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April 2019
Walter Beasley
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Over the past three decades, saxophonist Walter Beasley has artfully and dynamically redefined the phrase “musical Renaissance Man” for the modern generation. Considered by fans and critics alike as the “heir to Grover Washington, Jr.’s Throne,” he is the acclaimed saxophonist, vocalist, educator, and entrepreneur of the decade. As the highest selling full-time Professor / Recording Artist in history, the Boston-based musician has long mastered an exhilarating high wire act of balancing a successful career as a contemporary jazz recording…
Details »Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
One of the most recognized and sought-after saxophonists, two-time GRAMMY nominee Mindi Abair has been electrifying audiences with her dynamic live performances and sax prowess since her debut album in 2000. No one since Junior Walker has brought saxophone and vocals in one package to the forefront of modern music with such abandon. She has garnered ten number 1 radio hits, six Top 5 solo records, and two number 1 spots on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz album chart. To help…
Details »Boney James
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
It’s been a full quarter-century since a young saxophonist and composer released his debut recording as a leader, Trust. In September of 2017, Boney James released his 16th album titled, Honestly, following his 2015 release, futuresoul, which spent 11 weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart. Cited as virtually creating the urban jazz genre—melding contemporary jazz with hip-hop sensibilities—the crossover virtuoso has racked up sales of more than three million records, four RIAA Gold albums,…
Details »May 2019
California Guitar Trio & Montreal Guitar Trio
Show Time : 7:00 PM
Since 1991, The California Guitar Trio has enthralled listeners with a singular sound that fearlessly crisscrosses genres. The trio’s questing spirit drives it to explore the intersections between rock, jazz, classical, and world music. It even throws in the occasional surf or spaghetti Western tune for good measure. Comprised of Bert Lams, Hideyo Moriya and Paul Richards, the group has established a unique, personal connection with audiences. In addition to dazzling musicianship and interplay, The California Guitar Trio's (CGT) shows…
Details »A Tribute to Miss Nancy Wilson with Pamela Hart, Tatiana Mayfield, & Nat Adderley, Jr.
Show Time : 7:00 PM
Pamela Hart was born in Los Angeles, California, and moved to Austin, Texas in 1982. Highly regarded as Austin, Texas’ finest jazz vocalist and noted by Austin Women’s Magazine as “Austin’s First Lady of Jazz,” audiences rave about Pamela’s excellent pitch, clarity and soothing vocal quality. Her sultry rendition of classic jazz standards and contemporary music wins immediate acceptance by any audience. She gracefully dances on stage with the music, her radiant voice, and showcases her effervescence and vocal range.…
Details »David Benoit & Marc Antoine
Early Show : 6:00 PM
Late Show : 8:30 PM
Chart-topping contemporary jazz visionaries, David Benoit and Marc Antoine have recorded their first complete project together. 2017’s, So Nice!, is a love letter to Bossa Nova, a musical genre that is close to both their hearts. Music has an unparalleled ability to stir the emotions, awaken memories, and transport the heart and mind to new dimensions. Multi-GRAMMY nominated pianist/composer/film scorer David Benoit and acclaimed guitarist/composer Marc Antoine manage to do all of the above. A founding father of contemporary jazz,…
Details »Ana Popovic
Show Time : 8:00 PM
LA-based, Belgrade born guitar-player and singer Ana Popovic is back on the road promoting her new triple album, Trilogy, her most ambitious project yet. With Trilogy, she releases three albums in one – 23 funk, rock/blues and jazz tunes with guest appearances as such legends Joe Bonamassa, Robert Randolph and others. When not recording, Popovic and her powerful band are tirelessly touring, playing major blues, jazz and rock festivals. She has shared headlining stages with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Gary…
Details »June 2019
Rippingtons
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
“When I started The Rippingtons, I never imagined it would last more than the release of one album, let alone thirty years,” says Russ Freeman, leader and founder of the GRAMMY nominated group, The Rippingtons. The band celebrated their 30th anniversary with the release of True Stories, their 22nd recording (June 2016). Freeman’s approach to composition has been compared to that of a mixed-medium painter. His ability to engage all the senses and employ disparate techniques has helped keep the…
Details »July 2019
Elan Trotman
Show Time : 7:00 PM
Sax man Elan Trotman has quickly become one of the fastest rising stars in jazz with over 10 Billboard topping radio singles in his young career. His latest release pays tribute to the late Motown Legend, Martin Gaye. Trotman brings a blend of smooth and tropical grooves to major festivals and cruises worldwide. In addition to a successful solo career, the Berklee College of Music graduate has also worked as a side-man with some of the biggest names in the…
Details »Dave Koz and Friends Summer Horns Featuring Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Kenny Lattimore, Aubrey Logan
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
In a career that spans more than three decades, saxophonist Dave Koz has racked up an astoundingly impressive array of honors and achievements: nine GRAMMY nominations, nine number one albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, numerous world tours, playing for multiple presidents, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and more. A platinum selling artist, Koz is also known as a humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio host and instrumental music advocate. Now, he has released one of the most…
