Drummer and percussionist Dan Weiss released Utica Box last month on Sunnyside Records (read our review here) featuring Jacob Sacks on piano, and Thomas Morgan and Eivind Opsvik on bass. We caught up with Weiss to discuss the album, his career, musicians he admires, and what he's listening to these days. Read the interview below. Can you tell us more about your new album, … [Read more...]
Dan Weiss Trio Plus 1’s New Album ‘Utica Box’ Reviewed
Utica Box unfolds. It requires patience. There's a mood to build to and reward that building of tension. Dan Weiss is shooting for a lot of this with his latest release drumming alongside pianist Jacob Sacks and bassists Thomas Morgan and Eivind Opsvik. This group can fit these moods in standard length compositions like the compact shuffle,"Jamerson", or its follow up, the … [Read more...]
Stream “After the Money” by Brooklyn Jazz Collective Landline (Premiere)
The mind of an artist can be at times difficult to comprehend. Artists often view the world around them with different lenses than most and are unafraid to attempt new and novel experiments for the sake of art, creativity, and their own personal bemusement. In what we’d like to believe began at a post-gig hang somewhere in Brooklyn perhaps after one too many IPAs, pianist Jacob … [Read more...]