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Dan Weiss Trio at Firehouse 12
Courtesy of Greg Ledovsky | Posted on September 8, 2023
Where
Firehouse 12
45 Crown St.
New Haven, CT
Map
203-785-0468
When
Fri, September 15, 2023
8:30 pm
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Musicians
About
Three time Shifting Foundation grantee Dan Weiss has been hailed as one of the top five jazz drummers in The New York Times, and his large ensemble recording ‘Fourteen’ made the top ten list of their best recordings of 2014. Weiss’s 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. His compositional trademarks are angular yet emotive melodies; complex through composed drum parts, rhythmic cycles native to many non-western music, and melodic shapes drawing directly from the raga system found in Indian classical music With his piano trio, he’s released four recordings entitled, ‘Now Yes When’ ( 2006) and ‘Timshel’ ( 2011), ‘Utica Box’ (2019), and ‘Dedication’ (2022) which have been critically acclaimed for their unique approach to song structure and endless creative improvisation....