Dan Brubeck Band
Dan Brubeck Band
Jazz
"Danny's one of the most complicated polyrhythmic drummers I've ever heard. It's amazing what he can get going." – Dave Brubeck
Dan Brubeck learned from two of the best polyrhythmic drummers in the world, Brubeck Quartet members Joe Morello and Alan Dawson.
Dan's original drumming style, distinctive solos and use of odd time signatures have earned him the respect of critics and musicians worldwide. One of his biggest fans, his own father, worries about his intensity. "Danny can get almost out of his mind on drums. I pray some night that he'll come back to us, he's so far gone. He's so complicated and his face is so red and he's so physically into it. [Playing together] I couldn't hold in my mind where he was, but boy, he'd come out on that down beat to bring us back."
Dan has been featured on 10 Dave Brubeck albums and has soloed with many of the world's leading orchestras as a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Dan has recorded with Larry Coryell, Livingston Taylor, Michael Franks, and Roy Buchanan. He has toured with The Band, Gerry Mulligan, Jon Hendricks, Paul Butterfield, and Warren Bernhardt.
The Dan Brubeck Quartet features Dan on drums, Adam Thomas on bass and vocals, Tony Foster on keyboards and Steve Kaldestat on saxophone. Gigs for the Quartet this summer include the Detroit, Montreal, Monterey and Washington D.C. International Jazz Festivals and the 33rd Playboy Jazz Festival at Hollywood Bowl.
Dan explains, “The music I am presenting at Kaslo will have even greater significance to me, in that I will present it the way my Dad conceived it, but was seldom performed, namely, with vocals. This will be a rare thing that has special meaning to me. I look forward to it.”
