Torch MP3s, grab 'em while they're hot
Seela and her aptly-named band Torch are my current jazz favorites in Austin, especially on the lucky occasions when Ephraim Owens sits in on trumpet.
So I'm happy to report that they have a page of MP3s for your downloading pleasure.
Seela's playing every Tuesday this month at Cedar Street happy hour in various musical combinations. She has two very different musical personas: the dark singer-songwriter doing original material, and the cool-yet-hot jazz chanteuse putting her own spin on standards. Is it heartless of me to say that I like the former but love the latter? Another case of hating to pigeonhole music and yet it would be nice to have a subtle clue as to which to expect before making the trip downtown.