Michael Toland

Drawing equally from the fatalistic romanticism of Leonard Cohen, the dark-humored eccentricity of Tom Waits, and the easy narrative flow o

Austin staple forges a connection between classic country and the Great American Songbook

Local jazz legends offer a world-class collaboration on co-leader debut

Local jazz legends offer a world-class collaboration on co-leader debut

Balancing sounds past and future on their third LP

Balancing sounds past and future on their third LP

Atlas Maior has gone through a lot since their last album, Hadal. The quartet toured Morocco, a jaunt that included a residency at the club La Mama, a show for the ambassador in Rabat, and a performance/lesson with famed Gnawa musician Maalem Azouz Soudani. They discovered new ways of working, including using randomized cards that […]

When Austin multi-reedist Kris Kimura opened Parker Jazz Club in the Warehouse District, he created a showcase for local and touring jazz musicians. Then he and longtime friend and business partner Aaron Frescas took over the Elephant Room in order to keep the 34-year legacy of Austin’s keystone jazz bar going. Now the pair expand […]

Raised on church music, trained in jazz, and blooded by the psychedelic soul of the Black Pumas, of which he’s been a member since they started touring, keyboardist JaRon Marshall has a deep creative well from which to drink. While earth sounds, his 2023 debut with his band the Collective, leaned most heavily on both […]

Elias Haslanger Charts the Musical Legacy of Jazz Greats