New York’s celebrated Max ZT (House of Waters), and Tokyo/Black Country’s lauded Dan Whitehouse combine their inventive energy to bring a live tour to the UK this October. ZT, the hammered dulcimer player compared to Hendrix and the ever-regenerating Whitehouse, use spoken word and virtuoso playing to create impactful (often improvised) pieces with a belief in the healing power of music at its core. 

On this, their second UK tour, the duo will be showcasing their debut album, ‘Ten Steps’ (out in September). The collection shows how effectively they have fed off each other’s unique creativity to deliver stunning work with live shows promising to deliver captivating, immersive performances. ‘Ten Steps’ was recorded between New York City and Tokyo and completed with improvisations captured at their meditative live gigs during 2021. Also featuring in the shows will be music from their recent solo projects: Dan ‘The Glass Age’ and Max ‘Daybreak’.

ZT is known as an innovator, although he can trace his roots back to Irish folk music. He creates complex and beautiful compositions from a much-expanded set of influences. Studying in Senegal with the Cissokho griot family and in India, where he received a grant to study under the santoor master Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. Part of the celebrated trio House Of Waters, ZT is signed solo to Six Degrees Records.

The TEN STEPS tour kicks off on 18th October, with details as follows:
Wed 18th October – Arc Theatre, Winchester
Thur 19th October – Music At The Unicorn, Abingdon
Sun 22nd October – Stables 2, Milton Keynes
Tue 24th October – The Pheasantry, Pizza Express, London
Wed 25th October – Ropetackle Arts, Shoreham
Thur 26th October – The Old Stables, Cricklade
Fri 27th October – Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Sat 28th October – The Stoller Hall, Manchester 

For a flavour of what to expect, see the album title track TEN STEPS filmed at Silk Mill Studio: https://youtu.be/j2I4NYoGHVY

Tickets are available now from 
fromthewhitehouse.com/max-zt-dan-whitehouse