grammy award-winning acoustic and electric bassist, composer, and arranger, has been on the New York and International jazz scene for over four decades. His artistry has been captured on over 300 albums, including 15 Grammy-nominated. Leader of solo projects, co-leader of OPUS 5 and Out To Dinner, he has also served as bassist, arranger, and musical director for The Mingus Dynasty projects for the last 28 years. His arrangements have been published by Hal Leonard and performed all over the world. A first call bassist for Michael Brecker, John Blake, Ray Barretto, Eddie Palmieri/Bryan Lynch, Charles McPherson, The Manhattan Transfer, Alex Sipiagin, Ralph Peterson, Robin Eubanks, Jean Michel Pilc, Donny McCaslin, Ronnie Cuber, and many others. His selected discography also includes albums with Arturo O'Farrill, Lew Tabackin, David Kikoski, Conrad Herwig, Bobby Sanabria, Jack Walrath, Terry Gibbs, Jaleel Shaw, Clark Gayton, and more. Kozlov is a Posi-Tone Recording Artist since 2017, with endorsements from Fodera Guitars NYC, Eastman Instruments and Gallien-Krueger Amplifiers. This is his debut performance at Monks Jazz in Austin.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Butler School of Music's Spring Recitals! Featuring performances from Connor Holt, Michael Salas and Aaron Walls, Dash Haubrich, Jaylon Alley and Nathan English! 10:00 AM • Connor Holt BM 12:00 PM • Michael Salas and Aaron Walls BM 2:00 PM • Dash Haubrich BM 4:00 PM • Jaylon Alley and Nathan English BM

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Javier Vasquez | TXST Masters Recital! Javier Vasquez – Alto Saxophone Kevin Ravellette – Tenor Saxophone Parker Powers – Trumpet David Warriner – Trombone Ian Clark – Guitar Miguel Rodriguez Jr. – Bass Isaac Mancillas – Piano/Keyboard Jose Godinez – Drums Javi was born and raised in Austin Texas, growing up he was immersed in the rich music culture of blues and rock at an early age. Javi continued his musical journey at the prestigious University of North Texas where he performed a plethora of music genres in the UNT Lab Bands and Latin Ensemble, then performing commercial music with the Zebras Ensembles. Javi Vasquez is a third generation musician and educator graduating with a Masters in Jazz performance from Texas State University under the mentorship of Joel Frahm. Pulling influences from bebop, blues and funk, Javi aims to perform jazz in its most contemporary form.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Regal Bidwell Industries! Brian Donohoe – Saxophone Erik Telford – Trumpet Raze Regal – Guitar Sean Giddings – Piano Sam Pankey – Bass Michael Longoria – Percussion Stephen Bidwell – Drums Two musicians end up in an Uber in Austin one night. Stephen Bidwell is the driver and Raze Regal is the passenger, a perfectly everyday Austin meeting where your Uber driver is a Black Puma with several Grammy noms and the passenger is a bonafide wizard of the guitar (Once and Future Band, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band). As musicians often do, they quickly found they had worked with a lot of the same players at the same studios. Some months later, Bidwell had him sub on a few shows with his afrobeat band Hard Proof. In scheming a means to play more, they decided the world needed a band playing the music found on CTI and associated labels of the 1970s. Regal Bidwell Industries was born from that conversation. The vision was specific: dive into the parts of the CTI and Kudu catalogs that hip hop producers have been sampling for decades, those breakbeat-heavy, groove-forward moments that became the backbone of countless classics. Bidwell assembled some regular cohorts — Sean Giddings, Brian Donoho, Erik Telford, MIchael Longoria, and Sam Pankey — players who could lock into a pocket while leaving room for improvisation. This goes beyond jam session vehicles like Freddie Hubbard's Red Clay and really digs into the catalog, focusing on the masterpieces tracked in Rudy Van Gelder's New Jersey studio. It's jazz for people who know their crates, funk for people who know their theory, and a living reminder that the best sample sources were made by musicians who could really play.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Joe Alterman Trio! Joe Alterman – Piano Aidan Berg – Bass Brandon Guerra – Drums Joe Alterman plays with swing, soul, and an unmistakable sense of uplift...the kind of piano that makes people lean forward, smile, and stay a little longer. Les McCann called him “a giant.” Ramsey Lewis called him “an inspiration.” Ahmad Jamal hailed him as “a very special artist.” And George Benson once told him, “You play good and you sound good; and there’s a difference.” A longtime mentee of Les McCann and Ramsey Lewis, Alterman carries forward their groove-heavy, life-affirming approach to the piano by blending blues feeling and melodic clarity into a voice that is deeply rooted yet unmistakably personal. Alterman has released eight critically acclaimed albums and performed at iconic venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland, and the Blue Note, sharing the stage with legends such as McCann, Lewis, Houston Person, and Dick Gregory. When he and Gregory shared a bill at the Kennedy Center, Gregory introduced him with a knowing smile and the line, “See? Integration works!” His collaborators range wider than you might expect: he has scored several documentary films, including The Games in Black and White, co-composed with Atlanta music icon Dallas Austin, and his work appears on two Grammy Award–winning projects — President Jimmy Carter’s Last Sundays in Plains and Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Beyond the bandstand, Alterman is an accomplished writer and cultural historian. He has contributed liner notes to three albums by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and was the subject of Nat Hentoff’s final piece on music. He serves as Executive Director of Neranenah and hosts The Upside of Jazz on WABE 90.1, Atlanta’s NPR affiliate.