Dana and Alden

Brothers Dana and Alden McWayne, along with a troupe of multi-instrumental artists, come together to create jazzy melodies with indie sounds inspired by their unconventional upbringing in Eugene, Oregon.

Their debut album, Quiet Music for Young People, is a lush album that melds vintage sounds with the aesthetic and experience of existing in gen Z and the digital age. Quiet Music For Young People also reminisces of their childhood, summer days spent working at an apple orchard and jamming at jazz clubs on rainy Oregon nights.

Within the next year they had already recruited fan of the band Jared Solomon (SZA, Remi Wolf, Teezo Touchdown) to produce their sophomore LP Coyote, You’re My Star. Recorded in Solomon’s Los Angeles studio, the album also saw long-time live-band members Eli Torgersen (guitar), Salim Charvet (alto saxophone) and Andrew Mitchell (bass) join the recording and writing process, solidifying the act as a quintet. The new record solidified the band as one of the strongest young acts in jazz, landing them playlist covers such as Spotify's State of Jazz, and garnering support from The Zane Lowe show on Apple Music. Following the LP release, the band completed their first headlining tour across North America and Europe, and will be back on the road in 2025.