Each of the three previous outings from next-level drummer Dan Weiss’ long-running piano trio proved to be consistently inventive and engrossing, stretching the fabric of … Read More “Dan Weiss Trio: Dedication (Cygnus)”
Any great chess master knows that the true art of the game—the grace, wit, and poetry of strategy that has kept us obsessed with it … Read More “Dan Weiss/Miles Okazaki: Music for Drums and Guitar (Cygnus)”
Don’t let the title fool you. The second album from Starebaby—Dan Weiss’ malleable, metal-leaning avant-garde outfit—takes more cues from David Lynch than Charles Darwin. Feeding … Read More “Dan Weiss’ Starebaby: Natural Selection (Pi)”
The unusual instrumentation of the new album from drummer Dan Weiss brings to mind Smokestack, Andrew Hill’s 1966 Blue Note classic, as both recordings employ a … Read More “Dan Weiss Trio Plus 1: Utica Box (Sunnyside)”
What can you expect from drummer Dan Weiss’ heavy-metal-inspired quintet Starebaby? An eviscerating, exploratory edge, yes; utter mayhem, no. Weiss brings the same exacting standards … Read More “Dan Weiss: Starebaby (Pi)”
A stirrer of jazz and ethnic styles as an accompanist for such wide-ranging artists as Miguel Zenón, Rez Abbasi and Joel Harrison, drummer Dan Weiss … Read More “Dan Weiss: Fourteen”
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