Mike Flanigin

About

Mike Flanigin is a pianist who grew up on the outskirts of Dallas, in a town called Denton, Texas. Developing a strong affinity for music, Flanigin soon made the move, as most Texas-based musicians do, to Austin, where a thriving night-life scene welcomes any talented musician with open arms. Though Flanigin had only played the piano once before moving to Austin, one night at a music club, he slipped behind the decks of a Hammond B3 organ and was instantly smitten. The instrument connected with Flanigin in some intrinsic way and after three months of practicing with the B3, he was invited to play with a band led by one of the bigger names of the Austin music scene, Doyle Brahmall Sr. It was during this time, Flanigin really started to grow as a jazz musician and after seeing him perform, Steve Wertheimer, a club owner, offered Flanigin the opportunity to serve as band leader for The Continental Gallery, which he was opening up in 2007. Flanigin has since managed to grow by leaps and bounds as an instrumentalist by playing an ardent amount of live shows and is now viewed as a premier Texas session musician who can play nearly any genre with ease.