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Dan Weiss: Jhaptal Drumset Solo
by Dan Bilawsky
The use of Indian rhythms in jazz--in some way, shape or form--has become somewhat commonplace. While spicing up some improvised music with the addition of a sitarist or tablaist might be enough of an Indian-based excursion for jazz musicians who merely want to gloss over the surface of possibility, drummer Dan Weiss is no such dabbler. His extensive studies with Pandit Samir Chatterjee--a virtuoso tablaist and, as evidenced from his work with Weiss, a fine educator--have helped Weiss to expand ...
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by John Kelman
Since emerging on the New York scene a few years ago, drummer Dan Weiss has managed to involve himself with some significant names, including saxophonist David Binney and guitarists Joel Harrison, Gary Lucas, and Rez Abbasi. And while he's clearly demonstrated a broad reach, it's his work with Abbasi--both in performance and on Abbasi's latest album, Snake Charmer--that reveals his special interest in Indian music, albeit, in Abbasi's case, with a more contemporary bent. Weiss has, in ...
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