Dan Weiss (born March 4, 1977) is an American

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drummer and composer who lives in

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, United States.

Background

Dan Weiss was raised in

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. He moved to New York City to attend

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, where he studied with John Riley. He majored in jazz percussion with a minor in classical composition. Weiss has also studied tabla with guru Pandit Samir Chatterjee. 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. He is also the leader of Starebaby, a group that blends heavy metal and electronic music with improvised elements of jazz. As a sideman, he has toured with

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, Chris Potter,

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, and many others He has been a Rising Star winner in the 60th and 61st Annual Downbeat Critic Polls and has been called one of "Five Jazz Drummers to Watch" by ''

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Discography

As a leader

* 2004 ''Tintal Drumset Solo'' (Pi Recordings) * 2005 ''Now Yes When'' (Pi Recordings) * 2010 ''Timshel'' (Pi Recordings) * 2010 ''Jhaptal Drumset Solo'' (Pi Recordings) * 2014 ''Fourteen'' (Pi Recordings) * 2016 ''Sixteen: Drummers Suite'' (Pi Recordings) * 2018 ''Starebaby'' (Pi Recordings) * 2019 ''Utica Box'' Dan Weiss Trio plus 1 (Sunnyside) * 2020 ''Natural Selection'' (W 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 Rez Abbasi (born August 27, 1965) is a Pakistan-born American jazz guitarist, composer, and record producer based in New York City. Biography Abbasi was born in Karachi, Pakistan. When he was four, his family moved to Los Angeles, and at eleven h ...

''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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weiss, Dan 1977 births Living people American jazz drummers Manhattan School of Music alumni Musicians from Brooklyn Jazz musicians from New York (state)