Date: May 18, 2024
Time: 7:30pm & 9pm
Location: Mezzrow, 163 W 10th St, New York, NY

I will be joined by David Williams (bass) and McClenty Hunter (drums), playing jazz standards as well as selections from "Songs in the Key of Wonder". We will be performing two sets each night (7:30pm & 9pm). Doors at 7pm.

Date: May 17, 2024
Time: 7:30pm & 9pm
Location: Mezzrow, 163 W 10th St, New York, NY

I will be joined by David Williams (bass) and McClenty Hunter (drums), playing jazz standards as well as selections from "Songs in the Key of Wonder". We will be performing two sets each night (7:30pm & 9pm). Doors at 7pm.

Date: May 16, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Clements Place, 15 Washington St., Downtown Newark, NJ

I'll be leading the NJPAC Jazz Jam at Clement’s Place (Newark, NJ). Joining me will be David Williams (bass), McClenty Hunter (drums), and Jarrard Harris (sax). Starts at 7:30pm.

Attendees can RSVP here: https://www.njpac.org/series/jazz-jams/

Date: April 26, 2024
Time: 5:30 pm start
Location: John Wesley United Methodist Church, Brooklyn, New York

Featuring James Austin Jr.: piano

Date: April 20, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm start
Location: Lorenzo’s Restaurant, Bar & Cabaret, 1100 South Ave, Staten Island, NY

James Austin Jr (Solo Piano)

Date: April 21, 2024
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Rd, Mahwah, NJ

James Austin Jr. Trio (w/ Ben Rubens and Jeremy Warren)

The James Austin Jr. Trio will perform “Songs in the Key of Wonder and More!”   Songs in the Key of Wonder is a project of James' jazz arrangements of a collection of Stevie Wonder tunes.  In addition to the Stevie Wonder repertoire, the trio will mix in some other jazz standards over the course of the performance.

Date: April 18, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Clements Place, 15 Washington St., Downtown Newark, NJ

Join us at our monthly Jazz Jam Sessions, featuring top-flight NJ musicians directed by pianist and bandleader, James Austin, Jr. This series is co-presented by NJPAC’s Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers Institute for Jazz Studies. Immerse yourself in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the player’s and listeners’ minds. All novice and seasoned jazz musicians and singers are welcomed to jam and improv with the professional band throughout the night.

Co-Producers: Wayne Winborne, Executive Director, IFJS and Eyesha Marable, AVP, Comm Engagement, NJPAC.

Date: April 10, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
Date: April 5, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Lorenzo’s Restaurant, Bar & Cabaret, 1100 South Ave, Staten Island, NY
Date: April 6, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 11:00 pm
Location: Cellar Dog, 75 Christopher St, New York, NY

with Justin Robinson, Antoine Drye, Ben Rubens, and Jeremy Warren