NYC Jazz Meets Maqam Festival: Anti-Elevator Mission |... -
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Published on: 3/31/2008
Last Visited: 3/28/2009
Danny Zanker (Bass and Compositions)
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Anti-Elevator Mission was formed by bassist Danny Zanker for two specific reasons: first, to give him an outlet to play his compositions the way he had always envisioned them, and second, to create music that is as rewarding to listen to as it is to play.
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Danny Zanker
Bassist Danny Zanker spent his youth in England, Israel and Texas.
The resulting cultural confusion, coupled with a formal education in jazz, laid the foundation for his musicianship.
Moving to New York in May of 1995 helped him consolidate all his influences into an innovative and exciting playing style which features elements of jazz, blues, Middle Eastern, heavy metal, funk and avant garde.
Danny is also an accomplished and prolific composer, with his compositions representing a natural extension of his concepts on the bass: complex yet danceable rhythms, lyricism and lots of emotional intensity.
He currently can be heard leading his quartet, "Anti-Elevator Mission", at Smalls and Tagine.
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George has recently formed his own group, The George Dulin Disband, with bassist Danny Zanker and drummer Take Toriyama, and recorded their first CD 'Ride of Your Life'.