Due to the pandemic, there’s been a change of venue: Hard bop has gone virtual. Monks Jazz is known for its DIY pop-ups in some unlikely Austin spots (bike shops, off-hours art galleries), but their latest listening room turns out to be your own living room. Monks founder Collin Shook has been livestreaming performances from his East Austin Piano Shop featuring some of the finest jazz players (including Shook himself) in Central Texas. There's no cover charge, but donations are welcome, and Tuesday nights are in partnership with the Austin Jazz Society to help raise money for out-of-work musicians.
