Topaz, the band fronted by the bearded, scarf-wearing, saxophone officianado Topaz McGariggle, hail from Austin, Texas, and can bring down any small club with their funky, jazz, jam rock. Any of the members of Topaz will jam out, but for many show goers, its Topaz himself who brings the place down with his tenor sax solos that hit all possible registers and pitches.

Topaz played saxophone on the streets of Austin for a number of years, and has also lived and recorded in London, New York, and Washington DC. While living in Washington DC, Topaz through down some tracks with Eric Hilton of Theivery Corporation. I’d love to listen to those tracks.

For more information on Topaz, check out the Topaz interview