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Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Bokani Dyer Trio!

Bokani Dyer – Piano

Timothy Norton – Bass

Lumanyano Mzi – Drums

Bokani Dyer is an acclaimed pianist, composer, and bandleader and has stood as one of the most formidable and creative talents in South Africa. In the exploration of the musical tradition, and the music’s present role in culture and society, he has been a significant force of his generation asking and diving deeply into the complex question of identity in South Africa. Award-winning composer, hailed as the future of South African Jazz when he won the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year right at the outset of his career in 2011, keeps garnering accolades worldwide. His trio album Neo Native won the SAMA award for best jazz album in 2019. That year, he was also invited to perform at London’s legendary Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club as part of the Piano Trio Festival.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Mike Sailors Quintet!

Mike Sailors – Trumpet

Elias Haslanger – Saxophone

Andy Langham – Piano

Oscar Bukowitz – Bass

Daniel Dufour – Drums

Mike Sailors has performed around the world in venues such as the Blue Note (New York, Tokyo, and Sapporo locations), Ronnie Scott’s, Porgy and Bess, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, The Jazz Standard, Smalls Jazz Club, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center; and has appeared at the Montreal, Detroit, EFG London, and Tokyo Blue Note Jazz Festivals. He has also been an active musician in Broadway orchestras, most notably as the Music Director of Sleep No More. In addition to leading the Mike Sailors Nonet, once dubbed "an all-star outfit" by the New York Times, he has performed as a sideman with the Birdland Big Band, the Hot Sardines, the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra.

An active composer and arranger, Mike has written for such luminaries as Dewey Redman, Dick Oatts, Sean Jones, Jimmy Cobb, and Peter Bernstein. He has composed and recorded music for numerous commercial campaigns, as well as for TV and Film – most recently for the Netflix original series, Cannon Busters. Sailors is also a performing artist/educator with Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Let Freedom Swing educational program, is a copyist and editor for the Essentially Ellington jazz program, and currently serves as the Professor of Jazz Trumpet at University of Texas at Austin.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Jon Deas!

Jon Deas – Keys & Piano

Joe Williams – Trumpet

Josh Hugo – Guitar

Sam Pankey – Bass

Daniel Watson – Drums

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 the David Chao Quartet!

David Chao – Piano

Eric Hargett – Saxophone

Ben Triesch – Bass 

Daniel Sanchez – Drums 

David is a composer and jazz pianist based in Austin, Texas. Tonight's performance debuts original compositions written specifically for the audience in this moment and in this room. These shows are part of a series David is presenting throughout 2026, culminating in an EP release featuring the most compelling pieces in 2027.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Bree Romeo Quartet!

Bree Romeo – Vocals

Joao Camargo – Piano

Daniel Durham – Bass

Masumi Jones – Drums

Since joining Slim Richey onstage in 2013 and later becoming a member of his band, the Jitterbug Vipers, Bree Romeo has built a reputation as one of Central Texas’s most compelling and technically accomplished jazz vocalists — a rare artist whose command of the voice is matched by unmistakable emotional depth. Drawing inspiration from legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Blossom Dearie, and Anita O'Day, she blends virtuosic phrasing, fearless improvisation, smoky blues sensibility, and soulful storytelling into a sound entirely her own. With formal training in theater and more than 25 years of live performance experience, her work carries not only extraordinary vocal precision, but also a profound understanding of mood, dynamics, and human connection. Whether interpreting a jazz standard, bending deep into the blues, or delivering an intimate ballad, Bree Romeo brings a presence audiences immediately recognize: honest, emotionally fearless artistry from a vocalist who cannot be imitated and is never forgotten.

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