If there’s an Austin jazz musician who needs no introduction, it’s Dr. James Polk. Outside of playing with Lionel Hampton, Hank Crawford, and Ray Charles, among others, he also led James Polk & the Brothers in 1959, inaugurating one of our town’s first integrated bands. He’s since kept ATX jazz alive with James Polk & Company, JAMAD Sextet, Church on Monday, Dr. James Polk Academy of Arts & Technology and, of course, Centerpeace, featuring a three-horn frontline that swings like nobody’s business. Part of Monks’ weekly benefits for Project Safety Net, the show will also be streamed on YouTube.
Tue., Oct. 26, 7:30pm