As an experienced performer, German Jazz Drummer Manuel Weyand has played at marquee venues such as The Blue Note NYC, Jazz@Lincoln Center, Smoke NYC and Smalls NYC, to name a few.
His many creative talents offered him the chance to present concerts to audiences in Spain, Hungary, Israel, Germany, Austria, Poland, Japan, South Korea and the United States. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Performance from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory, NY and holds a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of Music, NY.
Several awards received stand as a testament to Mr. Weyand’s outstanding talent. He was a finalist in the International Generations Jazz Competition in San Francisco, U.S.A. in 2008, a participant of the celebrated Betty Carter Jazz Workshop in Washington, D.C. in 2010 and the winner of the Generations Jazz Competition in Zurich, Switzerland in 2012.
He has been very fortunate to share the stage with a multitude of internationally renowned artists such as Steve Wilson, Danny Grissett, Randy Johnston, David Berkman, Lage Lund, Youngjoo Song, Ji Young Lee, John Nam, Jangeun Bae, Kenji Omae, Rafal Sarnecki, Sullivan Fortner, Cho Yoonseung, Godwin Louis. Through the years, Manuel had the privilege to study with master drummers John Riley, Kenny Washington, and Louis Hayes. Currently Mr. Weyand serves as a Professor for Drum Set at the Paekche Institute of the Arts in South Korea.
Manuel Weyand plays Canopus Drums.
His many creative talents offered him the chance to present concerts to audiences in Spain, Hungary, Israel, Germany, Austria, Poland, Japan, South Korea and the United States. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Performance from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory, NY and holds a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of Music, NY.
Several awards received stand as a testament to Mr. Weyand’s outstanding talent. He was a finalist in the International Generations Jazz Competition in San Francisco, U.S.A. in 2008, a participant of the celebrated Betty Carter Jazz Workshop in Washington, D.C. in 2010 and the winner of the Generations Jazz Competition in Zurich, Switzerland in 2012.
He has been very fortunate to share the stage with a multitude of internationally renowned artists such as Steve Wilson, Danny Grissett, Randy Johnston, David Berkman, Lage Lund, Youngjoo Song, Ji Young Lee, John Nam, Jangeun Bae, Kenji Omae, Rafal Sarnecki, Sullivan Fortner, Cho Yoonseung, Godwin Louis. Through the years, Manuel had the privilege to study with master drummers John Riley, Kenny Washington, and Louis Hayes. Currently Mr. Weyand serves as a Professor for Drum Set at the Paekche Institute of the Arts in South Korea.
Manuel Weyand plays Canopus Drums.
