Jazz Articles about Dan Zimmerman

About Dan Zimmerman

Album Review

Dan Zimmerman is a veteran guitarist who is well versed in a lot of styles having played with soul, jazz, rock and Latin musicians over a 20-year plus career. His new solo CD, Drifting Home, covers a lot of ground ranging from grinding blues-rock to acoustic classical melodies. Several tunes here have him sounding like a spiritual heir to the late master of roadhouse guitar playing, Danny Gatton. “The Hangman" features him winding up wobbly chords along a ...

Album Review

Dan Zimmerman: Drifting Home

Read "Drifting Home" reviewed by Jim Worsley

by Jim Worsley
November 7, 2017

In an era where shredding and playingasfastasyoupossiblycan for no apparent reason have become a norm, it was a pleasure to listen to a guitar being nurtured as the beautiful classic musical instrument that it is. Drifting Home is the first solo effort from veteran guitarist Dan Zimmerman. It features nine original songs. All of them composed by Zimmerman. Bassist Brendan Statom and drummer Luis Munoz were at the core of this ensemble providing more than just a solid ...