Jazz concert by the Mitch Watkins Trio at the iconic Congress Avenue basement club, The Elephant Room.
The Mitch Watkins Trio plays The Elephant Room on Tuesday, September 29, starting at 6 PM. It's a Tuesday night regular for them, so if you've been around the Austin jazz scene for a while, this is a familiar fixture on the calendar.
For those who haven't caught them, the trio is built around Mitch Watkins, a guitarist who's earned the nickname 'Austin guitar royalty' around town. He started playing at 13 in a surf band in McAllen, Texas, and eventually spent years on the road with Leonard Cohen, touring the world on several tours and backing artists from Lyle Lovett to Cohen himself. Jazz Times Magazine called him 'a man for all musical seasons,' and that's a fair way to describe the ground he covers. The trio is known for tasteful, lyrical playing that stretches across jazz, folk, and beyond, so you're not just getting one sound in a night.
The venue is just as much a part of the experience as the music. The Elephant Room is Austin's iconic Congress Avenue basement club, which hosts live jazz every single night. It's tucked away below street level in downtown Austin, and having the trio as a Tuesday regular means this is one of those spots you can count on for a mid-week set.
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If you're planning to go, the details are straightforward: the Mitch Watkins Trio takes the stage at 6 PM on Tuesday, September 29, at The Elephant Room, 315 Congress Avenue, in the basement.
