Guitarist and composer Zacc Harris is best known for his work with the acclaimed Atlantis Quartet, recipients of the 2015 McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians. On his 2017 release American Reverie, Harris explored the nostalgia and contradictions of the American songbook through modern jazz interpretations of music by Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, The Ronettes, Woody Guthrie, and traditional folk sources. Praising the album, All About Jazz wrote that “the arrangements are full of fresh twists, all played with an understated warmth.” The release earned Harris the honor of Best Twin Cities Jazz Artist from City Pages later that year.

Harris returns to this territory with American Reckoning, a new trio recording featuring bassist Matt Peterson and drummer Lars-Erik Larson. Reimagining songs such as “Amazing Grace,” “Hard Times,” and “House of the Rising Sun,” alongside music by Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys, the album deepens Harris’ exploration of American roots music through inventive arrangements, modern jazz interplay, and a perspective shaped equally by reverence and reinvention. JazzWise Magazine says, "This is politically charged, emotionally weighty jazz...But the melodic purity of the folk tunes on display here continues to shine through like a ray of hope."