Elias Haslanger | Tribute to Hank Mobley
Schedule
Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
501 Pedernales St BLDG #2E, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78702 | Austin, TX
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Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for Elias Haslanger | Tribute to Hank Mobley!Elias Haslanger – Tenor Saxophone
Mike Sailors – Trumpet
Ross Margitza – Piano
James Suter – Bass
Daniel Dufour – Drums
ARTIST STATEMENT: "The middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", Hank Mobley didn't receive the attention that John Coltrane or Sonny Rollins received but was a well respected and highly influential player who recorded extensively for the Blue Note label. We will pay tribute to this hard bop pioneer with songs and stories from some of his most famous and lesser known recordings.
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
Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! 22 free parking spaces onsite are first-come-first-serve.
First Show: Doors at 7:45pm, Show at 8pm.
Second Show: Doors at 9:45pm, Show at 10pm.
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501 Pedernales St BLDG #2E, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78702Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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