Elderflower/ Danny Holt

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Elderflower is a concentration on the creation of duo improvisation. Recorded at home in Brooklyn to an MP3 recorder, Loren Stillman (saxophones) and Ryan Ferreira (guitar) share this music as a documentation of their ongoing progress and musical development as a duo. Audio files will be posted on their Bandcamp music page: http://elderflower.bandcamp.com Listeners are encouraged to share in this musical journey for whatever price they feel adequate, or for free. This is not the next “get rich quick scheme,” rather a musical experience to be shared with all who are interested in the duo’s musical growth. 2010 awaits the release of the duo’s first self-released EP, 'Deep Drink'. Recorded and mixed by Ryan Ferreira, Deep Drink includes improvisations from two studio sessions (2008) and one recorded at home (2007) capturing the duo's first time playing together. 

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"If his upcoming concert of classical music was met by a mosh pit, pianist Danny Holt wouldn't mind at all."
-Daily Hampshire Gazette
 

Called "the classical music equivalent of an extreme sports athlete" (The Record), and named as one of the "local heroes" of L.A.'s music scene by LA City Beat, pianist Danny Holt is known for his virtuosic no-holds-barred style.  His Fast Jump CD was produced by Mike Garson (pianist for David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, etc.) and was a featured new release on both WNYC and iTunes in 2009.  A passionate advocate for new music, Holt has worked with such composers as Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen, David Lang, and Michael Gordon, and he has been a fellow at the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall and the Bang on a Can Summer Music Institute.  In Los Angeles he performs with the L.A. Philharmonic, Jacaranda, The California EAR Unit and other contemporary music ensembles.