Michael Weiss Trio at Mezzrow Jazz Club

For over 35 years, pianist, composer, educator and bandleader Michael Weiss has enjoyed a formidable career working with the greatest names in jazz: Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, George Coleman, Jimmy Heath, Frank Wess, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Lou Donaldson, Charles McPherson, Wynton Marsalis and more. While headlining at the Village Vanguard, the New York Times noted that Weiss was "a confident and sparkling presence" exhibiting "sensitivity and logic, along with crisp control." Weiss is a BMI/Monk Institute Composers Competition grand prize winner and a Chamber Music America New Works grant recipient...

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For over 35 years, pianist, composer, educator and bandleader Michael Weiss has enjoyed a formidable career working with the greatest names in jazz: Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, George Coleman, Jimmy Heath, Frank Wess, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Lou Donaldson, Charles McPherson, Wynton Marsalis and more. While headlining at the Village Vanguard, the New York Times noted that Weiss was "a confident and sparkling presence" exhibiting "sensitivity and logic, along with crisp control." Weiss is a BMI/Monk Institute Composers Competition grand prize winner and a Chamber Music America New Works grant recipient. About his latest recording, JazzTimes writes, “Soul Journey has warmth, integrity, and above all, originality." For this engagement Weiss is joined by bassist Paul Gill and drummer Peter Van Nostrand.

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