Jazz & Blues Showcase feat. James Austin, Jr.

James Austin, Jr., a Chicago native and jazz piano phenom, headlines our series’ second spring show on Sunday, April 16th at the Cunningham Piano store, our venue in Cherry Hill, NJ.  His quartet includes well-known jazz artists: Charlie Sigler on guitar, Ben Rubens, bass, and drummer Byron Landham.

Austin’s professional career started with an award-winning performance at the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition in 2005.  Since then his growing resume shows performances with many jazz notables, including guitarist Peter Bernstein, Rusell Malone and Bobby Broom, horn players Frank Morgan and Joe Magnarelli and drummers Winard Harper and Willie Jones.  Austin is also a celebrated arranger, and his album “Songs in the Key of Wonder” made great jazz of several Stevie Wonder tunes.