The first time drummer/composer Dan Weiss is heard, there can be a perception of something inherently wrong with the music. It slowly creeps up--like a chill on a cool morning, just as the sun is rising over a misty ridge. Waves of lush pastel colors pass over and around in impassioned washes of rhythm and elements of time. The slow intensity of his cymbal work is similar to tones on a keyboard connecting with all aspects of a quiet and beautiful wilderness in sync with human existence.
But perhaps the most stunning character is hearing the absence of ego within the spirit of the music. Isn't this the common and predominant quality among those who strike these tightened skins? The creative blossoming essential of the spirit of this amazing and exquisite sound becomes immediately alluring and compelling.
AAJ Contributor and author of Music and the Creative Spirit (Scarecrow Press, 2006) Lloyd Peterson spoke with Weiss recently, about his latest trio release Timshel (Sunnyside, 2010), and the impact of spirituality on music.
Check out Dan Weiss: The Creative Absence of Egotism at AAJ today!
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