Celebrating James Polk’s Birthday! Church on Monday and CenterPeace present an evening celebrating the life of their mentor and bandleader in this evening sharing music and stories. Sponsored by the Austin Jazz Society & the Texas Jazz Society 

We warmly invite you to join us for a heartfelt 9/11 Memorial at the Parker Jazz Club in Austin on September 11, 2024. This special evening is dedicated to honoring the lives lost on that fateful day and bringing our community together in remembrance and unity. The event will feature a meaningful gathering, including a silent auction where you can contribute to a worthy cause while enjoying the evening. A portion of the ticket sales will directly support programs and services for veterans and their families through Hats Off for Veterans. Music will be presented by the Parker Jazz Club House Band with special guests including Jennifer Johnson! The House Band is sure to put on a great show! Your presence and support will make a significant difference as we commemorate, reflect, and work towards a brighter future for our veterans. Together, we can honor the past and inspire hope for the future. Never Forget! 

Join us at Parker Jazz Club for a night of swingin' Rat Pack music reminiscent of Las Vegas in its prime! The Copa Kings were formed out of a desire to breathe new life into some of the great jazz standards of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. With great reverence, the band brings a unique passion, artistry, and flair to the jazz music of this period. Led by frontman Billy Murphy, the Austin-based Copa Kings pay homage to some of our country’s greatest jazz songwriters and performers, including Frank, Billie, Ella, Louis (Armstrong and Jordan), Dean, and Ray. Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Mardi Gras and the music of New Orleans is alive and well at Parker Jazz Club on Friday nights! Come celebrate the weekend with Kris Kimura, Ryan Davis, Ben Triesch, Jeremy Bruch, Brad Scheele, Erik Telford, and friends! Featuring classic New Orleans tunes from the traditional to the funky! We're following in the footsteps of our dear friends at Jazz, TX (San Antonio) and hoping to start our own New Orleans tradition at Parker! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Parker Jazz Club Owner/musician Kris Kimura and the Ryan Davis Trio take the stage! Dubbed the "Woodwind Samurai" by Jeff Kashiwa, Kimura plays clarinets, flutes, saxophones, and even a little ukulele, trumpet, and flugelhorn! This is the house band" and is sure to entertain with jazz standards, wonderful arrangements, ridiculous stories, and a whole lotta fun. THIS will be a swingin' affair! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Join hosts Sarah Fleming Walker and Adam Roberts for a thrilling evening of showtunes from some of Austin’s finest musical theatre performers. There’s just one catch: we haven't rehearsed! It’s cabaret off-the-cuff as we pull back the curtain to reveal what happens when five singers meet three instrumentalists to share a set list on the spot. Part of Entr’acte’s musical theatre series, BarLine offers up a fun and informal evening where anything is possible — and anything could happen!” 

Thirteen-time MAC, two-time Bistro, NYC Nightlife & BroadwayWorld Best Cabaret Vocalist Award winner, the sensational Natalie Douglas returns to Austin Cabaret Theatre with her hit concert, “All Dolled Up: the music of Dolly Parton” MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH @ 6:00PM & 8:30PM at Parker Jazz Club. Natalie has wowed audiences worldwide with this critically acclaimed tribute to another notably buxom artist: the beloved singer, actor, songwriter and Broadway composer Dolly Parton - a legendary artist and one of Natalie’s principal influences. Natalie, accompanied by in-demand music director, Brian Nash (Jennifer Holliday, Countess Luann, Atlantis Events) on piano & vocals, and singer/songwriter indie darling Shanna Sharp on guitar & and vocals, performs songs recorded by the acclaimed singer, including original Parton compositions like “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” and “I Just Might” & “9 to 5,” from the Broadway musical 9 to 5, in addition to tunes Dolly creatively covered like Neil Young’s “After The Gold Rush” and Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice.” 

