Join us monthly as we “Celebrate Sinatra.” Every month will we will be bringing you a new show with 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. This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ venue
In his acclaimed 25-year musical career, vocalist Kenny Williams has lit up stages nationally and internationally, and spent nearly a decade performing on Broadway in New York City, making his Broadway debut in Disney’s hit musical The Lion King. A tornado of talent and charisma, Williams possesses an impressive vocal range and a light-from-within aura. The Austin native studied voice at the University of Texas, and cut his teeth as an actor and an entertainer in clubs on the city’s famed 6th Street and at ZACH Theatre. Williams was born to entertain, and his star shines brightly. He is a truly gifted vocalist, while his spirit, energy, and passion will bring you back for more. This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ 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. This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ 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! His award winning vocals are featured while he explores the timeless music of the American Songbook. Think Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra... This is the "house band" and is sure to entertain with jazz standards, wonderful arrangements, ridiculous stories, and a whole lotta fun. It will be a swingin' affair! This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ venue
Kenny Wessel - Guitar Joel Frahm - Saxophone Ben Triesch - Bass Daniel DuFour - Drums Kenny Wessel, a versatile, sensitive and soulful guitarist and composer, has performed in 28 countries and toured with revolutionary jazz artist Ornette Coleman for over 12 years as a member of Prime Time. Wessel has also worked with Donald Fagen (featured on his album, Morph the Cat), David Liebman, Badal Roy, John Abercrombie, Karl Berger, Debbie Harry, Arthur Prysock, Debashish Bhattacharya, Laurie Anderson, Adam Rudolph, and many others from the jazz, world music and pop spectrum. He has released 5 CDs as a leader, and is featured on more than 40 others as a sideman. This will be Kenny’s first time playing at Parker Jazz Club in Austin, and he’s looking forward to performing here. At this concert, Kenny is excited to be playing with one of his favorite musicians and dear friend, Joel Frahm, on saxophones. Joel is on Wessel’s CD, Weights & Measures, which received 4 stars in Downbeat. About his CD Unstrung, Bill Milkowski writes, “A superb showcase for a talented guitarist who has been flying under the radar for too long.” Collaborating and communicating with musicians on the bandstand, and sharing ideas, feelings and stories with listeners are goals that Wessel works hard to achieve. Kenny’s music combines jazz with elements of the blues, world music (particularly North Indian Raga), free music, and other strains of American music. Wessel is also an active and dedicated educator and is currently teaching at the Manhattan School of Music, City College of New York, Western Connecticut State University, and the New York Jazz Workshop, in addition to giving clinics and workshops here and abroad. www.kenwessel.com
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! His award winning vocals are featured while he explores the timeless music of the American Songbook. Think Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra... This is the "house band" and is sure to entertain with jazz standards, wonderful arrangements, ridiculous stories, and a whole lotta fun. It will be a swingin' affair! This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ 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! His award winning vocals are featured while he explores the timeless music of the American Songbook. Think Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra... This is the "house band" and is sure to entertain with jazz standards, wonderful arrangements, ridiculous stories, and a whole lotta fun. It will be a swingin' affair! This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ 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! This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ 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! His award winning vocals are featured while he explores the timeless music of the American Songbook. Think Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra... This is the "house band" and is sure to entertain with jazz standards, wonderful arrangements, ridiculous stories, and a whole lotta fun. It will be a swingin' affair! This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ venue
The Parker House Band presents some 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
“Ricki has honed his act to a fine edge.” – The Dallas Morning News “Ricki swings like a mutha” – Bill Zehme Esquire Magazine & Author of The Way You Wear Your Hat Ricki Derek is an entertainer, that’s what he does. He has been doing it in one form or another all his life. Being born too late doesn’t mean you have to settle for the status quo as performer. Ricki has always believed that audience came to see a show and forget about their problems for a while. So when it’s showtime, it’s just that showtime! Greatly influenced by Sinatra, Dino, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Tom Jones, Bobby Darin, & Sammy Davis Jr, to name a few, Ricki has made it his mission in life to channel the greats of past and present with his own style. Whether he is performing with his 24-piece orchestra, his 15-piece Big Band, or leaning against a piano, he always surrounds himself with the best musicians. And if he looks like he’s having a great time it’s because he is. Seeing a Ricki show is like a time machine to the Vegas strip in the early 60’s without losing all that money. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ 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. This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ venue
Aubrey Logan brings us a great way to welcome the first day of spring to Austin on March 20 with a show that feels as refreshing as the season itself. Backed by her Slightly Bigger Than Average Band and its bright six-piece horn section, she moves effortlessly between soulful depth and playful energy. It’s music that stretches, breathes, and shakes off the last of winter—a lively, colorful evening at Parker Jazz Club that reminds you why live music in Austin feels like spring and the start of something good. It’s jazz with bite, bloom, and just the right amount of attitude. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ 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! His award winning vocals are featured while he explores the timeless music of the American Songbook. Think Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra... This is the "house band" and is sure to entertain with jazz standards, wonderful arrangements, ridiculous stories, and a whole lotta fun. It will be a swingin' affair! This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ venue
Tony DeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness and robust musicality. Named Rising Star Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine, DeSare has lived up to this distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout North America and abroad. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas and headlining major symphony orchestras, DeSare has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. DeSare has four top ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt and has been featured on the CBS Early Show, NPR, A Prairie Home Companion, the Today Show and his music has been posted by social media celebrity juggernaut, George Takei. DeSare has also collaborated with Youtube supergroup Postmodern Jukebox. He has been a featured guest artist with over 100 symphony orchestras with some highlights including the Cleveland Orchestra, The New York Pops, The San Francisco Symphony, The Houston Symphony, the Chicago Symphony. Notwithstanding his critically acclaimed turns as a singer/pianist, DeSare is also an accomplished award-winning composer. He not only won first place in the USA Songwriting Contest, but has written the theme song for the motion picture, My Date With Drew, several broadcast commercials and has scored five films. His sound is romantic, swinging and sensual, but what sets DeSare apart is his ability to write original material that sounds fresh and contemporary, yet pays homage to the Great American Songbook.
