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Welcome to Patronism - a truly unique site for artists and the new arts patron. With your subscription, you receive exclusive content and access to the artist like never before and what's more, the subscription goes directly to helping the artist do what they love, create more art!

Your subscription will go to recording and documenting as much new Elias Haslanger music as possible. In addtion, you are helping me reach out to the community and help educate and mentor young musicians. In turn, you have access to all of my music, stories, videos, pics, outtakes and more.

This includes all of my previously released CDs (Dream Story, Kicks are for Kids, For the Moment) and material never before released (KUT Live Set) or currently out of print (Standards, The Journey). That's 6 CDs!

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I am currently working on 3 new recordings which I am very excited about. If you subscribe today, you are helping me to finish these projects and you will have access to this music before anyone.

Sites like Patronism.com are the way fans today will discover and purchase new music, art, design, photos, whatever. As part of your exclusive content stream, I will reco to you new bands I like, old bands I like, my reviews of jazz books, interesting digital content, and more.  You can send me questions, ask me about the music, and really engage in a dialogue.

I look forward to connecting with you!
Elias

About the Band / Bio

“Elias’s CD (Kicks) is very much in the Jazz group concept of today. It is obvious he has spent the time to reach a level of excellence that is commendable.” -Ellis Marsalis

Elias is a dynamic, young jazz saxophone player and composer who has played with artists Ellis Marsalis, Maynard Ferguson, Harry Connick, Jr., Kirk Whalum, The Temptations, Asleep at the Wheel, and countless others.

Elias has performed around the United States and Europe and has also acted as a guest artist/lecturer at universities around the United States and Canada.

Elias has recorded 4 critically acclaimed CD’s; Standards, For the Moment, Kicks are For Kids, and Dream Story, all of which have been played on radio stations around the world and reviewed in publications like Billboard, JazzTimes, Cadence, Texas Monthly and Jazzis. Elias’ playing has drawn comparisons to John Coltrane, Ben Webster, and Sonny Rollins.

Latest Content Shared

February 07, 2012: Created blog entry A few thoughts on music polls and self-promotion

October 31, 2011: Added external link Jazz Saxophone

October 25, 2011: Added track Have You Met Miss Jones to album The Journey

October 25, 2011: Added track Spherically to album The Journey

October 25, 2011: Added track Awake and Find to album The Journey

October 25, 2011: Added track Do Nothin' til You Hear From Me to album The Journey

October 25, 2011: Added track Monk in Mind to album The Journey

October 25, 2011: Added track My One and Only Love to album The Journey

October 25, 2011: Added track Step One to album The Journey

October 25, 2011: Added track Amy to album The Journey

Patron-Only Blog

A few thoughts on music polls and self-promotion

Feb 07, 2012

Why marketing yourself is important.

New York Stories - Elvin Jones

Oct 24, 2011

I was fortunate enough to meet and hang with Elvin Jones one night before a gig at the Bluenote.

Ellis Marsalis

Jun 21, 2011

The story of how I met Ellis Marsalis and how he came to record on my CD, Kicks are for Kids.

Video Blog

Elias Haslanger plays For the Moment

Jun 20, 2011

Jazz saxophone player Elias Haslanger plays his original composition For the Moment, live at the Elephant Room in Austin, TX March 11, 2011. Elias Haslanger (tenor), Erik Telford (trumpet), David Sierra (drums), Daniel Durham (bass) and Angelo Lembesis (piano). For subscribers, please enter the password: !moment123

Elias Haslanger live at the Elephant Room playing Contemplation

Jun 16, 2011

Recorded in December of 2010, this is my solo on McCoy Tyner's famous composition Contemplation, from The Real McCoy.