December Highlight!

El Mantis is a Houston-based experimental music group born through a collaboration between drummer/vocalist Angel Garcia, saxophonist Danny Kamins, and guitarist Andrew Martinez. With a mix of many genres and a focus on avant-garde jazz, the group quickly became known in the Houston experimental music scene for their inventive compositions. They released their first album independently in 2022. They will be supported on this show by the Monica Shriver Trio, another experimental jazz ensemble who have released two albums, and J.W. Bird, a Nashville-based violinist, and composer who has released 10 full-length records, both solo and as collaborator, on his independent label Sagittal Plane.