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Jeff Weiss DMA Bass Recital
Jeff Weiss
Sims Delaney-Potthoff
Maggie Delaney-Potthoff
Scott Hlavenka
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Jeff Weiss is a versatile bassist and educator based in Madison, Wisconsin. Jeff started learning bass with Rob Junceau III, building a foundation of various bass performance styles. He went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in Bass Performance from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, studying with Richard Davis, and a Master of Music degree with Peter Dominguez.
Since 2013, Jeff has served as a bass instructor at Heid Music in Madison and has maintained a private teaching studio. He has also served as Jazz Director at Madison West High School in 2022-2023, a vendor for Children’s Long-Term Support, and as a clinician for the Richard Davis Bass Conference. He has taught at UW–Madison as a jazz history teaching assistant and joined the faculty of the UW–Madison Summer Music Clinic in 2025.
In addition to teaching, Jeff has performed with a wide array of local Madison ensembles, including Harmonious Wail, The Big Payback, No Name String Band, Black Star Drum Line, Ted Keys Trio, Lonelyproof, Charlie Painter Trio, Marisa Balistreri Trio, Killarney Blarney and Panchromatic. Jeff has also had the pleasure of sharing the stage with national and international artists such as John Jorgenson, Joscho Stephan, Terell Stafford, Frank Vignola, Robin Nolan, Gonzalo Bergara, Peter Bernstein, Fred Wesley, Clyde Stubblefield and Stephane Wrembel.
Jeff’s contributions have been recognized with multiple honors, including several Madison Area Music Awards: Bassist of the Year (2012), Classical Performer of the Year (2016), and Bass Guitar Player of the Year (2022). He was also named Heid Music’s Teacher of the Year in 2022.
Jeff is honored to be bringing in members of Harmonious Wail for this performance.
