Parker Jazz Club presents a special program celebrating the witty, wonderful music of American composer Cole Porter. Enjoy an intimate evening of charming compositions by Porter as performed by the Parker House Band: Ryan Davis (piano), Ben Triesch (bass), Jeremy Bruch (drums), and Kris Kimura (woodwinds/vocals), featuring the lovely Jennifer Johnson (vocals). With lighting and sound engineer Mac McDonnell. 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! 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. THIS will be a swingin' affair! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Texas Jazz Society Presents… The Temple Blues! 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! The Temple Blues is the non-varsity jazz ensemble at Temple High School. This group serves as the training ensemble for the Temple Highlighters. Students in this ensemble refine their jazz skills by studying the big band repertoire of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and more. They actively participate in regional festivals throughout Texas. The Temple Blues are under the direction of Brent Mathesen. 

Texas Jazz Society Presents… The Temple Highlighters 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! The Temple Highlighters are the premier jazz ensemble at Temple High School. Temple High School is home to the oldest jazz curriculum in the Texas having been founded in 1952. In the 73-year history of the program, the Highlighters have earned local, regional, state, and national recognitions. Recent awards include National Winner (2021) and Commended (2024) in the National Jazz Honors Project, Featured Ensemble in the 14th Charles Mingus Festival (2022), and National Winner of the Perform With Mintzer Competition Sponsored by Eastman Winds (2022). The ensemble is currently under the direction of Highlighter alumnus Marcos Duran. 

“Speaking economically, it was a perfect night of cabaret entertainment.” – Stephen Mosher, BroadwayWorld International Emmy Award winner and star of the Broadway musical On Your Feet! The Story Of Gloria & Emilio Estefan Mauricio Martínez brings his solo concert to Austin! The former telenovela heartthrob, hailed as a “world class vocalist”by BroadwayWorld and “a complete showman” by People En Español, takes the audience on a journey of some of his favorite musical theatre, pop & Latin songs, featuring musical director Yasuhiko Fukuoka on the piano. 

Join the Parker Jazz Club House Band with special guests as they explore some of Duke Ellington's timeless compositions! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Inspired by the rich history of the great 2-tenor pairings in jazz (think Lester Young & Herschel Evans, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, Lockjaw Davis & Johnny Griffin, and Al Cohn & Zoot Sims), the Boss Baritones continue this tradition, but with the pairing of the tenor saxophone's lower pitched baritone brethren. ​So who are these "Boss Baritones?" Locking horns in the front line are two of today's finest exponents and practitioners of the baritone saxophone in jazz: Gary Smulyan and Frank Basile. ​Gary Smulyan has been steadily polishing his craft for over 40 years and is all but unanimously regarded as today's leading baritone saxophonist. Since filling the baritone chair in Woody Herman's Young Thundering Herd in 1978, Smulyan has gone on to perform with virtually every important name in jazz since. A sampling of this lofty company includes the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, the Gene Harris Superband, B.B. King, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Michel Camilo, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Cedar Walton, Joe Lovano, George Coleman, the Mingus Big Band, and Dave Holland. A favorite of critics and peers alike, Smulyan has consistently topped polls in Downbeat, Jazz Times, and with the Jazz Journalists Association for the past two decades. Smulyan is a 6-time Grammy winner. ​Frank Basile made his way on to the New York scene in 2001 after his studies at the University of North Texas and a brief stint at the Juilliard School. He has since forged his own path following in the footsteps of his mentors such as Smulyan. Dubbed a "prized sideman" by The New Yorker, Basile has been called upon to perform with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, the Jimmy Heath Big Band, the Bob Mintzer Big Band, the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra, the Christian McBride Big Band, the Count Basie Orchestra, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. As a "rising star," Basile has consistently appeared in the Downbeat critic's poll since 2014. ​The Boss Baritones made their debut the weekend of March 6-7, 2020 at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. This was an auspicious start for the band, but one week later, the Coronavirus pandemic would officially put it all on hold. Since the easing of restrictions and the return of normal aspects to life, the Boss Baritones have been regaining their momentum with performances in the New York City area (including numerous return engagements at Smalls) as well as their eponymous debut recording on Steeplechase Records. 

