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Track List
Deutsch & Zahn - Chrysanthemum
Deutsch & Zahn - Ripple Pattern
Erik Deutsch - piano
Spencer Zahn - synthesizers (on Ripple Pattern)
Produced & mixed by Spencer Zahn
Description
Pique-nique Recordings is proud to present “Chrysanthemum”, two spontaneous piano improvisations by composer and bandleader, Erik Deutsch; directed, sculpted, and accompanied by Spencer Zahn.
Sparseness, beauty, and freedom define Deutch and Zahn’s creative output, which was formed over a mutual admiration for Thelonious Monk’s Solo Monk LP. With his first solo improvisational recording in a 25-year career, Deutsch combines his extensive experience in the free-music realm with inspiration from the likes of Alice Coltrane and Bill Evans.
This release is part of an ongoing series that aims to capture the New York City jazz scene in its current, always evolving form.
Bios
Erik Deutsch
Pianist, keyboardist, composer, bandleader, and genre-bending sideman Erik Deutsch currently splits time between Brooklyn, NY, and Mexico City. The eclectic path of Erik’s 25-year career has led him to appear on more than 150 records and perform with pop/rock/country and jazz artists like Dixie Chicks, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, Citizen Cope, Charlie Hunter, or Alice Smith.A prolific composer and bandleader, Erik's seven albums have received critical acclaim by RollingStone, Jazz Times, USA Today, and The Huffington Post. Deutsch’s most recent album, Live at Lunatico, was recorded in Bedstuy, Brooklyn, and features his NYC sextet: Avi Bortnick, Mike McGinnis, Tony Mason, Brian Drye, and Fred Cash. This year, Erik joined forces with 12-time Grammy-winning band The Chicks (formerly Dixie Chicks), the highest-grossing female act and country music band in history. Their new critically acclaimed album Gaslighter was released in July 2020.
Spencer Zahn
Spencer Zahn is a bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. Since moving to New York in the mid-2000s, Spencer has worked as an in-demand sideman and collaborator, touring and recording with artists from across a wide musical spectrum. Zahn’s career as a solo artist began later, around the same time he started playing with like-minded guitarist Dave Harrington, in 2015.Zahn’s first two solo albums, 2018’s People of the Dawn and 2019’s When We Were Brand New, were born out of solitary synth experiments, melding his jazz background with a warm electronic pulse. His new album Sunday Painter, released in September 2020, is a refined step forward for the New York City-based musician — a lush collection of instrumental songs that undulate along waves of jazz, ambient pop, Americana, and neo-classical.
