Jazz Improv Magazine says, Harris delivers a sound that is lucid, clear.providing rich-sounding accompaniment, and well-crafted solos while Cadence Magazine calls some of Harris' work. John Raymond, Brandon Wozniak & JT Bates)', 'Sundials (feat. Stream songs including 'Ominous Skies (feat. Please fasten your seat belt as we are experiencing some turbulence, Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai, China Harris has toured as leader and sideman throughout the US and UK, including a 2016 run with Zacc Harris Group at London's famed Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Listen to Small Wonders by Zacc Harris Group on Apple Music. John Raymond, Brandon Wozniak, Bryan Nichols, Chris Bates & JT. Harris’s work is included in the collections of the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, among others. Sundials is the first single from Zacc Harris Groups upcoming album, SMALL WONDERS, feat. His syncretic art suggests timeless rituals, which, whether lost or prescient, have yet to be deciphered. Either way, listeners are encouraged to float along, and going with the flow is a natural reaction to this music. At times it is a cascade, in other places just a trickle.
At the same time, it creates a hallucinatory play between the materiality of the relief and its optical illusion, bringing to mind the radial vibrancy and spiritual dimension of Tibetan mandalas. Minneapolis guitarist Zacc Harris pours the music from this album into your ears, metaphorically speaking.
Harris is a fervent practitioner of meditation, and the meticulous repetition of painted or carved patterns and motifs within his compositions operates like a mantra. A Minneapolis resident since 2005, the guitarist has issued three albums as a leader, co-fronts the Atlantis Quartet (which he.
While the bright coloring of his obsessively detailed paintings is reminiscent of the highly demanding ornamental quality of Persian miniatures, his intricate hand- or laser-engraved frames evoke the elaborate woodwork of Christian altarpieces. The art-historical density of his aesthetics is haunting, in a sense similar to that of late-nineteenth-century symbolism. His psychedelic visions, which almost verge on abstraction, immerse viewers in the unfathomable depths of mysterious cosmologies. “The ease with which this group navigates and their interplay is magical.Zach Harris’s carved panel paintings unfold complex utopian and dystopian worlds. “The level of craft is high from start to finish…Similar to his writing, Harris’s guitar style is distinctly his while also part of a continuum that extends back to earlier players like Jim Hall and Wes Montgomery.” – Ron Schepper, Textura “Small Wonders is big on melody, intelligent arrangements, and powerful as well as thoughtful solos.” – Richard Kamins, Step Tempest Vryenhoek and Others v Powell NO and Others 1995 ZACC 13. Downbeat Magazine gave it 4 stars saying, “Harris reveals a fondness for intricate heads and chops-busting unisons” and notes the guitarist’s “fluid, warm-toned style.” Harris was named Twin Cities Best Jazz Artist in 2017 by City Pages who wrote, “Since he first moved to Minnesota from southern Illinois, this remarkably fluid guitarist has positioned himself at the center of the Twin Cities jazz world…Whether playing alongside the McKnight-winning Atlantis Quartet or fronting his own Zacc Harris Group, Harris makes his mark, incorporating lessons from the greats into his own forward-looking style.” The group released its debut album, The Garden, in 2012 and recently followed up with the critically acclaimed 2021 album Small Wonders. Zacc Harris Group formed in 2009 and features some of the Twin Cities most celebrated improvisers with Bryan Nichols (pn), Chris Bates (bs), JT Bates (dr), Brandon Wozniak (ts) and Aaron Hedenstrom (as). A former Minnesota All State Jazz Band member, and has been on the scene for a couple years leading bands playing her own compositions and jazz standards.This show at KJ’s Hideaway will feature her working Eau Claire based ensemble Hannah Harder is a Jazz student at UW-Eau Claire. 8:00pm Opening Set – Hannah Harder Quintet