Details »August 2019
R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman
Show Time : 7:00 PM
R. Carlos Nakai is the world’s premier performer of the Native American flute. He released his first album, Changes, in 1983, and has gone on release thirty-six critically-acclaimed albums since. In addition to his educational workshops and residencies, Nakai has appeared as a soloist throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, and sold over four million albums worldwide. He founded the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet to explore the intersection of ethnic and jazz idioms and brought the Native American flute…
Details »September 2019
Kyle Turner & Friends with Michael Ward, Pamela Hart & more
Show Time : 7:00 PM
This combination of saxophone from Kyle Turner, Michael Ward on the violin, the soulful voice of Latrese Bush and jazzy vocals of Pamela Hart is the perfect mix for a dynamic evening of traditional jazz, smooth jazz, blues and a little old school R&B. The Kyle Turner and Friends concert is back by popular demand. Get ready to shout for more! Kyle Turner is a creative and innovative artist that has warmed the hearts of many with the sultry musical…
Details »Brian Simpson Band
Show Time : 7:00 PM
Celebrated keyboardist, composer and studio musician, Brian Simpson has been the ‘go-to’ man for everyone from Janet Jackson, Sheena Easton and Teena Marie to George Duke, Kirk Whalum and Stanley Clarke. He has had the distinction of being musical director the legendary Dave Koz for the past 15 years. Simpson has also been the musical director of the highly popular Smooth Jazz Cruise featuring Marcus Miller and David Sanborn for the last 8 years. This chart-topping musical chameleon wrote the…
Details »Gino Vannelli
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Since his debut release of Crazy Life in 1973, Gino Vannelli has remained one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music. With a voice as memorable as his hair, he has been dubbed, “The Canadian singer/songwriter with a lion's mane.” But Vannelli’s evolving music has kept his fan base growing for over 40 years. From rock, to jazz, to soul, and even classical, this Triple Threat (Vannelli is a prolific producer as well) has left no musical stone unturned.…
Details »Gino Vannelli
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Since his debut release of Crazy Life in 1973, Gino Vannelli has remained one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music. With a voice as memorable as his hair, he has been dubbed, “The Canadian singer/songwriter with a lion's mane.” But Vannelli’s evolving music has kept his fan base growing for over 40 years. From rock, to jazz, to soul, and even classical, this Triple Threat (Vannelli is a prolific producer as well) has left no musical stone unturned.…
Details »October 2019
Eddie Palmieri
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Known as one of the finest pianists of the past 60 years, Eddie Palmieri is a bandleader, arranger, and composer of salsa and Latin jazz. His playing skillfully fuses the rhythm of his Puerto Rican heritage with the complexity of his jazz influences: Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner as well as his older brother, Charlie Palmieri. Palmieri perfected his arranging skills in the 1970’s releasing several impressive recordings that reflected his unorthodox approach to music. His unconventional style would…
Details »Acoustic Alchemy
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Acoustic Alchemy have spent thirty years making music and, in that time, they have not only received critical acclaim for their albums (including three GRAMMY nominations) but have built a reputation for being one of the most exciting live bands in the business. For the last decade, the band lineup has featured Greg Carmichael on nylon guitar, Miles Gilderdale on steel string acoustic and electric guitar, Fred White on keyboards, the powerhouse rhythm section of Greg Grainger on drums and…
Details »Keiko Matsui
Early Show : 6:00 PM
Late Show : 8:30 PM
Japanese born pianist, composer and producer Keiko Matsui is a citizen of the world, touring the world relentlessly bringing her music to virtually every corner of the globe. Her music transcends boundaries with a unique melting pot of musical influences that has earned her a devout international following. Matsui is freely at home in many musical genres, seamlessly borrowing from such diverse idioms as jazz, classical, rock, blues, traditional, world, and beyond. Her 1996 album, Dream Walk remained on the…
Details »JD Souther
Show Time : 8:00 PM
GRAMMY nominated JD Souther has penned countless hits for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison, James Taylor, Don Henley, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Brooks & Dunn, and found success as a solo artist. This led him to being inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2013 and become one of the most celebrated songwriters of his generation. On Souther’s latest studio album, Tenderness, this masterful singer/songwriter creates a perfect balance of understated jazz with the ineffable pop narratives that…
Details »November 2019
Peter White Xmas w/ Euge Groove, Lindsey Webster, & Vincent Ingala
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Make your list and check it twice! This holiday concert is more than just nice!! A Peter White Christmas with Euge Groove, Lindsey Webster, and Vincent Ingala is coming to town. Contemporary jazz lovers eagerly await this annual fun filled concert, which has packed fans into halls coast to coast year after year.
