Live Jazz in the Basement Since 1991
All seating is first come, first serve. Reservations are neither required nor available.
Guests 21 and up only.
DAILY HOURS
Monday-Friday 5p - 2a
Saturday 8p - 2a
Sunday 7p - 1a
$7 Cover charge Tuesday-Saturday starting at 8pm
No Cover on Sunday and Monday
315 Congress Ave.
The Historic Swift Building
Austin, Texas
Management: aaron@elephantroom.com Music Booking: Mike@bbabooking.com
Call or Text 512-575-2925
"Born in Germany and raised in South Carolina, trumpeter Jeff Lofton has risen as a cornerstone of the Austin scene. He switches easily from NOLA swing to the birth of cool earning rave reviews for his Miles Davis tribute performances with the Jeff Lofton Quintet." - Austin Chronicle
Best Jazz Band '10-'11 and Best Horn Player ’13-’14 Austin Music Awards / Austin Chronicle Music Poll
“Sarah Sharp's soft-spoken singing style and quiet instrumentations offer a living room, fireside closeness that keeps her away from the lounge-singer stereotypes of similarly jazz-influenced performers." — @nprmusic, All Songs Considered
The Sarah Sharp Quartet performs every Tuesday evening in the basement, featuring John Fremgen, Masumi Jones, Oliver Steck, and Mitch Watkins.
“Elias Haslanger is the real deal, a no-nonsense modernist whose Rollins-esque rhythmatics and Coltrane-tinged harmonics surge and soar.” — @jazztimesmage
Austin original funky jazz band turns up the thermostat down in the basement!
Replacing Ephraim Owens (due to illness) David brings his piano chops to the front and will bring some stellar artists along with him including Chris Maresh on bass, Mike Koenning on drums, Matt Berger on guitar and Gene Centeno on saxophone.
Jazz Trombone instructor at UT when he's not on the road with The Polyphonic Spree, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Progger(an offshoot of Snarky Puppy), The Royal Dukes or Summit Recording artists Jazzbones.
Fireball front man Jon Blondell gets the jam going early leading his own group—featuring Dr. Jim Rose—for a fun repertoire of songs from all over the musical spectrum brought to the jazz stage as only Blondie can do.
March down the stairs on second Tuesdays to the second line sounds from the Boss Street Brass Band, Austin's own funky, horn-driven contemporary ensemble in the New Orleans tradition of "Phatt" Tuesdays every month!
At 13 Mitch started playing guitar with a surf band in McAllen, Texas. Years later he's traveling the world on multiple tours with Leonard Cohen. You're gonna want to hear the sounds that have endeared this master guitarist to so many and who Jazz Times Magazine calls "a man for all musical seasons".
Eric Hargett leads the band down the funky steps as they debut their mix of originals & groove tunes.
Jitterbug Vipers perform 1930s-style "viper jazz" with a rock 'n' roll twist. With Bree Romeo on vocals, Francie “Meaux Jeaux” White on stand-up bass, and Masumi Jones on drums, they’re the “original and only trippy-swingadelic 1930s rock band on Planet Earth.”
The Jitterbug Vipers perform every first and third Wednesday evening in the basement.
Tony Bray leads his band of jazz players down to the basement with a mix of music to restore jazz in your heart!
“Sarah Sharp's soft-spoken singing style and quiet instrumentations offer a living room, fireside closeness that keeps her away from the lounge-singer stereotypes of similarly jazz-influenced performers." — @nprmusic, All Songs Considered
The Sarah Sharp Quartet performs every Tuesday evening in the basement, featuring John Fremgen, Masumi Jones, Oliver Steck, and Mitch Watkins.
TRIP TRIO performs groovy tunes to help you leave work behind and get your Happy going!
The Austin Chronicle says this about Ephraim - "If Austin boasts a Miles Davis – one jazz man, a trumpet icon, that everybody knows regardless of genre knowledge – it’s Ephraim Owens. Backline mainstay in this century’s stand-ins for the Allman Brothers, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the local horn wrangler took home Best Jazz at the Austin Music Awards last month. Here, he blows a short, sharp solo."