Niagara was a German ethno‑jazz/percussive jam band led by veteran drummer Klaus Weiss. They released the 1971/72 United Artists albums Niagara and S.U.B., followed by the 1973 Finger/Polydor title Afire. Klaus Weiss formed Niagara in 1971 in Munich as a percussion‑centered studio ensemble built around his concept of rhythm as the primary compositional driver. By that point, Weiss had established himself as one of West Germany’s leading jazz drummers, performing since the early 1960s with Klaus Doldinger and later with international players such as Bud Powell, Don Byas, Leo Wright, Booker Ervin, and Dusko Goykovic. After relocating to Munich in the late 1960s, Weiss became active in studio and broadcast sessions, appearing regularly at the Domicile club and working with the Bayerischer Rundfunk Jazz Ensemble under Joe Haider. His rising profile as a bandleader culminated in the 1971 I Just Want to Celebrate sessions for MPS, where he led an orchestra of transatlantic soloists including Slide Hampton, Herb Geller, and Chuck Findley.
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Bones
Sangandongo
Kikiriti
S.U.B
Niagara – “Niagara” (1971) Full album