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

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

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

POSR’s Chris Casual handling the hair for Larissa Ness’ music video “Don’t Think I Won’t” (Prepmode & Elstar Remix). JJ Castillo of JoseJonesFilms.com taking the video, photography by Cory Ryan of EyeCandyAustin.com.

Larissa Ness, Prepmode and Elstar are all Austin musicians making waves in our beloved music scene. Prepmode is one of our favorite Austin DJ’s – come show your support at the video release party @ Speakeasy on May 13,2010. Click here for more info.

Adam Warped (keys, drum programming) delivers the goodness for us with his “Depression Sessions 2″ mixtape.

Crocodiles- ‘I Wanna Kill’ Buy at iTunes
The Horrors- ‘Who Can Say’ Buy at iTunes
She Wants Revenge- ‘Tear You Apart’ Buy at iTunes
The Rakes- ‘Retreat’ Buy at iTunes
My Tiger, My Timing- ‘I Am The Sound’ Buy at iTunes
Alex Gopher- ‘Brain Leech’ Buy at iTunes
Miami Horror- ‘Sometimes’ Buy at iTunes
Gang Of Four- ‘Damaged Goods Buy at iTunes
The Kills- ‘Getting Down’ Buy at iTunes
Hot Chip- ‘Take It In’ Buy at iTunes (original version only)
The Bravery-’Slow Poison’(Of Montreal Remix) Buy at iTunes
M83- ‘Slowly’ Buy at iTunes
Animal Collective- ‘My Girls Buy at iTunes

UPDATE: We arrived at the Fox studios to find out the producer that approved the “Texas Jazz Masters” segment was out on location. The stand-in producer had not seen the piece so they are airing it at a later date. When we find out what time, we’ll let everyone know.

In the meantime, here is Bryan Harkness performing live:

Fox News 26 will be running a story on Tierra Studios and our Texas Jazz Masters series on a date TBA.  Thomas Hulten was the point man to represent the Texas Jazz Masters series, and held a recording session that was captured on film.

Here’s a behind the scenes view of the interview.