Craig Weinrib

Photo of Zachary Lipton, Dylan Shamat, Glenn Zaleski, Craig Weinrib at the Bowery Poetry Club.

Pleased to announce the Socks will be headlining at the Bowery Poetry Club on Friday, September 3rd at 8-9:45pm. Performance starts right at 8pm!

Zachary Lipton - Saxophones
Glenn Zaleski - Piano
Dylan Shamat - Bass
Craig Weinrib - Drums

308 Bowery
New York, NY 10012-2802
(212) 614-0505

There's certainly no shortage of young jazz musicians vying for attention in New York. The sizeable amount of fresh-out-of-college idealists scouring the city's jam-sessions makes one wonder how a young tenor saxophonist like Zack Lipton could ever stand above the crowd and be heard. The answer may lie in artistic integrity, avoiding shifting trends and remaining true to the essence of the jazz genre. Lipton's debut as a leader, First Steps covers all of the above, resulting in an enjoyable, modern jazz release. The disc also features trumpeter Theo Crocker, pianist Tobin Chodos, bassist Jeff Hanley and drummer Craig Weinrib.

However hard some try to force a contrivance of a 'correct' way to play jazz, invariably we all arrive at different ways of approaching the music. To some, jazz's uniqueness lies in abstraction in rhythm and harmony. By this, I mean the creation of a duality between what we hear and the structure of the song. The structure exists independently of what we play. This allows for syncopation and cross rhythms, as well as harmonic detours to create tension between what we hear and the underlying form that we maintain in our heads, as musicians and as listeners.

Zachary Lipton trio performs Lester Leaps In live at the Underground Lounge. Rick Rosato plays bass and Craig Weinrib plays drums.

Photo by Pallav Kosuri.

Zachary Lipton Trio at the Underground Lounge:
November 20th at 10:00 PM

Featuring:
Rick Rosato - Bass
Craig Weinrib - Drum Set

Performances of new material.

$5 cover charge, one drink minimum per set.

Hello friends, foes, family, frolickers, philanderers, footmen, fancymen,

I am fortunate to announce now another engagement at the Underground Lounge NYC in the near future. On Tuesday, September 29th at 9:00PM, I'll be leading my trio at the Underground Lounge for 2 sets of mostly original music.

Zachary Lipton - Saxophones
Ryland Kelly - Bass
Craig Weinrib - Drum Kit

Hope to see you there!