Three time GRAMMY-nominated composer and trumpeter Tim Hagans brings his new TIM HAGANS SYNESTHESIA band to Parker Jazz Club. Tim Hagans’ quartet and quintet ensembles have performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club, Birdland, and Smalls Jazz Club in NYC, the Midtown Arts & Theater Center in Houston, and International Festivals, among other venues. In 2024 he launched his newest band: Tim Hagans Synesthesia, a multicultural and multigenerational ensemble of musicians that melds hard bop, free jazz, and indo jazz. His most recent CD, A Conversation (Waiting Moon Records 2021), an allnew, original multi-movement concerto performed by Hagans and the NDR Bigband, was the June 2021 Editor's Pick in DownBeat Magazine. Tim Hagans was nominated for Grammy awards for Best Instrumental Composition for “Box of Cannoli” from THE AVATAR SESSIONS (Fuzzy Music); Best Contemporary Jazz CD for RE*ANIMATION (Blue Note) and ANIMATION/ IMAGINATION (Blue Note). Tim Hagans is the featured soloist on the soundtrack by Howard Shore for the movie The Score, starring Robert DeNiro and Marlon Brando. 

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 

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. THIS will be a swingin' affair! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Texas Jazz Society Presents… The McNeil High School Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Dan Bechdolt 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! 

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 

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 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. 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! 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. THIS will be a swingin' affair! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Since moving to Texas from New York in November, 2018, Glenda is making her home in Round Rock. She has performed at the Elephant Room with the Austin Jazz Band; The Skylark Lounge and Anderson Mills Pub with the Chris Jones Quartet; the Glenda Davenport Quintet in two concerts at Monks Jazz; Horseshoe Bay Resort with Jacob Wise and at Sammie’s Italian Restaurant in Jacob’s Quartet. Her TRIO performs at Sweet Lemon and with the Chris Jones Trio at Ichiro Asian Bistro and Wine Bar both in Georgetown. She is currently a vocalist with the Austin Jazz Workshop’s Quintet. Glenda has recorded two CD’s entitled “Sophisticated Lady” and “More Than You Know.” 

Aubrey Logan with Special Guest Ilya Serov brings her signature blend of jazz, soul, and sass to the totally hip and cool Parker Jazz Club in Austin, TX, on May 14, 2025, for an electrifying night of music. Backed by her Slightly Bigger Than Average Band—a powerhouse ensemble featuring a six-piece horn section—Aubrey will deliver dynamic performances of songs from her brand-new Big Band album. Known for her stunning vocals, masterful trombone skills, and infectious energy, she transforms the stage into a high-voltage jazz party. Expect bold brass, swinging grooves, and fresh takes on timeless sounds in an intimate, vibey setting that’s perfect for a night out in Austin’s vibrant music scene. 

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! 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. THIS will be a swingin' affair! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue 

Under the direction of Diego Rivera, Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, the Austin Youth Jazz Orchestra (AYJO) showcases some of the most talented young jazz musicians in Central Texas. Rooted in the rich traditions of Swing, the Blues, and Jazz culture, AYJO offers students dynamic performance opportunities, mentorship from leading artists, and a vibrant community dedicated to musical excellence. 

Caught between the dream of an unfettered future in Europe, gleaned from stories she devoured from her Grandmother’s book shop, and her past in Texan Baptist military boarding school, Hailey arrived in Europe twelve years ago feeling like a dragon fly caught in amber. She cut her teeth in Paris at eighteen, buoyed by the same supportive artistic community of her heroes Josephine Baker, Louise Brooke, and Blossom Dearie. A chance encounter with a Countess at eighteen led her to singing in palazzos in Venice, late night costume parties – occasionally scantily clad on a table – and of course underground cabaret venues. Yearning to graduate to the next step, she wrote a fortuitous email to legendary producer Larry Klein, who’s name she found on the back of the CDs of her contemporary heroes, Madeleine Peyroux and Melody Gardot. After reading her jazz manifesto, Larry invited her to contact him, ‘If she was ever in LA”, and in typical obsessive spirit, she immediately jumped on a flight. He championed her forward into a record deal with Sony, and the resulting debut album, “Junk” saw Larry Grammy nominated for Producer Of The Year. Already lauded for her live shows and tipped by Interview, Nylon, People magazine and Marie Claire, and with televised performances alongside Björk, The Breeders, Diva Mahal and Jools Holland, Hailey is on a mission to turn jazz on its head. 