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Blue Dot! Will Dickerson – Guitar Jacob Harrell – Guitar Tony Perez – Violin Joshua Hoag – Bass Blue Dot Swing is an Austin-based gypsy jazz group inspired by Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club of France. The band blends classic swing-era repertoire with modern influences, delivering high-energy, acoustic performances rooted in tight ensemble playing and improvisation.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Horace Bray Trio! Horace Bray – Guitar Mike Luzecky – Bass Matt Young – Drums Horace Bray is a guitarist and composer whose music bridges contemporary jazz and Americana, drawing on improvisation, lyricism, and storytelling. Based in Los Angeles, his work blends the harmonic sophistication of modern jazz with the raw intimacy of American roots music, establishing him as a distinctive voice in the evolving landscape of creative music.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Portrait of Frank Sinatra with the Kevin Hrabak Big Band! 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 and vocalist 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.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Carter Arrington Quartet! Carter Arrington – Guitar Sean Giddings – Piano Ryan Hagler – Bass Daniel Dufour – Drums Carter Arrington’s lifetime of professional live performance and academic training has made him one of the most sought-after guitarists in Austin. Growing up in Roanoke, Virginia, Carter discovered the guitar at age twelve, and his passion for music solidified during a trip to Berklee’s summer guitar sessions in Boston. Later, in Atlanta, he attended the Atlanta Institute of Music while still in high school and eventually taught classes there. In 2006, Carter earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance from UT Austin, receiving 3 Downbeat Student Music Awards and performing at prestigious festivals like Montreux and North Sea Jazz. Carter’s career highlights include performing on Progger’s third album “Scattering” in 2016, performing in “Motown! The Musical,” and headlining the Psycho Las Vegas festival with Arthur Brown. In 2017, he toured the US with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, recorded on Progger’s fourth album “Scattering”, and worked on various other projects. Relocating to the UK in 2018, Carter explored the London music scene and continued recording and performing internationally. In 2020, he created the “Tactical Improv” course for Truefire, teaching students worldwide during the Covid-19 pandemic. His recent work includes co-writing the album “Gamelan Road” with Kirk Covington in 2021, teaching for the Roth Academy, and recording for Ben Croft’s album “Far and Distant Things”. In 2022, he worked as a session guitarist for the Masterlink Sessions in the UK, collaborating with some of England’s top vocalists and musicians. In 2023, he tracked “The Carter Exchange” album, played sold-out shows at Ronnie Scott’s, and began teaching at Waterbear College of Music in Brighton. In May 2023, Carter returned to Texas, accepting a position as Jazz Guitar Lecturer at Texas State University. Driven and dedicated, Carter Arrington continues to make music the center of his life, earning a reputation for excellence in every endeavor.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Beat Divas! Mady Kaye – Vocals Beth Ullman – Vocals Dianne Donovan – Vocals Andy Langham – Piano Aiden Berg – Bass Stephen Summer – Drums Mady Kaye, Beth Ullman and Dianne Donovan are the ebullient Beat Divas. Three remarkable voices in tight harmony romp through American jazz and pop with a joie de vivre and vocal abandon rarely heard. Sexy, sassy and swingin', their repertoire includes original works, jazz standards and the best of American pop music jazzed up. From bebop to pop-gone-salsa, their song styling is totally refreshing. The Divas' original songs about food, which they include in their cooking classes at Central Market Cooking School, are delicious and hilarious. Mady Kaye, Divas' bandleader, is a 2024 inductee into the Austin Jazz Society Hall of Fame. This year marks fifty years in the Austin music scene for Ms. Kaye, from performing to bandleading, studio vocal production, vocal coaching, songwriting and arranging. The Austin Chronicle's Critic's Picks named her the best professional voice instructor in Austin. Mady and Beth write the Beat Divas' original material and arrangements. Beth Ullman is back in Austin after almost thirty years on the commercial music faculty at McLennan Community College in Waco, where she was an instructor of voice and vocal ensemble, a vocal arranger and accompanist (she's an amazing pianist). The Divas are thrilled she's in town again! Her most recent recording of all-original compositions, "We've Got Tonight," was released on Aardvark Records to wide acclaim. Dianne Donovan, a Montreal-born jazz vocalist, has a voice you already know as queen of the classical airwaves, host of Midday Oasis on KMFA Classical Radio 89.5 FM. She is also host and producer of "Classical Austin," and continues to produce a weekly vocal jazz show, "Voices in Jazz" for CKUA Radio in Edmonton, Canada. She has interviewed jazz greats from Bobby McFerrin to Shirley Horn. Dianne's luscious voice provides the perfect low end to the Beat Divas' harmonies.