Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Elias Haslanger Quintet Plays Wayne Shorter! Elias Haslanger - Saxophone Mike Sailors - Trumpet Andy Langham - Piano Ryan Hagler - Bass Daniel Dufour - Drums Over the span of his 30-year music career, native Texan and Austin resident Elias Haslanger has carved a unique and distinguished place in jazz history as a saxophonist, composer, and band leader, whose playing and writing has drawn comparisons to John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Ben Webster, and Wayne Shorter. He has performed, recorded, and toured with many world-class artists including Ellis Marsalis, Maynard Ferguson, Christopher Cross, Charlie Hunter, Asleep at the Wheel, Alejandro Escovedo, Sheryl Crow, Grupo Fantasma, Spoon, The Four Tops, and The Temptations, among many others. Mentored by the legendary saxophonists Harvey Pittel and Dick Oatts, Elias studied 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 San Marcos. Elias has performed around the United States and Europe at clubs like Snug Harbor in New Orleans, Jazz Alley in Seattle, The Elephant Room in Austin, and The Blue Note in New York. He has also served as a guest artist/lecturer at universities around the nation. Elias has 7 recordings as a leader all of which have been played on radio stations across the world. His 2014 recording LIVE at the Gallery, received 4.5 stars in Downbeat magazine and was listed as one of the best recordings of the year. "Haslanger's freewheeling licks roar with virtuosity and infectious joie de vivre." -Michael Jackson, DownBeat 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Wayside Bluegrass! Jon Lundbom - Banjo Chris Melas - Guitar and Vocals Bo Seamon - Mandolin and Vocals Everett Wren - Fiddle and Vocals Kyle Kline - Bass Wayside Bluegrass hails from here in Austin, developing out of several years' worth of residencies at classic Texas venues. WB plays capital-B Bluegrass in the 1950's Bill Monroe and Texas fiddle traditions augmented with contemporary, jammier classics and original music from members Bo Tyler and Chris Melas. World-class Bluegrass galore, right here in Central Texas. www.WaysideBluegrass.com 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Jeremy Langthorn Quartet! Jeremy Langthorn - Saxophone Tommy Howard - Guitar James Suter - Bass Norm Bergeron - Drums Jeremy Langthorn is a Texas-based saxophonist, composer, and educator who spent his formative years growing up in Temple, Texas before attending The University of North Texas, where he earned is B.M. in Jazz Studies. Mentors he studied or worked closely with include Brad Leali, Jose Aponte, Carlos Averhoff, Brian Horton, Lynn Seaton, Pat Coil, Rodney Booth, and Dr. John Murphy. After spending many years freelancing in the Dallas-Fort Worth music scene, Jeremy has since returned to working on cruise ships for British-based Cunard Line, having served as both a sideman in the theater orchestra and as bandleader for the Queens Room orchestra. Having traveled across the world with Cunard, Jeremy has backed a wide variety of acts from the UK and beyond, including Peter Howarth (The Hollies), saxophonist Yolanda Brown, singer/trumpet player Georgina Jackson, singer Lance Ellington from BBC’s “Strictly Come Dancing”, and recent Britain’s Got Talent winner Jon Courtenay. 

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for the Kim Prevost & Bill Solley Quintet! Kim Prevost - Vocals Bill Solley - Guitar Darrell Lavigne - Piano Michael Malone - Saxophone Tom Brechtlein - Drums Kim Prevost is an accomplished vocalist and songwriter. She has worked in all facets of the entertainment industry. She began singing as a child,in church choirs,where she performed duets with the pastor,her father. In addition to completing formal dance training,she also worked extensively as a model for companies such as Saks Fifth Avenue. Throughout her college years,she continued pursuing a degree in theater and communications and she performed leading roles of productions such as Dream Girls,West Side Story and many more. Additional credits include 1999 B.E.T on Jazz Vocal Discovery winner, several television commercials, featured cover story with publications such as Katy & Offbeat magazines and a dancer for MTV show special “NFL Jams”. She was chronicled in a featured documentary about her family gospel roots entitled “Full Circle Journey back to Gospel . Kim is a featured vocalist on “The Fragile” of Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails. —- Bill Solley has performed at numerous clubs and festivals around the world. Bill is well versed in Be Bop, Fusion, Funk and Brazilian music but, his forte is accompanying many of the fine Jazz singers across the country including his wife Kim Prevost. Bill continues to teach at the AVI music in Katy,Texas. His credits include 1999 B.E.T on Jazz discovery winner,performances and or recordings with Arturo Sandoval, Terri Lynn Carrington, Bobby McFerrin, Bill Summers (Head Hunters),Amina Figarova,Dave Valentine,Stanley Jordan, Paul Wertico, Will Kennedy and Allen Toussaint. Bill was proud to take part in the blockbuster film “RAY” in which he was guitar instructor to Oscar nominated actor Terrence Howard. Bill is proud to endorse Ballabio Guitars.