Come join Austin Jazz Society as they continue their collaboration with Monks Jazz Club in the series known as MidWeek at Monks. This series, which began over 3 years ago, features a new leader every other Wednesday. Our annual Holiday show showcases guitarist Bruce Saunders with some of Austin's finest jazz musicians.
Bruce Saunders is a guitarist, composer and educator living in Austin, TX, formerly a resident of New York city (1986-2014). During his tenure in NY he recorded and performed with some of the world’s best jazz musicians. A partial list would include: Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Bill Stewart, Peter Erskine, Kenny Werner, Ben Monder, Donny McCaslin, Joe Lovano, Bill Pierce, Bobby Previte, Mark Murphy and many others....
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Come join Austin Jazz Society as they continue their collaboration with Monks Jazz Club in the series known as MidWeek at Monks. This series, which began over 3 years ago, features a new leader every other Wednesday. Our annual Holiday show showcases guitarist Bruce Saunders with some of Austin's finest jazz musicians.
Bruce Saunders is a guitarist, composer and educator living in Austin, TX, formerly a resident of New York city (1986-2014). During his tenure in NY he recorded and performed with some of the world’s best jazz musicians. A partial list would include: Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Bill Stewart, Peter Erskine, Kenny Werner, Ben Monder, Donny McCaslin, Joe Lovano, Bill Pierce, Bobby Previte, Mark Murphy and many others.
Since moving to Austin he has played with many of the world class jazz musicians in the city and state. Bruce has performed as a leader and sideman at jazz joints worldwide including noted NY venues such as Birdland, The Blue Note, the 55 bar, Smalls, Fat Cat, The Jazz Standard, The Knitting Factory, Barbes, Detour, Smoke, Tonic and many others. He has conducted clinics and concerts in Colombia, Portugal, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Croatia and Japan as well as throughout the United States.
He has 7 CDs as a leader and has been a sideman on numerous other recordings. He is the author of six guitar method books published by Mel Bay Publications. Bruce’s next recording has been mixed and mastered, will be entitled “Go Figure” and features the wonderful musicians Gary Versace (organ) and Mark Ferber (drums). It was recorded at Tedesco Studios in New York and mixed and mastered by Justin Douglas.
Monks Jazz Club is a BYOB venue that also features an excellent live streaming possibility for those who wish to see live jazz on your tube.
Below is the link to purchase tickets.
Midweek @ Monks presents Bruce Saunders' Holiday Show! - Events - Austin Jazz Society
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