The Harvest – Spencer Zahn

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Piquenique Recordings is proud to present The Harvest the debut recording from triobr Spencer Zahn Austin Tufts and Jacob Bergson Recorded over a weekend in Montreal the three musicians approached the session without any preconceived ideas of what theybr wanted to createThe result is a fullyrealized record from three skilled players responding to one another live in the studio effortlessly gliding through ambient postrock and jazz Tufts driving rhythms Bergsons soaring synthesizers and Zahns melodic bass on Mile X provide a beautiful opener whilst the grounded and utterly beautiful The Harvest creates abr moment of allencompassing stillnessThis release is part of an ongoing series that aims to capture the New York City jazz scene in its current always evolving formquotIn October Jacob Bergson and I traveled from NYC to one of my favorite cities in the world Montreal The idea was to spend a week with my longtime friend and favorite drummer Austin Tufts who had recently built a studio for his band Braids on the edge of MileExAt the beginning of each day we would prompt each other with a short idea or phrase and build on it together until an arrangement began to emerge As the three of us fell into roles that we each play naturally the music started to take shape Forms and energyarch were outlined by Austins drumming space and ambiance were created by Jacobs piano and modular synthesizer while I focused on harmony and bass motionquot Spencer Zahnbr