Meet Rique Pantoja, a multi-talented composer, arranger, songwriter, singer, and jazz pianist hailing from Rio de Janeiro. With over two decades of experience based in Los Angeles, Rique is in great demand worldwide for his outstanding work in concerts, recordings, TV and film, and advertising projects. Rique's journey began when he moved to Boston at the young age of 19 to study at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. He then traveled to Paris to work with legendary American jazz trumpeter Chet Baker before returning to Brazil, where he quickly gained acceptance among notable artists in the Brazilian music scene such as Milton Nascimento, Ivan Lins, Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Gal Costa, Chico Buarque, Gonzaguinha and Tim Maia. He was one of the founding members of the highly successful Cama de Gato ("Cat's Cradle"), a bestseller instrumental group 1986/87, remaining one of the outstanding Brazilian jazz groups to date. Rique has worked with many heavyweights in the international musical scene, including Carlos Santana, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Yasuko Agawa, classical guitarist Christopher Parkening, Abraham Laboriel, Ernie Watts, Lee Ritenour, Airto & Flora Purim, Frank Gambale, Alex Acuña, Kirk Whalum, Don Grusin, Brandon Fields, Justo Almario, Luis Conte, Steps Ahead - Mike Mainieri, Sadao Watanabe, and Israel Houghton to name a few. His work spans a wide range of musical styles, including jazz, modern classical, pop, and gospel music. Regardless of the genre, Rique's distinctive stylings are recognizable for their cool beats, unmistakable passion, sophisticated harmonic voicings, and highly original melodic lines. In addition to his diverse portfolio, Rique has made his mark on the worldwide music scene. His tune "I Believed It" co-written with Zoë Theodorou won the prestigious Covenant Awards in Canada as "Jazz/Blues Song of the Year" in 2008. He has also composed and arranged themes and underscoring for hit TV shows, including "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous" and "Santa Barbara," as well as for major brands like Coca-Cola, Nissan, and Pepsi- Cola. The music of Rique has been featured on the soundtracks of various movies, such as Disney's "Jungle 2 Jungle" and the biographical documentary "Let's Get Lost," which chronicles the life of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker. He was also part of the musical soundtrack of the animation "Rio" with Sergio Mendes and film composer John Powell. Apart from his successful music career, Rique is also a respected music educator. He has taught at Southern California's Biola University for years and offered workshops and master classes at various schools, including UCLA, CBU Riverside, Pepperdine University, and at NAMM for Yamaha keyboards. His involvement with different universities and training programs highlights his passion for teaching and nurturing the next generation of musicians. Rique's remarkable talent has earned him endorsement deals with Yamaha, M-Audio, Celemony (Melodyne), and his Salseada appears on the Yamaha Drum module DTXtreme instrument line. Rique Pantoja's diverse musical output have established him as a major figure in the music industry, both in his native Brazil and around the world. 

So many happy couples come in for a lovely, romantic date night. There are so many wonderful songs about love to play for them... But we also really like the music about the other side of love... the heartbreak and anger of a breakup, the bitter feelings after someone has done you wrong, the sad songs. The Great American Songbook contains so much wonderfully sad and painful music, or music for the not-so-guilty pleasure you feel when the person who broke your heart is suffering... This is sure to be an adventure through some really dark and beautiful music- couples are certainly invited... but if you're single and ready for some music therapy, we'd love to have you join us! Kris Kimura will be leading the quartet and welcomes all to commiserate through some stories, a lot of music, and a whole bunch of instruments. 

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! 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. THIS will be a swingin' affair! Parker Jazz Club is 21+ music venue