The Kurt Krahnke Trio featuring pianist Tad Weed, and drummer Pete Siers, began with rhythm section work with various area and national artists. The group’s evolving voice, according to Krahnke, “would best be described as a modern, open approach, with great attention paid to what we have studied and absorbed from the Jazz masters.” Kurt Krahnke has been a stalwart on the Detroit area music scene and has worked with many jazz luminaries. Among the highlights of his performances are those with Sheila Jordan, Ray Bryant, James Moody and James Turre, in addition to the many great artists with which southeast Michigan has been blessed. Pete Siers, another Michigan stalwart, is an internationally known drummer who has played with the likes of Russell Malone, Barry Harris, Lee Konitz, James Moody and David “Fathead” Newman among others. His work is also featured on over fifty recordings. Of Tad Weed, Leonard Feather wrote in his Encyclopedia of Jazz, that he “displays a very rare ability to cross from dashing bop lines to rich impressions, he has the bases covered, from funky blues to the border of the avant-garde.” Weed has played with big names such as Carmen McCrae, Charles Lloyd, Woody Herman and John Patitucci and his work has been featured on over a dozen CDs.