Monks Jazz Club's Upcoming Shows

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Regal Bidwell Industries!

Raze Regal - Guitar

Stephen Bidwell - Drums

Brian Donohoe - Saxophones, Flute

Erik Telford - Trumpet

JaRon Marshall - Keys

Liam O’Dell - Bass

Michael Longoria - Percussion

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.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. As part of this transition, Monks Jazz is no longer a BYOB venue. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, this is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Free parking is available in the area. Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 7:30pm.

Monks is open 6:30 PM for a new Happy Half Hour, featuring $2 off of our Classic and Signature Cocktails, $2 off Glasses of Wine, and $1 off of our Beer Menu between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Join us for a drink, or come at your scheduled seating time! We'll have a wonderful evening planned ahead!

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Austin Django Project!

Jamey Cummins – Guitar

Jake Harrell – Guitar

Phil Spencer – Bass

Alen Cileli – Violin

Ben Saffer – Clarinet

Jason Baczynski – Drums

Lead by Jamey Cummins, The Austin Django Project is a collective of Austin-based guitarists and string players. Honoring one of the greatest to ever do it, the collective brings to life the inspired work of the father of Gypsy Jazz, Django Reinhardt.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. As part of this transition, Monks Jazz is no longer a BYOB venue. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, this is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Free parking is available in the area. Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 7:30 PM.

Monks is open 6:30 PM for a Happy Half Hour, featuring $2 off of our Classic and Signature Cocktails, $2 off Glasses of Wine, and $1 off of our Beer Menu between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Join us for a drink, or come at your scheduled seating time! We'll have a wonderful evening planned ahead!

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for AJS Presents: Lissa Hattersley's TripTrio!

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.

———

Make a donation to be recognized:

Supporter Level: Donate $50 or more, and we'll mention your name as a Supporter of the "AJS Presents: Midweek @ Monks" series, as part of the mission to creating more sustaining performance opportunities for Austin jazz musicians!

Sponsor Level: Donate $100 or more, you’ll be recognized as a Sponsor of the "AJS Presents: Midweek @ Monks" series.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. As part of this transition, Monks Jazz is no longer a BYOB venue. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, this is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Free parking is available in the area. Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 7:30 PM.

Monks is open 6:30 PM for a new Happy Half Hour, featuring $2 off of our Classic and Signature Cocktails, $2 off Glasses of Wine, and $1 off of our Beer Menu between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Join us for a drink, or come at your scheduled seating time! We'll have a wonderful evening planned ahead!

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

9 PM to Midnight · Every Wednesday

No Cover 21 & Up · One Drink Minimum

$10 cover Under 21

Come sit in, bring your instrument, or just settle in with a drink and listen.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. As part of this transition, Monks Jazz is no longer a BYOB venue. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, we will be live-streaming during the event, and jams will be live-streamed to the public via our Youtube Channel!

Free parking is available in the area. Minors must be accompanied by Parents or Guardian. Doors at 9pm.

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Terry Bowness Quintet!

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.

Please Note: MONKS JAZZ IS NOW A FULL SERVICE BAR. As part of this transition, Monks Jazz is no longer a BYOB venue. We invite you to enjoy our thoughtfully curated beverage menu and roll with us through the changes! As always, this is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Free parking is available in the area. Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 7:30pm.

Monks is open 6:30 PM for a new Happy Half Hour, featuring $2 off of our Classic and Signature Cocktails, $2 off Glasses of Wine, and $1 off of our Beer Menu between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Join us for a drink, or come at your scheduled seating time! We'll have a wonderful evening planned ahead!