The Parker House Band presents some 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
Women in Jazz Association, Inc. proudly continues its celebration of Women’s History Month with a very special concert event honoring one of the greatest voices in jazz history. Pamela Hart Sings “The Divine Sarah Vaughan” Join us Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM, Doors 7:00 PM, at Parker Jazz Club, 117 W. 4th Street, Suite 107B, Austin, TX, for an unforgettable evening of swing, soul, and supreme vocal artistry. Austin’s First Lady of Jazz, Pamela Hart, brings the music of Sarah Vaughan to life with elegance, power, and deep respect for the legacy of one of jazz’s most influential women. She’ll be joined by an all-star band: Dan Redner – piano John Fremgen – bass Danny Sanchez – drums Michael Malone – saxophone This performance is part of Women in Jazz Association’s ongoing mission to uplift, preserve, and celebrate women’s contributions to jazz during Women’s History Month and beyond. This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts. One night. One legendary voice. One unforgettable tribute. Celebrate women, jazz, and history — March 25 at Parker Jazz Club.
Join the Parker Jazz Club House Band with special guests as they explore some of Duke Ellington's timeless compositions! They'll be swinging classics like "Take the A Train" and "In a Mellow Tone" as well as playing some of the most beautiful Ellington/Strayhorn ballads like "A Prelude to a Kiss" or "In My Solitude." They'd love to play some of Duke's music for you, so come on down! This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ 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! This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ 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! His award winning vocals are featured while he explores the timeless music of the American Songbook. Think Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra... This is the "house band" and is sure to entertain with jazz standards, wonderful arrangements, ridiculous stories, and a whole lotta fun. It will be a swingin' affair! This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ venue
Texas Jazz Society and Parker Jazz Club Present... Westlake High School under the direction of John Pearson! 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 live-streamed for family and friends for free. Please consider helping us support these fine young musicians!
Parker Jazz Club is proud to present American jazz and bebop singer Veronica Swift and her quartet! Veronica Swift’s new eponymously titled album, her third for Mack Avenue Records, is a masterful coming-out story. On her previous albums, Confessions (2019) and This Bitter Earth (2021), she ascended to the upper echelon of early 21st century jazz singers because of her virtuosic brilliance, interpretive ingenuity, bracing songwriting, and keen arrangements. Simply put, Swift is not only one of the most dazzling singers to emerge in her generation, she’s one of the most versatile. While her first two albums solidified her position in modern jazz, Veronica Swift shows that she’s more than a jazz singer, exploring French and Italian opera, European classical music, bossa nova, blues, industrial rock, funk, and vaudeville. She pulls the feat off without the results sounding callow or pastiche. Swift’s expansive artistic voice remains firmly intact regardless of genre. Swift describes this personal artistic statement on her new album as “transgenre.” “I grew up immersed in the culture of jazz music, blessed to have had some of the greats as mentors, and I felt a deep familial duty to uphold that” she says, reflecting on her parents – jazz singer and educator, Stephanie Nakasian, and bebop pianist, Hod O’Brien. “But as rooted in jazz as I’ve been, there’s a uniquely visceral power in rock and soul music that’s always fueled my creative passion, and rather than mask or confine that part of my identity, the people I admire most show themselves unabashedly and that’s the kind of tradition I want to be a part of. Swift first gained major international attention in 2015 when she won second place in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Vocals Competition. Four years later, Mack Avenue Records released her acclaimed album Confessions when she was only 25 years old. She demonstrated her flair for conceptual song cycles on her follow-up album, This Bitter Earth, which not only gave glimpses of her rock influences but thematically touched upon some of the harder truths of being a woman, particularly when it comes to domestic abuse. Swift says that for her new album she’d been exploring her “transgenre” concept for about two-and-half years. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she strategized the unveiling of this more artistically naked version of herself to the public while being mindful of how conservative the mainstream jazz industry can be. She forged and refined most of the material for Veronica Swift on the road. Much to her delight, audiences enthusiastically welcomed the new direction. “My live concerts have been the experiment by which I am seeing the readiness of the audience to embrace the full scope of who I am, and it’s encouraging to know I can continue to push myself creatively and invite people into the fold along the way.” Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ venue
In his acclaimed 25-year musical career, vocalist Kenny Williams has lit up stages nationally and internationally, and spent nearly a decade performing on Broadway in New York City, making his Broadway debut in Disney’s hit musical The Lion King. A tornado of talent and charisma, Williams possesses an impressive vocal range and a light-from-within aura. The Austin native studied voice at the University of Texas, and cut his teeth as an actor and an entertainer in clubs on the city’s famed 6th Street and at ZACH Theatre. Williams was born to entertain, and his star shines brightly. He is a truly gifted vocalist, while his spirit, energy, and passion will bring you back for more. This show will also be available via livestream at parkerjazzclub.com/livestream. Online donations welcome. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit Texas Jazz Society. Please note: Parker Jazz Club is a 21+ venue