Meet the Daniel Glass Trio . . .
Jazz, Funk, Rock, Prog or Jam?
The answer is YES!
Led by award-winning drummer, author, and educator Daniel Glass, this trio of New York City's best and baddest also includes Sean Harkness on guitar and Michael O'Brien on bass. The group's collective credits span an obscenely eclectic array of top-tier artists: Bette Midler, Gene Simmons, Brian Setzer, Royal Crown Revue, Trey Anastasio, Harry Connick Jr., Liza Minnelli, Jose Feliciano, Kathleen Turner, the Manhattan Transferâs Janice Siegel, Mike Ness from Social Distortion and Countess Luann de Lesseps from the Real Housewives of New York.
In essence, these guys can play anything. And when they began working together in 2016, the power of three fused into a single musical vision that has been blowing the minds of audiences across the U.S. and Europe ever since. From intimate club gigs to festival stages, the Daniel Glass Trio will take you on a musical journey that is as infectious as it is unforgettable.
The groupâs debut release - entitled "BAM!" - showcases a free-wheeling improvisational style that bounces between funk, rock, jazz and psychedelia. The repertoire includes a mixture of stellar original compositions and unexpected covers that bring a totally new perspective. The list includes âI Feel Free,â âScarborough Fair,â âLet âEm In,â âEyes of the Worldâ and an eye-popping version of âSmoke On The Waterâ (yes, THAT "Smoke on the Water"). This band defies characterization! You just have to see it for yourself.
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Daniel Glass first came to prominence in the early 1990s as a member of the Los Angeles-based powerhouse swing septet Royal Crown Revue. His fierce drumming powered the bandâs hit song âHey Pachuco!â, which found massive mainstream success when it was featured in the 1993 Jim Carrey film, The Mask. Danielâs tenure with RCR (spanning 19 years and nine albums) was characterized not only by countless world tours, but also a growing interest in the evolution of drumming and American popular music. To date, Daniel has published five books and three DVDs on these topics. He's presented more than 300 clinics worldwide, and is an instructor on Drumeo, the world's largest online drum education platform.
Relocating to New York City in 2010, Daniel quickly established himself on the scene, landing a job as the Monday night house drummer at the legendary Birdland jazz club (a position he still holds today). Daniel also created an annual five-day Drumming Intensive that attracts musicians from around the world. It was in this setting that he first tasked Harkness and OâBrien to join him as the house band. What began as a project designed for music education quickly evolved into something extraordinary. The Daniel Glass Trio was born.
Read the Reviews!
"The trio is killer! The guitar player is fantastic and you and the bassist are super locked. Love it!"
â¨Steve Smith (drummer for Journey and Vital Information)
This ensemble delivered a performance that was nothing short of mesmerizing. The evening was a thrilling journey through jazz, funk, and re-imagined classics, with each musician bringing their own brand of artistry to the forefront.
Times Square Chronicles
The Daniel Glass Trio demonstrates that jazz and rock are inherently more alike than they are different. The trio draws on music from both sides of the aisle, as they say in Congress, and approaches all of these works on a level playing field, without any kind of inherent bias.
â¨Will Friedwald (Music Critic, The Wall Street Journal)
With both a keen respect for musical history and a bent toward the innovative and adventurous, the group's latest recording (entitled BAM!) provides very satisfying twists and turns.
BroadwayWorld.com
The Daniel Glass Trio is a dream team of rhythm, working its way through an enticing blend of originals and some truly unique covers (including a wicked take on 'Smoke On The Water').
Marilyn Lester, Nitelife Exchange
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DANIEL GLASS (drums) has recorded and performed with many chart topping artists from the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Bette Midler and Liza Minnelli, to Freddie Cole, Marilyn Maye, Jose Feliciano, even Kiss frontman Gene Simmons. Since 2010, Daniel has been the Monday night house drummer at the legendary Birdland Jazz Club in NYC.
Daniel is also an award-winning author, historian and educator, having published five books and three DVDs about the evolution of drumming, jazz and American Popular Music.
Daniel has presented more than 300 clinics worldwide at top drumming festivals and prestigious institutions like the Frost School of Music at University of Miami. Since 2016, he has hosted the week long Daniel Glass Jazz Drumming Intensive in both NYC and Frankfurt, Germany.
For 19 years, Daniel was a member of the powerhouse swing septet Royal Crown Revue, who are credited with pioneering the swing resurgence of the 1990s-2000s. With RCR, Daniel released nine albums on the Warner Bros label, performed in premier venues from the Hollywood Bowl to Radio City Music Hall, and recorded chart-topping singles that continue to influence the world's popular culture via Olympic skaters and gymnasts, major motion pictures (The Mask, Swingers) and network television series, (Dancing with the Stars, Malcolm). www.DanielGlass.com
SEAN HARKNESS (guitar) is in high demand as a performer and composer. He accompanies an astonishing array of world class vocalists, musicians and ensembles. A six-time recipient of MAC (Manhattan Association of Clubs & Cabarets) awards, he recently garnered the Outstanding Instrumentalist Backstage Bistro Award. Deemed a musician's musician by his peers, he is often invited to hold guitar master classes at some of the world's most prominent music schools and universities. According to The New York Times, "Harkness gives full expression to the mood of the moment." www.SeanHarkness.com
MICHAEL O'BRIEN (bass) is a world renowned bass player. A student of the great Anthony Cox, he has composed or played with Harry Connick, Jr., Ruben Blades, the Jazz Mandolin Project and more. He has taught at the West Bank School of Music, MusicTech and McNalley-Smith College. He is not only an accomplished educator and composer, but his arrangements have been performed all over the world. Recently, his arrangement of "Pine" was performed at the Kennedy Center by the acclaimed string quartet, Ethel.
