Dan Weiss (drummer)

Dan Weiss (born March 4, 1977) is an American jazz drummer and composer who lives in Brooklyn, New York, United States.[1]

Dan Weiss
Born (1977-03-04) March 4, 1977
OriginNew York, New York, United States
InstrumentsDrum set, tabla
LabelsPi Recordings, Sunnyside Records
Websitehttps://www.danweiss.net

Background

Dan Weiss was raised in New Jersey.[2] He moved to New York City to attend Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with John Riley.[2] He majored in jazz percussion with a minor in classical composition.[3] Weiss has also studied tabla with guru Pandit Samir Chatterjee.[2]

Weiss's intense study of jazz, classical Indian, contemporary classical, West African, and metal creates a sound that transcends conventional style or genre. His compositional trademarks are angular yet emotive melodies; long rhythmic cycles native to many non-western music, complex through-composed drum parts, and melodic shapes that draw directly from the raga system found in Indian classical music.

As a leader, Weiss has released several albums under his own name and with his piano trio.[4] He is also the leader of Starebaby,[1] a group that blends heavy metal and electronic music with improvised elements of jazz.

As a sideman, he has toured with Lee Konitz, Chris Potter, Kenny Werner, Rudresh Mahanthappa, David Binney, and many others[5]

He has been a Rising Star winner in the 60th and 61st Annual Downbeat Critic Polls[6] and has been called one of "Five Jazz Drummers to Watch" by The New York Times.[7]

Discography

As a leader
  • 2019 Utica Box Dan Weiss Trio plus 1 (Sunnyside)
  • 2016 Sixteen: Drummers Suite (Pi Recordings)
  • 2014 Fourteen (Pi Recordings)
  • 2010 Jhaptal Drumset Solo (Pi Recordings)
  • 2010 Timshel (Pi Recordings)
  • 2005 Now Yes When (Pi Recordings)
  • 2004 Tintal Drumset Solo (Pi Recordings)

With Starebaby
  • 2020 Natural Selection (Pi Recordings)
  • 2018 Starebaby (Pi Recordings)

As a sideman
  • 2020 Noah Preminger Contemptment
  • 2020 Ohad Talmor Long Forms
  • 2020 Tineke Postma Freya
  • 2018 Michael Dessen Somewhere In The Upstream
  • 2018 Misha Tsiganov Playing with the Wind
  • 2009 Rez Abbasi Things To Come
  • 2009 Miles Okazaki Generations
  • 2008 Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition Apti
  • 2006 David Binney Cities And Desire
  • 2006 Rudresh Mahanthappa Codebook
  • 2006 Miles Okazaki Mirror
  • 2006 Rez Abbasi Bazaar
  • 2005 Rez Abbasi Snake Charmer
  • 2005 David Binney Bastion Of Sanity

References
  1. Shteamer, Hank (2018-03-29). "Dan Weiss's Starebaby Mines the Loud Ground Where Jazz and Metal Meet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. "Dan Weiss". Modern Drummer Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. "Dan Weiss". New Music USA. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. "Dan Weiss | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  5. Jazz, All About. "Dan Weiss: Sixteen: Drummers Suite album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  6. "Wayne Shorter Tops 61st Annual DownBeat Critics Poll". DownBeat Magazine. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  7. Ratliff, Ben (2009-06-11). "Five Drummers Whose Time Is Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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