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Plaks Pandemic Ensemble - PPE

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about

PPE formed in the dark days of the pandemic in NYC.
Theme 45 is an instrumental and vocal response to an actual email questionnaire I received as a musician in search of a gig.
The overdubbed vocal on Theme 50 is by Randy Steffes.
Theme 51 actually happened.
Theme 54 is 5 lines of 4 measures and in 5/4 time.

credits

released July 24, 2023

Eric Plaks - piano
Elijah Shiffer - alto sax, pennywhistle, and kazoo
Ayumi Ishito - tenor sax
James Rogers - bass trombone and tuba
Randy Steffes - guitar (and vocal track 50)
Sean Conly - electric bass
Michael Larocca - drums

Recorded on December 13, 2021 at Bunker Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Studio engineering, mixing, and mastering by Jon Rosenberg
Photos by Nick Lyons
Themes 44, 45, 47, 49, 51, and 54 by Eric Plaks
Theme 43 by Jon Panikkar and Eric Plaks
Themes 46, 48, 50, and 52 by Ariella Plaks Bonilla
Themes 53 and 56 by Eric Plaks, Jon Panikkar, and Randy Steffes
Theme 55 by Ayumi Ishito and Eric Plaks

Thanks Ayumi, Randy, Michael, Sean, James, and Elijah for thinking this was in any way a good idea.

For more great music go to darkfyre.bandcamp.com!

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Eric Plaks New York, New York

Pianist Eric Plaks was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and attended Harvard College. A student of the entire history of jazz, from the most traditional forms to the most modern styles of creative improvisation, Eric began his performing and recording career when he moved to Harlem in 1996. He has appeared in various formats around New York City and the wider world. ... more

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