Dan Kurfirst

Dan Kurfirst is an NYC-based drummer/percussionist, composer and improviser. He has worked extensively in the New York City Creative Music scene for many years and has traveled and performed with various groups throughout Europe, India and the Middle East. Venues her has performed at include The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Stone, OkeeChobee Festival, Roulette, Rabindra Sadan Cultural Center of Kolkata, Barbes and The Vision Festival. He has taught at Columbia University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Rabindra Sadan Nandan Campus(India) and the New York City Public School System. As a composer Dan leads ARKINETICS, an instrumental quintet that utilizes rhythmic repetition as mantra; an entry point to boundless freedom and higher consciousness. Powered by the unique combination of the Western Drumset and Indian Tabla, the band plays music that is both danceable and contemplative. Think Adam Rudolph collaborating with Q-tip, infused with the spirit of the Miles Davis electric era.