Auteur David Weiss

• 1Too Little, Too Late05:14
• 2Resilience (for George)12:18
• 3The Other Side of the Mountain10:59
• 4Rebop06:16
• 5The Mirror09:15
• 6With Gratitude (For Wayne)09:18
• 7One for Bu08:08
• Total Runtime01:01:28

Info for Auteur

As a composer and bandleader, trumpeter David Weiss is dedicated to the proposition that there are still new stories to be told from within the bebop tradition. The several collaborative bands he's spearheaded over the last three decades—including the superband, The Cookers—are towering examples, but none more personal to his voice than this ongoing Sextet. With longtime collaborators saxophonist Myron Walden and drummer EJ Strickland, and newer musical partners such as tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover and pianist David Bryant, Weiss creates expansive harmonic and rhythmic frameworks for the group to explore and summit. Intriguing melodies and virtuosic solos highlight this set of five originals, along with compositions from Freddie Hubbard and Slide Hampton.

"...innovating while drawing from tradition...creating a powerful, propulsive force." (JazzTimes)

"Harmonies shift in unsettled patterns; the pieces, beautiful as they are, work through their troubles in long, ruminative phrases; and the soloists likewise pitch their virtuosity in search of an elusive place they can call home...The tunes are lovely." (DOWNBEAT)

David Weiss, trumpet
Myron Walden, alto saxophone
Nicole Glover, tenor saxophone
David Bryant, piano
Eric Wheeler, bass
E.J. Strickland, drums

Dave Weiss
is a Brooklyn based musician, video creator, recording engineer, producer, and composer. He specializes in performing on flutes and woodwinds from all around the world, including American and Celtic flutes & whistles, Duduk and Middle Eastern woodwinds, African woodwinds, Panpipes, Recorders, Asian flutes, unusual woodwinds (Bass Flute, Great Bass Recorder, Ocarinas, Overtone Flutes), and western flutes, saxophones and clarinets.

An experienced remote session musician for almost two decades, Dave records with musical artists all over the world from his own professionally designed recording studio. He has performed on several hundred TV programs, Super Bowl commercials, Films, Games, Documentaries, and Compositions. He also collaborates with artists as a recording engineer, producer, and video editor.

Dave performs with Disney's "The Lion King" (the original Broadway production) as a featured orchestral soloist, playing thirteen instruments, and co-orchestrated much of its “world woodwind” music. Dave has also been involved with over 50 other Broadway musicals, and over his eclectic career he has performed with The Phillip Glass Ensemble, Aretha Franklin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, among many others.

Dave has served as woodwind orchestration advisor for “The Lion King”, “Miss Saigon”, Lin Manuel-Miranda’s “In The Heights”, Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures”, “Chess”, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, and many of the Film/TV, CD, and Web projects he works on.

A graduate of Manhattan School of Music (Classical Flute Performance), Dave also studied at The Juilliard School, and The Aspen Music Festival where he received a Fellowship in Jazz Saxophone.

Dave lives and works in the NYC area.

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