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    Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Late Show)

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    Sunday, September 27, 2026

    10:30 PM

    The Bitter End

    147 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen play a late show at The Bitter End, presenting rock/pop arrangements grounded in groove and tight ensemble interplay. Cleary, an Australian novelist best known for the Scobie Malone crime series, frames the set around rhythmic precision and steady pacing, an approach that emphasizes craft over spectacle.

    About the Artists

    Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Early Show)

    Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Early Show)

    cajunjazz funk

    Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen bring a groove-minded Rock/Pop set to The Bitter End, with roots that also touch cajun and jazz-funk. Cleary is credited in some listings as Jon Stephen Cleary, a name also associated with an Australian novelist, a coincidence that occasionally muddies the record around the billing.

    Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Late Show)

    Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Late Show)

    Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen appear at The Bitter End in New York City for a late show built around rock and pop arrangements. Cleary is also known as an Australian novelist, with a long-running crime series featuring Inspector Scobie Malone alongside other mid‑century and later fiction.

    Jon Cleary

    Jon Cleary

    Jon Cleary appears in New York City at The Bitter End, working in a rock/pop context with his band The Absolute Monster Gentlemen for late and early sets. He is also known as an Australian novelist, associated with titles such as *The Sundowners* and the long-running Scobie Malone crime series.

    The Absolute Monster Gentlemen

    The Absolute Monster Gentlemen

    The Absolute Monster Gentlemen are a rock/pop group heard in New York City at The Bitter End, where they appear in late-show settings. They have worked on stage with Jon Cleary, including billed performances such as “Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Late Show)” and related early and late sets.