Austin Icon Dr. James Polk Passes Away at 83
Legendary Ray Charles collaborator gone but never forgotten
"...Keyboardist, band leader, and educator Dr. James Polk passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024..."
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June 24, 2024 Music Post by Cy White
Organ Great James Polk Works Wonders Outside the Limelight
We speak with Austin’s esteemed multi-instrumentalist and former arranger for Ray Charles
"...generally bear a sobering universality. One of these gentlemen, Dr. James Polk, Austin's esteemed multi-instrumentalist, world-class organist, and former..."
Jan. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman
Dr. Lonnie Smith’s B-3 Love Affair
Getting existential with the organ’s greatest suitor
"...a summit last year with Ike Stubblefield plus locals Dr. James Polk, Mike Flanigin, and Red Young. Next month’s..."
Sept. 29, 2017 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Ethan Azarian, Soccer Mommy, OUTlaw Pride Fest, Fuckemos, Playboi Carti, and Dr. James Polk & Centerpeace
"...stompin' hard rock of Sabbath Crow and delinquent country drinking songs of Dirty Charley Band set the stage. –..."
Oct. 22, 2021 Music Column by Doug Freeman
Alejandro Escovedo – Not Slowing Down
Third annual Moody show on Saturday whips up a hurricane
"...Ten days into 2015, Alejandro Escovedo takes the ACL Live at the Moody Theater..."
Jan. 9, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Seismic Dance Event, Jazz at St. James', Feels So Good Fest, Susannah Joffe, Amigo the Devil, and more
"...Russian jockey/producer Nina Kraviz.– Christina Garcia Jazz at St. James’ St. James' Episcopal Church, Friday 12 - Sunday 14..."
Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Christina Garcia
Eruption
Church on Monday guitarist Jake Langley transcends jazz
"...someone managed to get up the venue's narrow staircase: Dr. James Polk. Jazz bible Downbeat describes him as "an..."
March 28, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
Trumpet Constant Ephraim Owens Won’t Be Rushed
New Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee substitutes kindness and ubiquity for a back catalog
"...a lot of good ones over the years," says drummer Scott Laningham, close friend, and mainstay of Owens' outfits...."
April 7, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman
Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know
Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago
"...but by watching someone make different combinations of the drawbars – using the two manuals and foot pedals –..."
April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young
Keeping Up With the Joneses
A century of Austin music in one arrangement
"...Mr. Jimmie Jones and Dr. Beulah Agnes Curry Jones have more than 100 years'..."
June 18, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
ACL Interview: On the Shoulders of Giants, the Huston-Tillotson University Jazz Collective Makes ACL Debut
All-student ensemble shares alma mater of jazz legacies
"...name for itself,” says Huston-Tillotson Director of Jazz Studies Dr. Jeremy George. “[On the ACL stage], students will also..."
Oct. 14, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin
True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns
"It's not three chords, it's the heart and soul of a nation!" – Birdlegg
"...band in the Sixties – performing alongside esteemed organist Dr. James Polk, one of Austin's foremost musical geniuses who..."
Sept. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Cold Sweat
Where have all our black clubs gone?
"...the demise of its centralized black culture, but pianist Dr. James Polk suggests it began in 1955, with the..."
June 13, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Alejandro Escovedo: R-O-C-K with the U.S.A.
Iconic rocker’s love affair with the Austin, part two
"...It’s obvious Alejandro Escovedo took his time picking the acts both highlighted..."
Jan. 10, 2014 Music Post by Margaret Moser
Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities
COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality
"...says Lee, who is Chinese American and also fronted indie/dream-pop band Letting Up Despite Great Faults and dream/electro act..."
June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman
Church On Monday
"...his crew – bassist Daniel Durham, guitarist Tommy Howard, drummer Scott Laningham, and veteran keyboardist Dr. James Polk –..."
Sept. 6, 2019 Music Review by Michael Toland
We Can't Make It Here Anymore
As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?
"...Jurisdiction, unincorporated land near the Austin city limits. Short drive, but a world away...."
May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
Spotlight: Elias Haslanger
Eli, blow your horn
"...LP's smokin' quintet, now a steadily working band. With Dr. James Polk on B-3 organ and Jake Langley on..."
March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg
Alejandro Escovedo's United Sounds of Austin
"...Alejandro Escovedo's United Sounds of AustinACL Live at the Moody..."
Jan. 17, 2014 Music Review by Doug Freeman
Church on Monday (& Tuesday)
Elias Haslanger’s fiery sect plays ‘Misty’ for you
"...by Jake Langley on guitar, onetime Ray Charles bandleader Dr. James Polk on organ, birthday boy Daniel Durham on..."
Sept. 18, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
Jazz Sides
"...pianist Rich Harney, trumpeter Martin Banks, and the late drummer A.D. Mannion, constituted the core of the Worthy Constituents..."
Jan. 11, 2002 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...1978-85, the aggregation of singer/frontman Ronnie "U-Ron Bondage" Bond, drummer Bob Weber, guitarist Kelly Younger, and bassist John Paul..."
Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
2021/2022 Austin Music Awards Winners
You voted – here's Austin's favorite artists, albums, and more
"...the storied show’s first time on the Emo’s stage fundraised for essential artist-serving nonprofit the SIMS Foundation. Between performances..."
March 8, 2022 Music Post by James Renovitch
Aural History
Hannibal Lokumbe and his trumpet stand at the crossroads of jazz, blues, and Jimi Hendrix
"...as long as he lived. And he raised 15 children. The church he founded is still there, Zion Hill..."
Feb. 12, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
The Off Beat: Overflowing With Artifacts, the Texas Music Museum Asks City for Storage Space, Preservation Funding
Eastside gallery memorializes Black and brown musicians
"...genres. “Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan,” he trails off, name-dropping the state’s biggest exports. “There’s so many [other] people,..."
Aug. 2, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson
Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt and More Crucial Concerts This Week
From Explosions in the Sky to CAPYAC’s Far Out Fest
"...Max Frost, modern soul establishment Madison McFerrin, and Austin bedroom R&B warper Clarence James. – Rachel Rascoe Jarhead FertilizerThe..."
Dec. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
We Are the World
Recapping this year's Austin Music Awards.
"...a combination of musicians both local and national, industry drop-ins, and vintage Austinites with their children and even grandchildren...."
March 21, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger
SXSW Live Shot: 2013/2014 Austin Music Awards
An epic last dance for AMA director Margaret Moser
"...a combination of musicians both local and national, industry drop-ins, and vintage Austinites with their children and grandchildren. Many..."
March 13, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger
Playback: Lovers Rock
Announcing the Austin Music Awards and more Valentine's Day mash notes
"...From the Cramps to Sonic Youth and hundreds in between, bands led by romantic couplings have proven..."
Feb. 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Alejandro Escovedo’s United Sounds of Austin
January 11, 2014. 41 photos.
"...U.S.A. producer and emcee Alejandro Escovdeo...."
Jan. 13, 2014 Photo Gallery
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