Show List

Monks Jazz Club's Upcoming Shows

Andy Langham Quartet

Andy Langham Quartet

Thu, May 21

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Andy Langham Quartet! Gerry Gibbs – Drums James Suter – Bass Tito Carillo – Trumpet Andy Langham – Piano Andy Langham has been a top call jazz pianist and studio musician in Los Angeles for 15+ years. Currently Andy can been seen touring all over the world as a long time member of the Grammy Award winning Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band. He also has toured with Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, Natalie Cole, Christopher Cross, John Heard, Christian McBride, Jane Monheit, New York Voices, Ray Price, Dewey Redman, Steve Tyrell, and Ernie Watts. Andy has recorded or performed in concert with an extremely diverse group of artists that include John Abercrombie, Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Arthur Blythe, Debby Boone, Randy Brecker, Johnny Bush, Bobby Caldwell, James Carter, Charo, Ravi Coltrane, Larry Coryell, Paquito D’Rivera, Micky Dolenz, Jon Fedchock, The Four Freshmen, Roberta Gambarini, Terry Gibbs, Gerry Gibbs, Tom Harrell, Jon Hendricks, Bill Holman, Flaco Jimenez, Lainey Kazan, Sally Kellerman, Azar Lawrence, Hubert Laws, Dave Liebman, Don Menza, Roy McCurdy, James Moody, Cory Morrow, Emilio Navaira, Willie Nelson, Wayne Newton, Sam Rivers, Carl Saunders, Christian Scott, Jack Sheldon, Bobby Shew, Marvin Smitty Smith, Lew Soloff, Mike Stern, Take Six, Clark Terry, Steve Turre, and Bill Watrous. Andy has appeared on over 150 recordings, including 5 Grammy-nominated albums. He currently teaches Jazz Piano at the Bob Cole Conservatory at California State University Long Beach and at Cal Poly Pomona. NEW ADDRESS | 310 E SAINT ELMO ROAD AUSTIN TX 78745 Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm.
Miles at 100 with the Tito Carrillo Sextet

Miles at 100 with the Tito Carrillo Sextet

Fri, May 22

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Miles at 100 with the Tito Carrillo Sextet! Tito Carrillo – Trumpet Kevin Ravellette – Saxophone Jacob Martinez – Trombone Ross Margitza – Piano Mercedes Solis – Bass Nicolas Aguon – Drums MILES AT 100 with the Tito Carrillo Sextet - Join us for a special evening honoring the life and legacy of one of the most influential voices in jazz history. On what would have been his 100th birthday, experience the timeless music of Miles Davis as the Tito Carrillo Sextet presents original arrangements of his compositions, spanning his iconic nearly 50-year career—from cool jazz and hard bop to modal and electric innovations. Join Tito as his sextet explores the sounds that reshaped modern music. Tito Carrillo is a trumpeter, composer, and educator whose music seamlessly blends Afro-Caribbean traditions with modern jazz. A native of Austin, Texas, he rose to prominence in Chicago’s vibrant jazz and Latin music scenes of the 90's, earning recognition as a dynamic soloist, bandleader, and recording artist. Praised for his “warm lyric style and technique to burn,” by the Chicago Tribune, Carrillo has collaborated with an impressive range of artists, from jazz greats like Kurt Elling and Paquito D’Rivera to pop icons such as Quincy Jones and Phil Collins. His recordings, including Urbanessence (Origin Records), have received critical acclaim and national radio recognition. In addition to his performing career, Carrillo is a dedicated educator, and currently serves as jazz trumpet professor at Texas State University in San Marcos, where he continues to inspire the next generation of musicians through performance, teaching, and mentorship. NEW ADDRESS | 310 E SAINT ELMO ROAD AUSTIN TX 78745 Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! First Show: Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm. Second Show: Doors at 9:15pm, Show at 9:30pm.
Ken Vandermark Chicago/Texas Sound Ensemble

