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David Weiss Sextet at The Falcon
Courtesy of Sally Lynch | Posted on June 3, 2014
Where
The Falcon
1348 Rte 9w
Marlboro, NY
Map
845-236-7970
When
Sun, June 22, 2014
7:00 pm
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Musicians
David Weiss
trumpetMyron Walden
saxophoneBen Wendel
saxophoneDavid Bryant
pianoLuques Curtis
bass, acousticJonathan Barber
drumsAbout
"They use a hammerhead attack to twist hard bop DNA into remarkable hybrids, and the focus that invariably arises on the stand helps power the fierceness that has become their signature sound. ...there's always some ass-kicking in the air. But taking a cue or three from Wayne Shorter, they also have a way of smoothing things out in an oddly idiosyncratic manner." - Village Voice
From the halcyon days of the so-called “Young Lions” of the eighties till now, there have been trumpeters heralded as “the next big thing” or “the second coming of…” Through all the hype, the New York-born, trumpeter, arranger, composer and bandleader David Weiss has been a light at the end of the jazz tunnel. Through his leadership of the masterful New Jazz Composers Octet and his own sextet, Weiss has shown his unfailing dedication to the illumination and expansion of the marvelous sixties – from Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis to the Blue Note catalog and beyond....