david weiss Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Just a little heads up for those in the New York City area, I've started a new band and we are going to take up residency at Fat Cat every Thursday in July. See below for details. Hope you can make it out. Fat Cat presents David Weiss and the Point of Departure Quintet David Weiss- Trumpet J.D. Allen- Tenor Sax Nir Felder- Guitar Luques Curtis- Bass Kendrick Scott- Drums Fat Cat 75 Christopher Street (between 7th Avenue and Bleecker Street) (212) 343-0612 www.Fatcatjazz.com Every Thursday in July July 6, 13, 20 and 27 Shows at 10 pm and 12 midnight $10 Cover Charge with this invite http://www.davidweissmusic.com http://www.myspace.com/davidweisssextet The late 1960's were a turbulent but exciting time for jazz. The music seemed to simultaneously get more complex and simpler at the same time as a variety of influences infused the music. Some were experimenting with soul, rock and exotic rhythms from the India and the Far East. Others were carrying on the innovations of the second great Miles Davis quintet, using the groups ever shifting rhythms and harmonic complexities as a springboard to new compositional ideas. Some somehow combined both to create some new, exciting music. The Point of Departure Quintet is re-examining some of the most innovative music of the period, some of it neglected, some, perhaps, never quite as developed as it could have been as things seemed to move at a pace during that period that left some music from being fully realized as they quickly moved on to the next new thing. Among the composers being re-examined and re-imagined are Andrew Hill, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson and music from the unsung Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet (who recorded two seminal but under appreciated records for Blue Note in the late 1960's). Known for introducing many of the finest young musicians to the jazz world for the past 10 years through his sextet (Marcus and E.J. Strickland), the New Jazz Composers Octet (Myron Walden, Jimmy Greene, Greg Tardy, Xavier Davis and Nasheet Waits) and as a producer (first CD's by Robert Glasper, Jeremy Pelt and Marcus Strickland), Weiss introduces some more of the finest young musicians on the scene today, Bassists Ameen Saleem and Luques Curtis, Guitarist Nir Felder and Drummers Jamire Williams and Darrell Green. I also wanted to tell you guys that I've finally launced a web-site, please check it out. http://www.davidweissmusic.com and in trying to keep up with the times, I have a page on MySpace. There are some clips and complete tunes from my last couple of CDs for download there if you care to check them out. http://www.myspace.com/davidweisssextet Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 (edited) Just a little heads up for those in the New York City area, I've started a new band and we are going to take up residency at Fat Cat every Thursday in July. See below for details. Hope you can make it out. Fat Cat presents David Weiss and the Point of Departure Quintet David Weiss- Trumpet J.D. Allen- Tenor Sax Nir Felder- Guitar Luques Curtis- Bass Kendrick Scott- Drums Fat Cat 75 Christopher Street (between 7th Avenue and Bleecker Street) (212) 343-0612 www.Fatcatjazz.com Every Thursday in July July 6, 13, 20 and 27 Shows at 10 pm and 12 midnight $10 Cover Charge with this invite http://www.davidweissmusic.com http://www.myspace.com/davidweisssextet The late 1960's were a turbulent but exciting time for jazz. The music seemed to simultaneously get more complex and simpler at the same time as a variety of influences infused the music. Some were experimenting with soul, rock and exotic rhythms from the India and the Far East. Others were carrying on the innovations of the second great Miles Davis quintet, using the groups ever shifting rhythms and harmonic complexities as a springboard to new compositional ideas. Some somehow combined both to create some new, exciting music. The Point of Departure Quintet is re-examining some of the most innovative music of the period, some of it neglected, some, perhaps, never quite as developed as it could have been as things seemed to move at a pace during that period that left some music from being fully realized as they quickly moved on to the next new thing. Among the composers being re-examined and re-imagined are Andrew Hill, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson and music from the unsung Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet (who recorded two seminal but under appreciated records for Blue Note in the late 1960's). Known for introducing many of the finest young musicians to the jazz world for the past 10 years through his sextet (Marcus and E.J. Strickland), the New Jazz Composers Octet (Myron Walden, Jimmy Greene, Greg Tardy, Xavier Davis and Nasheet Waits) and as a producer (first CD's by Robert Glasper, Jeremy Pelt and Marcus Strickland), Weiss introduces some more of the finest young musicians on the scene today, Bassists Ameen Saleem and Luques Curtis, Guitarist Nir Felder and Drummers Jamire Williams and Darrell Green. I also wanted to tell you guys that I've finally launced a web-site, please check it out. http://www.davidweissmusic.com and in trying to keep up with the times, I have a page on MySpace. There are some clips and complete tunes from my last couple of CDs for download there if you care to check them out. http://www.myspace.com/davidweisssextet Thanks Nice stuff David! Speaking of Contemporary Jazz Quintet, Drummer Danny Spencer is a dear old friend and a big inspiration! I first heard Danny in the early 70's and was blown away.. Edited July 10, 2006 by randissimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weiss Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Wow, Danny Spencer, what a drummer. Is he still active? I've heard he's in the Bay Area but not much else. I've spoken to Charles Moore and Kenny Cox a few times but never Danny. PM me his info if you can. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weiss Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 (edited) Up as this has been extended......Every Wednesday in August (except today). August 9, 16, 23 and 30. See above for details. Also today, August 2, I'll be doing the musician show on WKCR (88.9 FM in New York and http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/ on the web). What this show basically is is that I play DJ mixing my own music with some of my favorite, most influencial music etc. I'll be playing music from my most recent CDs plus music from the new unreleased New Jazz Composers Octet CD plus a lot of other goodies that I've discussed here in the past that have not been widely heard anywhere. Check it out, I'll be on air from 6-9 pm. Edited August 2, 2006 by david weiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weiss Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Up, as this is still going on. Every Thursday at Fat Cat, 10 pm start There's some great new young talent in this band Hope some of you can make it out at some point... David Weiss and the Point of Departure Quintet David Weiss- Trumpet J.D. Allen- Tenor Sax Nir Felder- Guitar Luques Curtis- Bass Jamire Williams- Drums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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