Ken Vandermark Chicago/Texas Sound Ensemble

Sat, May 23

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Ken Vandermark Chicago/Texas Sound Ensemble! Ken Vandermark – Tenor Saxophone Jonathan Horne – Electric Guitar Stefan Gonzalez – Vibraphone Matthew Frerck – Double Bass Kory Cook – Drums Ken Vandermark will present new compositions exploring distinct melodic, rhythmic and architectural strategies for improvisers. Vandermark will work with Texas musicians Jonathan Horne (guitar, Austin), Matthew Frerck (double bass, Denton), Stefan González (vibraphone, Denton), and Kory Cook (drumset, San Antonio) in their new group Chicago/Texas Sound Ensemble that debuted last year as part of the No Idea Festival series at Monk's Jazz Club. NEW ADDRESS | 310 E SAINT ELMO ROAD AUSTIN TX 78745 Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! First Show: Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm. Second Show: Doors at 9:15pm, Show at 9:30pm.
Timothy Lea and the Redloc Collective

Timothy Lea and the Redloc Collective

Sun, May 24

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Timothy Lea and the Redloc Collective!


Timothy Lea – Saxophone, Vocals

Raven Moran – Guitar

Josh Henderson – Keys

D'Shawn Lamkin – Bass

Isaiah Sanders – Drums


Timothy Lea is a Houston-based jazz and R&B musician, composer, and bandleader of RedLoc Music, a collective dedicated to preserving and evolving the sound of Black American music. Through his weekly performances and growing regional presence, Lea has cultivated a warm, soulful atmosphere that blends improvisation, groove, and storytelling. His concerts are known for their energy and authenticity—celebrating the roots of jazz, soul, and gospel while inviting audiences into something deeply human and new. Whether performing at intimate venues or larger stages, Timothy Lea continues to bridge tradition and innovation, honoring the past while shaping the next chapter of live Black music.


NEW ADDRESS | 310 E SAINT ELMO ROAD, UNIT B AUSTIN TX 78745


Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm.

The Jazz Purveyor Presents: Memorial Day with the Summer Camargo Big Band

The Jazz Purveyor Presents: Memorial Day with the Summer Camargo Big Band

Mon, May 25

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Jazz Purveyor Presents: Memorial Day with the Summer Camargo Big Band!


Summer Camargo – Trumpet


Saxophones: Seth Carper, Matt Chavez, Eli Wyatt, Ripley Swingle, and Aidan Brown


Trumpets: Matt Collins, Mike Sailors, Isaac Pittinger, and Eric Johnson


Trombones: Andre Hayward, Judah Guerra, Jacob Martinez, and Demetreis Thornton


Joao Camargo – Piano

Ryan Hagler – Bass

Daniel Dufour – Drums



Jazz is a music of liberty, legacy, and democracy. We come together to honor our common culture and tradition in an expression of America’s Classical Music. Summer Camargo leads a large ensemble in full fanfare performance on Memorial Day at Monks.


Summer Camargo is a 24-year-old jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was recently named "25 for the Future" rising jazz stars by DownBeat magazine. Summer is a native of Hollywood, Florida and a Jerome Greene Fellowship recipient at The Juilliard School, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Summer is a regular performer at notable NYC jazz clubs like Dizzy’s and Birdland, as well as a member of the Mingus Big Band. In 2022 Summer became the newest and youngest member of the Saturday Night Live house band and is also enjoying her most recent role as a band member in Broadway’s new musical, Just in Time.


Steadily collecting a list of competition wins, grants, and awards, Summer was awarded the Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Soloist Award, the Dr. J. Douglas White Student Composition Contest, the International Trumpet Guild’s Ryan Anthony Trumpet Memorial Competition, and the Outstanding Trumpet Soloist Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2017, 2018, and 2019 Essentially Ellington Festivals.


In her young career, Summer has toured with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on the Big Band Holidays tour, performed with Jon Batiste at the Newport Jazz Festival, was a guest artist at Wynton at 60, participated in Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead at The Kennedy Center, and performed her original composition “Alalazoo” at the 2022 Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala.


Summer released her debut album To Whom I Love with Blue Engine Records in March of 2024, which received a notable review in DownBeat magazine and was featured in their Hot Box. Summer is also a proud Conn Selmer/Bach artist.


Presented by The Jazz Purveyor.


NEW ADDRESS | 310 E SAINT ELMO ROAD AUSTIN TX 78745


Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided!


First Show: Doors at 7:15pm, Show at 7:30pm.


Second Show: Doors at 9:15pm, Show at 9:30pm.