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Erik Deutsch: Demonio Teclado

By Florence Wetzel

The title of Erik Deutsch's Demonio Teclado means “Keyboard Demon"--and indeed he is. Raised in Washington, DC and Nashville, Deutsch spent ten years in Colorado honing his craft, receiving a degree from the University of Colorado in piano performance, plus studying and playing with pianist Art Lande and gigging with trumpeter Ron Miles. In the mid-2000s Deutsch moved to New York and jumped into the New Brooklyn Jazz scene; he also started working with a wide variety of musicians such ...