Monks Livestream's Upcoming Shows

Lissa Hattersley - Vocals, Rhythm/Color Guitar

Mike Barnes - Lead Guitar

Randy Glines - Electric Bass

James Fenner - Percussion

Artist's Statement:

We are four musician friends who’ve performed in various Austin groups for decades ... and it’s all about the songs! Songs we write, songs our friends write; songs by the masters like Stevie Wonder, Donald Fagen, Tom Waits, Benny Golson, Peggy Lee, Prince, Mose Allison write.. the repertoire runs the gamut from old hep to new hip.

Every Wednesday, Monks opens the stage up for a late-night jazz jam hosted by Austin's very own Daniel Dufour.

This livestream is free and open for public viewership!

Terry Bowness – Organ, Piano

Joel Frahm – Saxophone

Bruce Saunders – Guitar

Daniel Durham – Bass

Tom Brechtlein – Drums

Terry Bowness has been making music in Austin, Texas since 1997, first as a pianist, and more recently on Hammond B3 organ. Soon after arriving in Austin he joined Los Jazz Vatos, the latin jazz sextet led by Texas drum veteran Ernie Durawa and winner of several Austin Chronicle music awards. Between 1999 and 2013 he composed, produced, and released four albums of original music on Aardvark Records, garnering positive reviews and radio airplay across the globe. Terry continues to perform as a sideman with many Austin-area musicians and bands including Mitch Watkins, Bruce Saunders, Brian Pardo, Andre Hayward, Gerry Gibbs, Kevin Witt’s B-Side, The Tommy Howard Organ Trio (with Tom Brechtlein), and Elias Haslanger’s Church on Monday.

Terry graduated from UT Austin in 1997 with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and has since designed many integrated circuits for mobile phones and other consumer and industrial products. His work on mobile phone audio amplifiers has been heard by billions of people worldwide.

Jerry Z – Hammond B3 Organ

Tommy Howard – Guitar

Noah Mosgofian – Congas, Percussion

Richard Huntley – Drums

Drummer and percussionist Richard Huntley has performed in over 30 countries worldwide, including major jazz, blues and world music festivals. He has performed and or recorded with jazz greats such as John Benitez, Ron Blake, Luis Bonilla, Cameron Brown, George Coleman, Jerry Gonzalez, Harold Mabern, Mulgrew Miller, Scott Robinson, Lew Soloff, Esperanza Spaulding and Fred Wesley. For over twenty years he has played with Brazilian piano legend and samba funk innovator Dom Salvador. Other musical associations include singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, New York bordello blues band Hazmat Modine, and globe trotting collaborations with the Gangbe Brass Band from Benin, the Tuvan throat singing groups Huun Hur Tu and Alash, and the Toureg guitarist and singer Bombino. Recent recordings include a piano trio with pianist Nikolaj Hess and bassist Cameron Brown “The Art of The Hang”, a collaborative trio with guitarist Niklas Winter (Finland) and Emil Hess (Denmark) “You”, a nonet recording by Emil Hess “Evolution Stores” and a cast recording of the musical “This Beautiful City” by the late Michael Friedman. His creative research includes Afro-Cuban folkloric and Lucumi music and batá drumming. He has often traveled to Havana and Matanazas to research and play in ceremonies.

He holds an M.M. from The Manhattan School of Music, where he was on the faculty for 12 years. He has also conducted clinics at various music schools and universities in Denmark and Japan. Since 2014 he has been a yearly guest teacher at the Brødby music school in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is an endorser for Bosphorus cymbals and Beato drum bags.

James Suter - Bass

Joel Frahm - Tenor Saxophone

Tommy Howard - Guitar

Ross Margitza - Piano

Daniel Dufour - Drums

James Suter is a bassist hailing from South Florida who recently received a Doctorate in Music and Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. James started his education at The University of Miami wherein he was a member of the prestigious Stamps Jazz Quintet. Following his bachelor's degree, James then earned a Master's degree from North Carolina Central University. He has shared the stage with Gary Burton, Chris Potter, Dave Holland, Matt Wilson, Gilad Hekselman, Ellis Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Jimmy Heath, Andre Hayward, Joe Lovano, Steve Davis, Joey Calderazzo, Ira Sullivan, and many others. James resides in Austin, Texas where he teaches and performs regularly. James is on faculty as a bass instructor at Austin Community College.

Christian Wiggs – Voice

Thomas Wenglinski – Piano

Marco Antonio Santos – Guitar

Utah Hamrick – Bass

Daniel Dufour – Drums

A true multi-hyphenate, Christian Wiggs is a vocalist, bandleader, lyricist, producer, director, artist manager, educator, record label executive, founder and CEO of Bandstand Presents and host of “Jazz Tonight” on PBS.

Born to a choreographer, Wiggs’ immersion into theatre and the jazz tradition has led to a remarkable career as an artist, leading and featured with ensembles on prolific stages such as Birdland, Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club and SXSW.

Producing chart topping records for the most sought-after names in jazz and reaching millions of viewers with his PBS television show, Wiggs manages GRAMMY and Tony Award-winner Bryan Carter, Emmet Cohen and serves as the musical manager for global icon Jeff Goldblum.

Wiggs has produced major live and studio productions around the world including at Sydney Opera House, Royal Albert Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the In Memoriam performance at the 78th Annual BAFTA Awards.

In 2026, Wiggs created and produced a 57-piece orchestral show with Jeff Goldblum as part of “The Night Blooms World Tour” which is set to tour across nine countries and three continents including Australia, Europe, and North America. The orchestral show will see collaborations with the GRAMMY-nominated The Heritage Orchestra, The Metropolitan Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony, the Colorado Symphony, and the Seattle Symphony.

As an educator, Wiggs is the co-founder and Executive Director of Global Jazz Workshop alongside Artistic Director, Chad LB.