a contemporary jazz album that fuses American jazz with European classical music and elements of North African folk music.

8 MP3 Songs in this album (52:15) !
Related styles: JAZZ: Contemporary Jazz, WORLD: African- North



Details:
NOW! evokes the thoughts and sounds of North African folk music, European Classical music and most of all, American jazz. This music is, above all, a forum for musical dialogue about the cultures of the world, and the music that flows from the spirit of communal creation.

Dan Dorff-drums and percussion
Rusty Burge-vibraphone
Mike Scharfe-bass
Mike Darrah-keyboards
Steve Hoskins- saxophone

Dan Dorff is a drummer, percussionist and pianist. As a session and touring drummer he has worked with the Don Rickles, the Jazz Circle, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, SubPop sensation Daniel Martin Moore, and Nick Lachey's Team Cincinnati.
In other percussive capacities (hand drums, bells, whistles, household items), he has worked with the London cast of the off-broadway sensation STOMP as well as making peoples feet move with latin dance bands such as Tropicoso, Salsa Caliente, and with singer Legend Vega. Dan also co-founded the Cincinnati based New Orleans style brass band the "Queen City Zapatistas", as well as the Chicago based "General Issue Brass Band"
As a pianist and keyboardist Dan tours with Chicago Based ska band Deal's Gone Bad in addition to having held the position of pianist and choir director at St. Agnes Church in Cincinnati.
NOW! Is Dan's first album as a leader.
He currently resides in Chicago.