Saxophonist and band leader Elias Haslanger performs with his award-winning band Church at The Continental Gallery.
Elias Haslanger plays The Continental Gallery on Monday, August 31, with his award-winning band Church. Haslanger is an Austin-based jazz saxophonist and composer, and Church is the group he leads.
If you're coming to the show without having heard the record first, Legacy is the one to start with. It's ten tracks long, and the review from Paris Move puts it in a good light: "Elias Haslanger honours the masters who shaped him while revealing a voice that is unmistakably his own. In doing so, he has created what may well become the defining recording of his career." That's a high bar to set for a single album, but it gives you a sense of where he's coming from—looking back at the jazz tradition while carving out his own space within it.
It's a local production through and through, with Haslanger leading the band from the saxophone. The set will be played by him and Church, the group that shares the award mentioned in the billing. If you've followed the Austin jazz scene, you've likely seen them around, but this is a good chance to catch them in a focused setting.
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The show starts at 8:30 PM on Monday, August 31, at The Continental Gallery here in Austin. Tickets are $10.
