Daniel Ramirez of Texas Lifestyle Magazine said it well, " Sharp’s intoxicating voice has been a mainstay . . . long enough to cement her place among Austin’s elite music-makers." The Elephant Room has been lucky to be a part of all that. She's an act you've got to see!
Angel Roman returns to the basement bringing latin rhythms to beat the heat.
The N.O.W. Jazz Orchestra is an 18 piece modern jazz big band based in Austin, Texas. Its repertoire comes from members of the band and national composers.
Formed by Austin drummer Kevin Witt, B-Side Quartet performs a mix of deep-cuts from the hard bop jazz era from Monk, Miles , Joe Henderson and Wayne Shorter, original compositions, and unique arrangements from a wide selection of genres and influences including Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Bjork, Michael Jackson, Radiohead and more....
James Polk, the true Godfather of Austin's Jazz scene, made his mark on this town before a lot of the local jazz artists were even born. He continues to keep the pace with his current band, Centerpeace. $5 cover
The musician's drummer, Temple is all about the music, which is probably why you won't find a website for him cause he just doesn't have time for that stuff but his discography tells it all - From Eric Johnson to Carrie Rodriguez, from Alejandro Escovedo to Lavelle White and so many more. His quintet brings it all and you won't want to miss a beat.
Bigger than life, "Fireball Front Man" Jon Blondell and his trio bring a fun repertoire of songs from all over the musical spectrum brought to the jazz stage as only Blondell can do.
Michael Mordecai has been hosting his Monday Night Jam since 1980. When the Elephant Room opened in 1991 he found it's permanent home sweet home. Many Austin Jazz greats cut their teeth at this unassuming Monday night hang. You just never know who might show up or what musical jam moment might spark the next cool collaboration.
Daniel Ramirez of Texas Lifestyle Magazine said it well, " Sharp’s intoxicating voice has been a mainstay . . . long enough to cement her place among Austin’s elite music-makers." The Elephant Room has been lucky to be a part of all that. She's an act you've got to see!
Fireball front man, Jon Blondell leads the band from the BASS chair. A fun repertoire of songs from all over the musical spectrum brought to the jazz stage as only Blondell can do.
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".
“Simply put, Haslanger is a major talent who could find his way into the upper echelons of jazz with a judicious marketing push and smaller gaps between recordings.” -Glenn Astarita, AllAboutJazz.com
After touring the world with legendary jazz organist Jimmy Smith, Cindy Blackmon (former drummer for Lenny Kravitz), guitarist Mark Whitfield, and steel drummer Othello Molineaux (Weather Report). Michael settled here in Austin to form his own group Just Released, which then had multiple successful tours in Europe and Asia.
Drummer-extraordinaire is perhaps best known as the drummer for legendary guitar player Scott Henderson's Tribal Tech outfit.
