Dan Weiss Trio.....

Backed by his long-time trio mates, pianist Jacob Sacks and drummer Thomas Morgan, Weiss weaves elements of different compositional styles and knowledge of Indian rhythms into the language of jazz on his twelve-track CD to create something new and eternal, foreign and familiar. “Each piece in this record draws upon a specific inspiration which has captured my curiosity and imagination the last couple of years,” Weiss writes in the liner notes. “The intention behind this record was to take the essence of each of these inspirations and to create a musical narrative. It is intended to be listened to as one piece, uninterrupted. While each piece is its own song, they each serve a larger purpose which is the suite"

COLLABORATIONS
Drummer - Village Vanguard Orchestra, Lee Konitz, Rudresh Mahanttapa, Dave Binney, Kenny Werner, Toots Thielsman, Miguel Zenon, Ben Monder, Uri Caine, Ravi Coltrane, Josh Roseman, Vijay Iyer, Rez Abbasi, Miles Okazaki, Wayne Krantz, Adam Rogers, Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Ari Hoenig, Tyshawn Sorey, etc.

Tabla Player - Ramesh Misra, Anoushka Shankar, Mandiri Lahiri, Snehashish Majumdar, Subra Guha, Anirban Das Gupta, Steve Gorn, Samir Chatterjee, etc.
Own Projects - Dan Weiss Trio (Thomas Morgan, Jacob Sacks), Dan Weiss / Miles Okazaki Duo, Dan Weiss / Ari Hoenig Duo

SELF-TITLED RECORDS
Timshel - Dan Weiss Trio - Sunny Side Records (2010)
3D CD - Tabla Solo - Chhandayan Records (2007)
Now Yes When - Dan Weiss Trio - T.O.A.P. Records (2006)
Tintal Drum Set Solo - Chhandayan Records (2005)

PREMIERES
Layas for Piano, Drums and Orchestras - Ohad Talmor (Porto, Portugal, 2010)
Trio for Piano, Violin and Percussion - Dan Weiss (Nova Scotia, Canada, 2008)

NOTABLE FESTIVALS
Berlin, Newport, Dublin, London, Frankfurt, North Sea, San Francisco, Umbria, Terni, Birmingham, Rochester, JVC, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Rome, etc.

FEATURED ARTICLES
The New York Times - “Five Drummers Whose Time is Now” (Ben Ratliff, June 2009)
Jazz Times - “Blurred Subdivision” (Jeff Tamarkin, November 2009)
The Chronicle Herald - “With Words and Music, Weiss Made Us Hear Differently” (Stephen Pederson, June 2008)
Modern Drummer - “A Glimpse of What’s to Come” (Michael Dawson, October 2007)

PUBLICATIONS
Teental Drum Set Solo - transcription book (2008)
Modern Drummer Magazine - Contributing Writer (2007-2008)

FILM COMPOSER
‘The Final Act of Michelle Bean’ (drama, dir. Stephanie Ahn, 2009)
‘Ad-Vers-Ity’ (comedy, dir. Florence Wensing, 2008)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Artist in Residence at Banff (2008)
Faculty at the New School of Music (ongoing)
Manhattan School of Music (ongoing)
Private Instructor for Drumset and Tabla (ongoing)

EDUCATION
Manhattan School of Music - B.A. in Jazz Percussion & Classical Composition
Tabla studies with Samir Chatterjee; Drumset studies with John Riley; Composition studies with David Noon; Frame Drum studies with Jamey Haddad