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Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Jeremy George's Single Release Show!

Grant Teeple – Saxophone

Andre Hayward – Trombone

Joshua Lister – Piano

Jeremy George – Bass & Vocals

Adam Jackson – Drums

Dr. Jeremy L. George is the Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of music at Huston-Tillotson University. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida under the leadership of Dr. Julian E. White and Dr. Shelby Chipman. He received his Master’s Degree in Music Education and Ph.D. in Music Education from Florida State University. His major professors are Professor Rodney Jordan, Dr. Clifford Madsen and Dr. Patrick Dunnigan.

As a performer, Dr. George is a freelance bassist in the Austin area. He is the former bassist and musical director for Tallahassee Night’s Live, a highly active live entertainment guild with an ambitious performance schedule throughout the southeast region, and has shared the stage with on many nationally acclaimed Grammy Award-winning Gospel, Jazz, Hip Hop and R&B recording artists such as Ledisi, Samara Joy, Andre Hayward, Diego Rivera, Kanye West, Jamie Foxx, Marvin Sapp, Dorothy Norwood, and Eric Roberson just to name a few. Jeremy also serves as a performing artist for many bass companies such as Anaconda Basses, DR Strings, Gallien Kruger Amps, Aguilar Pickups, and Inearz Audio. He also maintains an ambitious gig, session, and masterclass schedule at high schools in the United States.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Red Young Trio!

Red Young – Organ

Michael Malone – Saxophone

Tom Brechtlein – Drums

Red Young is a Texas-born pianist, organist, vocalist, arranger, producer, and bandleader whose career spans more than five decades. A child prodigy who began playing piano at age three, Young developed a deep musical foundation rooted in jazz, blues, classical, and American roots music before launching a professional career that has taken him around the world.

Over the years, he has toured, recorded, and performed with an extraordinary range of artists including Linda Ronstadt, Eric Burdon, Dolly Parton, Joan Armatrading, Sonny & Cher, Lloyd Price, Marcia Ball, and many others. His work can be heard on hundreds of recordings as well as television and film productions, including Everybody Loves Raymond, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and In the Line of Fire.

As a bandleader, Young is known for projects including Red & The Red Hots, Brother Red, and Red Young & His Hot Horns, blending jazz, blues, soul, swing, and New Orleans-inspired grooves into a distinctive sound. Whether behind a Hammond B-3 organ, at the piano, or leading a horn-driven ensemble, his performances are celebrated for their virtuosity, spontaneity, and infectious energy.

Now based in Austin, Red remains one of the region’s most respected musicians, performing regularly throughout Texas and beyond while continuing to record, arrange, and collaborate with artists across genres. In 2018, he was inducted into the Austin Jazz Society Hall of Fame in recognition of his lasting contributions to the music community.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Ross Margitza Trio!

Ross Margitza – Piano

James Suter – Bass

Daniel Dufour – Drums

Dr. Ross Margitza is a distinguished pianist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and educator. He resides in Austin, TX where he serves as a Lecturer in Jazz Studies/Jazz Piano at the University of Texas at Austin. Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, he began his musical journey under the guidance of his father and grandfather, both professional pianists. He started playing piano at age six and trumpet at age ten. Inspired by Oscar Peterson's recording of “West Side Story,” Ross pursued a career in jazz.

An award-winning pianist, Dr. Margitza clinched first place in the 2024 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and second place in the 2009 Phillips Jazz Piano Competition. He has performed alongside acclaimed musicians such as Russell Malone, Jon Faddis, Phil Woods, Patti Austin, Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Roy McCurdy, Antonio Hart, Lynn Roberts, and Christian McBride. His credits also include performances with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Detroit Jazz Orchestra, Glenn Miller Orchestra, and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

Internationally, Ross has performed in Japan, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Spain, and Canada, as well as major U.S. cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., and New York. As an educator, his previous appointments include serving as the Director of Instrumental Music at both Flintridge Preparatory School near Los Angeles and also St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin. In 2023, he taught collegiately as the Jazz Piano Instructor at Huston-Tillotson University.

He holds a Bachelor of Music from Michigan State University, a Master of Music from Northern Illinois University, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Eli Menezes Single Release!

Eli Menezes – Guitar

Matthew Weatherly – Bass

Sam Howden – Trumpet

Daniel Watson – Drums 

Eli Menezes is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer based in Austin, Texas, via New York City. Since relocating from Rio de Janeiro to NYC in the spring of 2000, he has traveled to over 50 countries and collaborated with a wide range of internationally recognized artists across multiple genres, including Lauryn Hill, Richard Bona, Rita Ora, Faith Evans, Common, Ashanti, Estelle, Thalia, Fred Hammond, and David Bisbal, among others.

Eli is a member of the soul-pop duo Gritty Sunset and the band FORQ, signed to Snarky Puppy’s GroundUP Music label. He is currently active in the Austin recording and live music scene, where he frequently performs and collaborates with artists such as David Grissom, Andrea Magee, JoJames, The Kill Tony Band, Aubrey Logan and Gina Chavez to name a few.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Bruce Saunders Quintet!

Bruce Saunders – Guitar

Joel Frahm – Tenor Saxophone

Andy Langham – Piano

Daniel Dufour – Drums

James Suter – Bass

Bruce Saunders is a guitarist, composer and educator currently residing in Austin, TX. After receiving his Masters degree in jazz/classical guitar from the University of North Texas in 1986 he moved to New York City where he was a resident until late 2013. During his tenure in NY he recorded, performed and toured with some of the worlds best jazz musicians. Since moving to Austin he has played with many of the world class jazz musicians in the city and state. Saunders is currently a lecturer at the University of Texas/Austin’s Butler School of Music where he teaches private guitar lessons and a faculty member of Berklee’s Online University (BOL) where he developed and teaches two jazz guitar courses.