Dan Weiss (born March 4, 1977) is an American jazz drummer and composer who lives in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
[2] He moved to New York City to attend Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with John Riley.
His compositional trademarks are angular yet emotive melodies; long rhythmic cycles native to many non-western music, complex through-composed drum parts, and melodic shapes that draw directly from the raga system found in Indian classical music.
[4] He is also the leader of Starebaby,[1] a group that blends heavy metal and electronic music with improvised elements of jazz.
As a sideman, he has toured with Lee Konitz, Chris Potter, Kenny Werner, Rudresh Mahanthappa, David Binney, and many others[5] He has been a Rising Star winner in the 60th and 61st Annual Downbeat Critic Polls[6] and has been called one of "Five Jazz Drummers to Watch" by The New York Times.