Tierra Studios is proud to present Texas Jazz Masters, our latest Jazz project encompassing our previous and upcoming Jazz releases.  The objective of Texas Jazz Masters is to create awareness about the rich musical history in Texas, with a focus on the key players in the Texas Jazz scene.  Texas Jazz has undoubtedly  influenced other genres of music such as Tejano, Classical, Blues, Rock ‘ Roll, House & Techno, R&B and Hip-Hop.

Our goal is to highlight how Texas Jazz is related to these other genres of music.

We’re kicking off the project with a series of video interviews, starting with Gilbert Sedeño.  Let us know what you think!~

The Larry Slezak Hammond Organ Band will once again be performing at Ovations, July 31st. Please join us for a night of great jazz music and fun.

See you there!

Admission: $15

Time: 8:00 PM

Ovations Night Club

2536 Times Blvd. Ste B

Houston, TX 77005-3225

Phone: (713) 522-9801

Larry Slezak will be performing at Cezanne this Saturday night , July 17,
at 9pm.  He will be joined by Andrew Leinhard on piano, Thomas Helton on bass, and Joe
Slezak on drums. Please come out and enjoy the band!

4100 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX 77006-4936
(713) 522-9621
$10 Cover

Our sister company, Landline Productions, co-produced the smash hit and Tony Award winning Broadway show, Memphis the Musical. Meet David Bryan, the keyboardist for Bon Jovi and composer for Memphis the Musical.

Better talks to David Bryan about his transition from rock n’ roll to Broadway. We find out about how he came into the music business, and what got him where he is today.

Watch the video here

Bryan Harkness‘ debut album “One Night Rodeo” is set for CD and digital release on July 27, 2010.  In celebration, Bryan will be performing with his band on July 25, 2010 @ The Muck Duck in Houston.  More info, click here.  To purchase the album now (digital only), click here and on the right-hand side, you’ll see the album preview and Buy Now buttons.

Tierra Sessions Volume 5 – Bryan Harkness

“The songs in this list are songs that inspired me as a musician and as a writer. As you can tell, I am a fan of all music. My guitar inspirations, Pat Metheny, George Benson, and Pat Martino are great players and their music is timeless. I find myself exploring their music endlessly. As for the country songs, listen to the writing as some of the songs tell more than one story. I hope you enjoy listening to my mixtape as much as I enjoyed putting it together!” – Bryan

Alan Jackson- Drive – Buy on iTunes

Blues Traveler – Hook – Buy on iTunes

Collective Soul – December – Buy on iTunes

Fleetwood Mac – Dreams – Buy on iTunes

George Strait – Texas Cookin – Buy on iTunes

Lyle Lovett – If I Had A Boat – Buy on iTunes

Thomas Hulten – Cambiando Camas – Buy on iTunes

Pat Metheny Group - Letter From Home – Buy on iTunes

Robert Earl Keen - Front Porch Song – Buy on iTunes

Robert Earl Keen - Don’t Turn Out The Lights – Buy on iTunes

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Wildflowers – Buy on iTunes

Waylon Jennings – Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? – Buy on iTunes

We’d like to congratulate our sister company, Landline Productions, for being a part of the  Broadway show Memphis! Memphis recently won several Tony Awards – see below for full details.

Memphis won the following Tony Awards:

Best Musical

Best Book of a Musical (Joe DiPietro)

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Music: David Bryan - Lyrics: Joe DiPietro, David Bryan)

Best Orchestrations (Daryl Waters & David Bryan)

Eddie “Spettro” compiles a more techno minded mixtape for round 2 of Uniform’s mixtape series, Uniform Sessions.

Houston’s Versecity has made it to the final round of Hard Rock Cafe’s Battle of the Bands.  The final round winner is determined only by votes.  Check out Versecity’s sound here and vote for them here.  Good luck to our H-town brotha’s!

Update: by Traey Hatch – When I was asked to judge the initial rounds of this battle of the bands I was expecting Houston’s best. What we got were bands that could compete with any band from anywhere. It was a proud moment for Houston and now Versecity has a chance to play an international stage. Take a moment, listen to their luscious pop cuts and vote! They deserve it and they’ll definitely make Houston proud.

Memphis on broadway – Cast Album Video pt. 1 from Tierra Studios on Vimeo.

Tierra Studios’ sister company, Landline Productions, played an producer role in the Broadway production Memphis.  We’d like to congratulate everyone involved with Memphis for their success in the following awards/nominations:

Outer Circle Awards – Memphis won:

OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A  MUSICAL (Christopher Ashley)

OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER (Sergio Trujillo)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (Chad Kimball)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (Montego Glover)

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55th Annual Drama Desk Awards – Memphis won:

OUTSTANDING NEW MUSICAL

OUTSTANDING MUSIC IN A MUSICAL (David Bryan)

OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRATIONS (Daryl Waters and David Bryan)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS (Montego Glover – There was a tie in this category. The other winner was Catherine Zeta Jones)

*Sidenote – David Bryan is the keyboard player in Bon Jovi and wrote the music and part of the lyrics for Memphis*

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Tony Awards - Memphis was nominated for:

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL (Joe DiPietro)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE WRITTEN FOR THEATRE (Joe DiPietro, David Bryan)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (Chad Kimball)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (Montego Glover)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (Paul Tazewell)

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL (Christopher Ashley)

BEST ORCHESTRATION OF A MUSICAL (Daryl Waters & David Bryan)