Join Parker Jazz Club Owner/Musician Kris Kimura as he explores his first love...the SAXOPHONE! For over 30 years, Kris has been studying the world's most magical instrument (this is a fact, not opinion) and has been inspired by legendary masters of the saxophone like Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Arnett Cobb, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods, Doug Lawrence, Mike Smith, Tony Campise... the list goes ON and ON. If you've never seen/heard the whole saxophone family, now's your chance! From the sopranino sax to the bass sax with some other strange saxophone incarnations, you'll get a sampling of this magical instrument as the featured instrument with the marvelous Ryan Davis Trio backing. Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Join us monthly as we “Celebrate Sinatra.” Every month will we will be bringing you a new show with both hits you’ll remember as well as a deep dive into the Sinatra songbook with stories and anecdotes surrounding the songs and recordings. Charismatic crooner Bryan Anthony keeps the legacy of the Great Gentlemen of Song (especially Sinatra) alive and well in his immensely satisfying and sweetly nostalgic performances. A veteran vocalist of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Anthony provides stunning homages to the Swing Era for contemporary audiences. Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

In 2017, Monte Warden announced his new Americana project, Monte Warden and the Dangerous Few, a critically acclaimed project of all-original material showcasing Warden’s writing and vocals in the Jazz / Traditional Pop genre that Paste Magazine dubbed “The Great Americana Songbook,” while noting “Warden has created a sound that never before existed.” KUTX opined, “Imagine Gene Vincent singing Cole Porter.” The 2020 debut album received worldwide critical praise as well as first-ballot Grammy nominations in six categories, including Best Americana Album and Album of the Year. Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Mardi Gras and the music of New Orleans is alive and well at Parker Jazz Club on Friday nights! Come celebrate the weekend with Kris Kimura, Ryan Davis, Ben Triesch, Jeremy Bruch, Brad Scheele, Erik Telford, and friends! Featuring classic New Orleans tunes from the traditional to the funky! We're following in the footsteps of our dear friends at Jazz, TX (San Antonio) and hoping to start our own New Orleans tradition at Parker! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Parker Jazz Club Owner/musician Kris Kimura and the Ryan Davis Trio take the stage! Dubbed the "Woodwind Samurai" by Jeff Kashiwa, Kimura plays clarinets, flutes, saxophones, and even a little ukulele, trumpet, and flugelhorn! This is the house band" and is sure to entertain with jazz standards, wonderful arrangements, ridiculous stories, and a whole lotta fun. THIS will be a swingin' affair! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Dr. Jim Rose is a decorated Vietnam veteran, a pilot, retired neurosurgeon, and one hell of an entertainer. And we’re celebrating our dear friend the best way we know how: with music! Join Dr. Rose and the gang for his new jazz hour at Parker. We’ve assembled a great group of musicians including Jon Blondell, Ryan Davis, Ben Triesch, Jeremy Bruch, and Kris Kimura to perform with Dr. Rose, who will be featured on trumpet and vocals. Guest musicians will be sitting in, as well. Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Please join us at Parker Jazz Club in raising funds for Austin's HAAM. 100% of ticket sales will be donated to HAAM and there we be ways to donate directly at the venue as well. HAAM is very important to Austin musicians and Parker Jazz Club, the Elephant Room, and Monks are all participating this year... all three jazz venues are working together to try and raise as much as possible for this wonderful organization! This year, we are presenting an amazing young talent... Barbara White! She is backed by the Parker House Band and is very quickly making a name for herself in Austin despite the fact that she is a Senior in High School! Come on down! 

“Jazz Group of the Year” nominee, The Lao Tizer Band, make their debut at Parker Jazz Club on Wednesday, September 25 in support of their brand-new album & video release AMPLIFY. The new release is a major evolution for the group and includes 5 new original vocals and 4 new original instrumentals with flavors of Jazz, R&B, Funk & World Music. The project was recorded and filmed all LIVE at legendary EastWest Studios in Hollywood with simultaneous 7-camera video shoot and a legendary cast of musicians. Joining keyboardist, bandleader and former “Best New Jazz Artist” nominee Lao Tizer for the evening are; American Idol star, Elliott Yamin, drum phenom Tony Austin (Kamasi Washington) and Rolling Stone 2022 “Best of the Year” nominee, Anthony Crawford (Erykah Badu, Jeff Lorber). Please join us as the group takes you on a high-energy musical ride through a variety of flavors and styles with an all-star cast of musicians in this wonderfully intimate setting. THE LAO TIZER BAND Elliott Yamin - vocals Tony Austin - drums Cheikh N’Doye - bass Lao Tizer - piano 

