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# Albany Today, Aug. 21
- URL: https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/08/22/newsletters/albany-today-aug-21-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-22T00:00:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-22T00:57:23.000Z
- Description: How an acclaimed Danish violinist landed in Albany.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

Mads Tolling is bringing his wide-ranging musical talents to stages around the Bay Area, including a performance Sunday at Herbst Theatre. 

Arts columnist Andrew Gilbert traces the unlikely journey that brought the Danish-born jazz violinist to Albany.

"I remember going down for dinner on Solano and having a real good feel about this place," Tolling told Albany Scanner. "I thought, I could live here."

[A career crossroads brought Mads Tolling to AlbanyTolling performs at Herbst Theatre with the San Francisco Civic Summer Workshop this Sunday.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/icon/alb-scanner-orange-b0425915-9b10-4806-8720-4cf21b0f95cd.png)Albany ScannerAndrew Gilbert![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/thumbnail/Mads-Eyes-Closed-by-Ron-Jones-1-507c7510-3942-4064-9a6f-810a70bcb877.jpg)](https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/08/21/arts-culture/mads-tolling-albany-east-bay-aug-21-2026/)

## In other news: Your Albany faves?

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## In case you missed it

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