Details »December 2019
Tower of Power
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Oakland, California music legends Tower of Power - the most dynamic and distinctive band of survivors in Soul Music – is roaring into its unprecedented 50th anniversary with a dynamic new disc of all new material that finds them as energized and inspired as ever. A labor of love, definitively titled Soul Side of Town, this package is charged with 14 filler-free songs. In the spirit of their enduring theme song “Oakland Stroke,” the bookending intro and outro tune, “East…
Details »Tower of Power
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Oakland, California music legends Tower of Power - the most dynamic and distinctive band of survivors in Soul Music – is roaring into its unprecedented 50th anniversary with a dynamic new disc of all new material that finds them as energized and inspired as ever. A labor of love, definitively titled Soul Side of Town, this package is charged with 14 filler-free songs. In the spirit of their enduring theme song “Oakland Stroke,” the bookending intro and outro tune, “East…
Details »Albright Family Christmas
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Saxophonist Gerald Albright, Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. Playing both sax and bass, he becoming the consummate session and touring musician in the 80s, working with everyone from Anita Baker, Ray Parker, Jr., Atlantic Starr, The Temptations and Maurice White to Les McCann, Teena Marie, the Winans and Whitney Houston. Now…
Details »The Mike Stern/Jeff Lorber Fusion featuring Jimmy Haslip & Dave Weckl
Early Show : 6:00 PM
Late Show : 8:30 PM
Mike Stern is a six-time GRAMMY nominated American jazz guitarist. To a generation of contemporary jazz guitar aficionados, he is regarded as one of the true guitar greats of his generation. A player of remarkable facility whose searing lines are informed mainly by bebop and the blues while also carrying a rock-tinged intensity, Stern made his mark with Miles Davis in the early ‘80s before launching his solo career in 1985. Since then he has released 17 recordings as a…
Details »Kim Waters
Show Time : 7:00 PM
Saxophone superstar Kim Waters celebrated his 30th year as a recording artist, has released 20 solo album, and has amassed 16 Top 10 and 14 number one singles, four number 1 CDs, and many millions of album unit sales. He offers his world-wide audience digital delights abundant with his distinctive, soul-imbued melodies, seductive grooves and consistently inspired performances. Waters’ primary influences were jazz icons Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Paul Desmond, and Cannonball Adderley. His…
Details »January 2020
Stanley Clarke Band
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Four-time GRAMMY Award winner Stanley Clarke is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated acoustic and electric bass players in the world. What’s more, he is equally gifted as a recording artist, performer, composer, conductor, arranger, producer and film score composer. A true pioneer in jazz and jazz-fusion, Clarke is particularly known for his ferocious bass dexterity and consummate musicality. Unquestionably, he has attained “living legend” status during his over 40-year career as a bass virtuoso. Clarke’s creativity has been recognized…
Details »Tuck & Patti
Show Time : 7:00 PM
Vocalist Patti Cathcart and guitarist Tuck Andress have been a steady performing duo for so long now, going on three decades, that it’s somewhat surprising that I Remember You zeroes in on the Great American Songbook. Surely they’ve already recorded their take on these enduring standards. But no, it just seems so, seems as if everything they’ve written and recorded is already a standard. In their 11 previous releases, only a handful of tunes would fall under the typical, pre-rock…
Details »December 2020
Beto Christmas Show – Livestream
Show Time : 7:00 PM
This show was originally scheduled to have a live audience, but due to the increase of COVID-19 we have decided to make this solely a virtual livestreamed concert with no audience in the theatre. If you would like to view the livestream, please RSVP here. It is free. Donations are appreciated. Beto and the Fairlanes is one of Austin’s longest standing musical supergroups, having formed in 1976 as a dance-party-jam-band performing the compositions of Robert "Beto" Skiles", the group's leader…
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