- Peter Gannushkin / downtownmusic.net
- Dan Weiss
For close to a decade Dan Weiss has been one of the more interesting and reliable percussionists on the New York jazz scene, a team player with an excellent sound and a steady curiosity. He’s also a superb tabla player, having spent nearly two decades studying with Pandit Samir Chatterjee. Those dual skills have made him a natural, valuable fit in some of the bands led by alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, which seamlessly explore the worlds of postbop and music of the Indian subcontinent. He’s made a few recordings under his own name—a couple of jazz trio albums and some hybrid solo efforts featuring drum kit and Indian percussion—but as impressive as his playing and writing have been in the past, they in no way prepared me for the vision he shares on his excellent new album Fourteen (Pi).
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