JJ Johnson (drums)
Kyle Thompson (drums)
Steve Schwelling (drums)
Pete Rodriguez (trumpet)
Thomas Heflin (trumpet)
Randy Zimmerman (trombone)
Peter Stoltzman (piano)
Fredrick Sanders (piano)
Eddy Hobizal (piano)
Andy Langham (piano)
Angelo Lembesis (piano)
Edwin Livingston (bass)
Kris Afflerbaugh (bass)
Mike Porter (bass)
Hamilton Price (bass)
Influences
John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis
Sounds Like
"Combining an intensity and lyricism of early Coltrane with an inherent sense of fun and adventure."
-Steve Graybow, Billboard Magazine
THE NEW CD DREAM STORY AVAILABLE NOW AT ELIJAZZ.COM
Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Elias Haslanger is deeply influenced by the profound and powerful heritages of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Charlie Parker, Ricard Strauss, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, James Brown, Claude Debussy, Joe Henderson, Jaco Pastorius, Maurice Ravel, Freddie Hubbard, The Beatles, Nat King Cole, Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Gustav Mahler, Pat Metheny, Kenny Dorham, Bob Marley, Stan Getz, Art Blakey, Hector Berlioz, Horace Silver, Led Zepplin, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, The Roots, Weather Report, Count Basie, Ornette Coleman, Hank Mobley, Sarah Vaughn, Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn and Miles Davis. Elias embeds the best of these traditions into the foundations of his own playing and into the heart of his own compositions.
Elias is a dynamic, young saxophonist/composer who has played with artists Ellis Marsalis, Maynard Ferguson, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Connick, Jr., Martin Banks, Wynton Marsalis, Chucho Valdes, Roy Hargrove, Wes Anderson, Lew Soloff, Frank Foster, Clark Terry, Russell Malone, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Jesse Davis, Steve Turre, Al Grey, Peter Martin, Donald Edwards, Allen Farnham, Roland Guerin, Fred Sanders, Edwin Livingston, JJ Johnson, Brannen Temple, Ephraim Owens, Kirk Whalum, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Joe LoCasio, Tony Campise, Asleep at the Wheel, Mitch Watkins, Bob Meyer, Jae Sinnett, Marvin Stamm, James Polk, and countless others. Elias has opened for the legendary McCoy Tyner and jazz greats Kenny Garrett and Terence Blanchard.
Elias has performed around the United States and Europe at clubs like Snug Harbor in New Orleans, Jazz Alley in Seattle, The Elephant in Austin, and The Blue Note in New York. He has also acted as a guest artist/lecturer at universities around the nation. Mentored by the legendary saxophonists Harvey Pittel and Dick Oatts, Elias began to explore the instrument's vast potential by studying saxophone at the University of Texas and then at the Manhattan School of Music. His interest in writing music culminated in a Master's Degree in Composition at Texas State University. In 1997, Elias was awarded the Jazz Instrumental Soloist College Outstanding Performance for the 20th Annual Downbeat Student Music Awards and in 1998, Elias was awarded the Mitte Scholarship from Texas State for academic achievement. Elias taught theory, saxophone and composition at Texas State in San Marcos for a year before moving to New York. Recently, after 4 years & 3 months in Brooklyn, Elias has returned to his roots in Austin where he pursues his dream of playing music and living a balanced life.
Elias has recorded 4 critically acclaimed CD's; Standards, For the Moment, Kicks are For Kids, and Dream Story - all of which have been played on radio stations around the world. Elias' playing has drawn comparisons to John Coltrane, Ben Webster, and Sonny Rollins.
Elias' 3rd CD "Kicks are for Kids", which features Ellis Marsalis, reached 4 on Gavin Jazz charts with 180 radio stations around the country playing it. "For the Moment" received substantial national airplay, reaching 11 on the Gavin Jazz charts and 14 on the Jazziz Radioactive chart. Elias was voted Best Horn player at the 1997 Austin Music Awards and Best Jazz Group at the 2000 Austin Music Awards. "Kicks are for Kids" was voted as one of the top five jazz records of the year by Rick Mitchell of the Houston Chronicle, while the Austin Chronicle's writers Jay Tractenburg and Christopher Hess voted it as 1 and 3 best record of all Austin Artists. Downbeat magazine writer Michael Point voted "Kicks are for Kids" as one of the top ten best CD's to come out of Austin in the 90's. Elias has been featured in many national publications including Billboard, JazzTimes, Cadence, Texas Monthly, and JazzIs.
Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!! Hope all is going great with you!!! Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!! I also hope to see you out at Armadillo Palace Wednesday November 11th @ 12:00pm for my interview and acoustic performance with 740 KTRH's Michael Berry (Texas Music Show) See you there!!! Love, ~Susan Hickman www.susanhickman.com www.reverbnation.com/susanhickman www.twitter.com/susanhickman
We're playin our Texas brothers, Spies Like Us and The Bandulus! I hope you can make it! @ Flamingo Cantina Austin, Texas Saturday, November 7th! 9pm 18 + thanks! C1
The DarkSyde Show, October 9-10 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts!
The DarkSyde Show, a Pink Floyd repertory company, celebrates Pink Floyd’s entire career, with live performances of the band's legendary music, including Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The nine-piece band performs faithful renditions of the music, accompanied by a professional production of dazzling lights and multimedia.
Happy Thursday!!! Thanks for being such a great friend!!! YOU ROCK!!! Have a great week!!!!!
If you are around Friday August 28th I'll be having a big show at Tumbleweed Texas with the Spiffingtons in Houston Texas I really hope to see you there!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
Click link above to listen to samples and order - $9.95 + s&h
Tampa Taiko is a professional drumming duo that has performed their unique style for a vast array of audiences, performing at festivals, concert halls, schools, workshops, summer camps, corporate and VIP events. Using a collection of taiko drums made by themselves from discarded wine barrels, Tampa Taiko has developed a dynamic fusion of old and new styles of drumming, bringing a contemporary vibrance to an ancient martial artform.
You're invited!
Channel One is at:
Flamingo Cantina on 6th St.
Saturday, August 1st
Austin, Texas
9 pm
w/ Spies Like Us and Six Pack Deep!
We're giving out our new record "Pose & Posture" to everyone at the show! Doors at 9pm!
For some reviews of our new album:
http://amusicfan.blogspot.com
"These guys have the chops to hang with the heavy hitters in US ska scene but also have a fresh and accessible enough sound to cross over to new listeners..."
or here:
www.phillyska.com (scroll down)
"It is something a little different, yet also familiar. In short time the album rose to become one of my favorite releases so far this year with a secure position on my playlist..."
or here: http://www.musicaloccupation.com/
"If there’s one album that stands out as different this year, it’s Channel One’s Pose & Posture..."
thanks!
Elias, my band The Tiny Tin Hearts are competing in an online battle of the bands called Sound Wars. we could use you and your fans support by voting in the poll. Please vote for The Tiny Tin Hearts at: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/SoundWars/
You are awesome!!! Thanks for being a friend!!! Wrapped Up In Me is #42 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart!!!! I am also #21 on the top 30 Indie Chart this week!!! It is on radio stations across the nation, you can request it now!!!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
Hello Elias ! Georges Crébassa Project musique, formes, mouvements, couleurs... pour visionner le diaporama du précédent spectacle Arts Mêlés cliquez http://300gp.ovh.net/~georgesc/photos.htm
Wrapped Up In Me is now #42 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart and #21 on the Indie top 30 Chart!!! On radio stations across the nation, you can request it NOW!!!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
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