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ELAN MEHLER QUARTET
MONDAY JULY 7
XXODUS CAFÉ | 5PM
A towering if as yet little-known talent, Elan has a compositional touch and style that has seen his work declared reminiscent of greats from Bill Evans to Claude Debussy. This is contemporary music recorded wholly live and in the best traditions of jazz and improvisation. Scheme For Thought, Mehler’s latest release, is a particularly special affair: intimate, elevated and beautiful. It's a rarity to savor, right from the opening strains of the lullaby-like “Little Lost” to the closing track, a version of “Elvis Presley Blues,” a classic from the First Lady of alt. country, Gillian Welch, taken to new territory by Elan and his Quartet.
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