Dan Weiss Quartet at Solar Myth

Drummer/composer Dan Weiss has been hailed as one of the top five drummers in jazz by The New York Times. His innovative drumming and forward-thinking compositions have been pushing musical limits for decades. Weiss’s intense study of jazz, classical Indian, contemporary classical, West African, and metal sets a musical platform that creates a sound that transcends conventional style or genre. Weiss’ projects include a trio with Jacob Sacks and Thomas Morgan that has released four albums, a trio with saxophonist Miguel Zenón and pianist Matt Mitchell built on musical games of chance, and a unique 16-piece large ensemble featuring some of NYC’s most gifted musicians...

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Drummer/composer Dan Weiss has been hailed as one of the top five drummers in jazz by The New York Times. His innovative drumming and forward-thinking compositions have been pushing musical limits for decades. Weiss’s intense study of jazz, classical Indian, contemporary classical, West African, and metal sets a musical platform that creates a sound that transcends conventional style or genre. Weiss’ projects include a trio with Jacob Sacks and Thomas Morgan that has released four albums, a trio with saxophonist Miguel Zenón and pianist Matt Mitchell built on musical games of chance, and a unique 16-piece large ensemble featuring some of NYC’s most gifted musicians. His band Starebaby (with Matt Mitchell, Craig Taborn, Ben Monder and Trevor Dunn) blends metallic jazz, prog and post rock, melding deep sophistication with visceral impact. As a sideman, Weiss has worked with Lee Konitz, Chris Potter, Sylvie Courvoisier, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Linda May Han Oh, John Zorn, and others. His latest project convenes a bold new quartet comprising four similarly limitless musicians, in which Weiss is joined by trumpeter Peter Evans, vibraphonist Patricia Brennan, and guitarist Miles Okazaki.

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