Join Emmaline on her “Indiana Skies” EP Release Tour for an evening of jazz-infused soul. Featuring brand new songs from her upcoming EP “Indiana Skies” along with her most viral, genre bending cover song arrangements and cult-classic original tunes, this is an evening of modern-retro music that you won’t want to miss! Though still in the early stages of her blossoming career, 26-year-old vocalist, violinist and songwriter, Emmaline, has accomplished an impressive laundry list of achievements so far. From being featured in top music publications such as Rolling Stone and American Songwriter to performing as the opening act for 10-time GRAMMY winner Chaka Khan and being named “Best Vocal Jazz of 2023” by Spotify, this Nashville based, independent artist captivates the hearts of all who hear her smoky, jazz-infused, genre-fluid voice. On April 14, 2023, Emmaline made her silver screen debut in over 1,200 movie theaters across the country in the motion picture “Sweetwater.” Portraying the role of Jeanne Staples, an up-and-coming jazz singer, Emmaline appeared alongside a star-studded cast of acting legends like Richard Dreyfuss, Cary Elwes and Jeremy Piven. Emmaline’s voice can be heard throughout the “Sweetwater” movie soundtrack, singing authentic renditions of old classics such as “It Had to Be You,” “The Man I Love” and "Down Home Blues," a soulful duet with 4-time GRAMMY winning blues artist, Gary Clark Jr. As one of the generation's leading independent female songwriters and arrangers, Emmaline’s independently released EPs “All My Sweetest Dreams”, “Necessity” and “Retro Kind of Love,'' have organically generated millions of streams on Spotify alone. Her upcoming EP “Indiana Skies” will be released in September 2024 and features a stunning blend of jazz, pop and funk influences. With her effortlessly sultry vocals and heartfelt lyrics interspersed with virtuosic, jaw-dropping jazz violin melodies, this enticing collection of songs creates a soundscape that is both nostalgic and timeless. 

Mardi Gras and the music of New Orleans is alive and well at Parker Jazz Club on Friday nights! Come celebrate the weekend with Kris Kimura, Ryan Davis, Ben Triesch, Jeremy Bruch, Brad Scheele, Erik Telford, and friends! Featuring classic New Orleans tunes from the traditional to the funky! We're following in the footsteps of our dear friends at Jazz, TX (San Antonio) and hoping to start our own New Orleans tradition at Parker! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Parker Jazz Club Owner/musician Kris Kimura and the Ryan Davis Trio take the stage! Dubbed the "Woodwind Samurai" by Jeff Kashiwa, Kimura plays clarinets, flutes, saxophones, and even a little ukulele, trumpet, and flugelhorn! This is the house band" and is sure to entertain with jazz standards, wonderful arrangements, ridiculous stories, and a whole lotta fun. THIS will be a swingin' affair! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Join us at Parker Jazz Club for a night of swingin' Rat Pack music reminiscent of Las Vegas in its prime! The Copa Kings were formed out of a desire to breathe new life into some of the great jazz standards of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. With great reverence, the band brings a unique passion, artistry, and flair to the jazz music of this period. Led by frontman Billy Murphy, the Austin-based Copa Kings pay homage to some of our country’s greatest jazz songwriters and performers, including Frank, Billie, Ella, Louis (Armstrong and Jordan), Dean, and Ray. Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Join hosts Sarah Fleming Walker and Adam Roberts for a thrilling evening of showtunes from some of Austin’s finest musical theatre performers. There’s just one catch: we haven't rehearsed! It’s cabaret off-the-cuff as we pull back the curtain to reveal what happens when five singers meet three instrumentalists to share a set list on the spot. Part of Entr’acte’s musical theatre series, BarLine offers up a fun and informal evening where anything is possible — and anything could happen!” 

Nori is a jazz band featuring Akina Adderley on vocals, Erik Telford on trumpet, Nick Litterski on keys, Aaron Allen on upright bass, and Andy Beaudoin on drums. Festival Peak describes Nori as “a five-person gift from Austin, TX.” Enriching an aesthetic deeply rooted in American jazz and folk music, the ensemble playfully weaves together a myriad of influences giving rise to a seamless synthesis of sound. These musical explorations expertly balance the narrative of the song with wide-open improvisations, echoing the transcendent tones of Nina Simone, Bill Frisell, John Coltrane, and Joni Mitchell. “A sonic vision of a harmonious future.” – KUTX “Fusing jazz, folk, pop, and orchestral music, Akina Adderley and company hit all the right notes.” – Austin Monthly 

Ann Talman is an actor, singer, storyteller, award winning documentary filmmaker, and four-time Broadway veteran. She joined Actors’ Equity with co-star Elizabeth Taylor in 1981 when she landed the plum role in The Little Foxes playing Taylor’s daughter on Broadway. The show traveled the world for eighteen months months with stops in Ft. Lauderdale, Washington, D.C. (The Kennedy Center), New Orleans, LA’s Ahmanson Theatre as well as London’s West End. Their loving friendship lasted for the rest of Miss Taylor’s life. Ann’s new cabaret show, Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of Her Smile, is directed by Bistro and MAC Award winners Lina Koutrakos with musical direction by Alex Rybeck. The show received critical and audience acclaim when it debuted at 54 Below in March 2022 and then again when it enjoyed an encore engagement the following September 2022. 

