Lessons – Doug Weiss Music

One secret to producing a good sound is good note choice and placement. I have devised many practical musical games to help myself find the best notes and placement for a given situation. Variables and areas of inquiry include:

A. What does the Music require from me?

B. With whom, and How, am I Playing?

C. How does my body feel, and how can I manifest the best sound without over stress?

D. How the Sonic Environment, and what tools will I need to amplify or attenuate my sound for maximum projection?

E. How can I simplify what I am doing, and how can I dress things up?

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I was born in Chicago and raised musically in New York City. Over a 30 year career, I have followed the belief that musical virtuosity is about playing what the music needs. From my root teachers Al Foster, Eddie Henderson, George Coleman, Lee Konitz, Clifford Jordan, Lew Tabakin, Joe Williams, Norman Simmons, and Harold Mabern, I have soaked in the lessons of how to speak the language. I bring myself with open ears and heart, and my experiences with those masters, to the table when I play. Following in the footsteps of my mentors Rufus Reid and Todd Coolman I became an active educator and advocate, teaching workshops around the world. I am currently teaching in Maastricht at the Conservatory of Music. I was Professor at SUNY Purchase College, and The New School University, and guest Professor of Kontrabaß at the Jazz Institut Berlin.