MAX HATT / EDDA GLASS

"You cannot confuse her with another artist.”

— The New York Theatre Guide

Edda Glass and her long-time collaborator Max Hatt have “forged a unique sound," says NPR's Larry Groce. Drawing from jazz, bossa nova, and folk, their alternative musical universe stretches effortlessly from award-winning original compositions to reinventions of classics like Wichita Lineman, Taste of Honey, Stardust, and Corcovado.  But striking material is only half the alchemy— Glass’s hauntingly intimate voice is “one of a kind...you cannot confuse her with another artist," according to the New York Theatre Guide; “She must be heard to be believed,” says Nels Cline (Blue Note, Wilco). Likewise, Hatt’s guitar and pedal work is a swoon-inducing soundscape that “creates a vastness within its quiet,” (Yes! Weekly) and has an “an incomparable spook” (Nashville Scene). Hailed as “mesmerizing,” ”evocative,” and “cinematic,” not to mention “elegantly funky,” Max Hatt / Edda Glass makes one feel "both lost and found, all at once" (New York Theatre Guide).

“Subtly poignant, elegantly funky, and haunting without trying to be.”

— Nels Cline (Blue Note, Wilco)

Glass and Hatt have been touring since 2013, appearing on NPR and PBS stations from Seattle to New York City, with tour stops including New York City’s Lincoln Center, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, the Sundance Film Festival, Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival, Earshot Jazz Festival, and the Exit Zero Jazz Festival. In 2022 they received a Jazz Road Grant, funded by the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation, and in 2013 they won the Grand Prize of the NPR/Mountain Stage New Song Contest. They have been awarded official showcases by ASCAP, APAP (UpNext), Arts Midwest, Arts North West, and South Arts. Their latest album, Gray May Day (2023), was co-produced by their frequent collaborator, Pat Sansone of Wilco. 

Short Bio

Edda Glass and her long-time collaborator Max Hatt have “forged a unique sound," says NPR's Larry Groce. Their alternative musical universe stretches effortlessly from award-winning original material to reinventions ranging from “Wichita Lineman” to “Girl from Ipanema” to “Falling Grace.” Edda’s unmistakable voice and evocative lyrics draw audiences into the immersive textures of Max’s guitar, creating a cinematic soundscape that resonates like folk and grooves like bossa nova. Ann Powers of NPR Music tags it “Beautiful… #chills” while Nels Cline (Blue Note, Wilco) finds it “subtly poignant, elegantly funky, and haunting without trying to be.” As presented by NPR, PBS, NYC's Lincoln Center, and DC's Kennedy Center. 
 

PRESS

“Like hand-printed photographs that speak and sway, the material is hypnotic…" 
— Lizz Wright

"Exquisite, evocative music."
— John Platt of WFUV

"Her voice must be heard to be believed.”
— Nels Cline, Wilco

“Ocean of Birds captures a moment in time and releases it in one lovely breath.”
— That Mag

“Mesmerizing… cinematic folk-jazz”
— ASCAP’s Playback Magazine at Sundance Film Festival

"True elegance."
— Daytrotter

"...an incomparable spook. " 
— Nicole Atkins, Nashville Scene 

“Their lyrics/ instrumentals encapsulate the confusing sentiment of feeling both lost and found, all at once.”
— New York Theatre Guide

“Music that creates a sense of vastness within its quiet.”
— Yes Weekly, John Adamian

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Contact

MANAGEMENT AND BOOKING

3rd Ear Artists
(646) 854-2527
3rd.ear.artists@gmail.com 

PRESS
Many Hat Productions
many.hat.productions@gmail.com 

LABEL 
NewSong Music
Gar Ragland – gar@newsong-music.com
(617)306-7530