Duke Ellington’s storied residency at the infamous Cotton Club has become one of the enduring legends of jazz. In the grand tradition of Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra, the Parker Jazz Club House Band holds court at our own live jazz hotspot in downtown Austin. On weekends, the Parker House Band presents selections from the Great American Songbook—the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century—our longstanding ensemble breathing life into already phenomenal, historical music. With pianist Ryan Davis, bassist Ben Triesch, drummer Jeremy Bruch, and multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Kris Kimura, improvisation is king. Exceptional guest musicians frequently sit in, so no two shows are ever the same. Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Join us at Parker Jazz Club for a night of swingin' Rat Pack music reminiscent of Las Vegas in its prime! The Copa Kings were formed out of a desire to breathe new life into some of the great jazz standards of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. With great reverence, the band brings a unique passion, artistry, and flair to the jazz music of this period. Led by frontman Billy Murphy, the Austin-based Copa Kings pay homage to some of our country’s greatest jazz songwriters and performers, including Frank, Billie, Ella, Louis (Armstrong and Jordan), Dean, and Ray. Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

The Bradley Jazz Ensemble is the premier flagship ensemble of the Bradley Jazz dynasty. It is exclusively comprised of the top-tier young musicians of the Bradley Middle School Band program. Under the direction of Karlos Elizondo, students delve into a diverse repertoire of jazz big band music and its many styles, from classic Big Band era music to Swing, Funk, Rock, Salsa, etc. The curriculum allows students to refine their ensemble playing and improvisational skills in a safe, supportive environment, while nurturing their professional skills through real world application. The Bradley Band program is a musical incubator for the most accomplished young musicians in the area. The Bradley Jazz Ensemble regularly competes and takes top honors in several south and central Texas jazz festivals and presents multiple performances throughout the year, including community concerts, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring concerts. In March of 2024, the Bradley Jazz program completed their first ever “Bradley Jazz Texas Tour” which featured our 107 musicians in 5 Jazz bands over 23 shows spanning the entire school year. The Bradley Jazz Ensemble has shared the stage with such notables as; Doug Lawrence (Count Basie Orchestra), Curtis Calderon (The Four Freshman), OPERA San Antonio, Ron Wilkins, Micheal Dease and many others. Notable venues and events that the Bradley Jazz Ensemble has played include: South Texas Jazz Project (KRTU - Jazz 91.7), Parker Jazz Club (Austin, TX); Jazz, TX (SATX Pearl), The Blue Star Arts Complex (SATX), The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, and the 2019 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Convention as selected participants. Combined, the Bradley Jazz Directors have over 40 years of experience in music education and performance. Karlos Elizondo serves as the Director of Bands and Miguel Vilas serves as the Associate Director of Bands. This is an ongoing series presented by Parker Jazz Club in conjunction with the Texas Jazz Society to provide opportunities for local area high school programs to perform and raise money for their music programs. 100% of ticket sales go directly back to the high school! All of these concerts are livestreamed for family and friends for free. Please consider helping us support these fine young musicians! 

Broadway Barbara's Holiday Spectacular! Broadway Barbara, the stage legend, social media sensation (@BroadwayBarbaraOfficial), and subtly understated international entertainment titan, makes her triumphant return to Austin Cabaret Theatre but this time she's sliding down your chimney with a sackful of holiday tunes and unbelievable showbiz tales – for a one-of-a-kind holiday extravaganza packed with yuletide cheer. Watch in reverent joy as Barbara performs her own versions of classic Christmas tunes! Listen in stunned amazement as she shares unbelievable Broadway gossip! Gaze in slack-jawed wonder as she unleashes her Hanukkah medley! Give yourself the gift that keeps on giving, and witness the ultimate Christmas miracle: Broadway Barbara, live in Austin!