Dan received numerous awards throughout his middle and high school years. He was a member of the Florida Allstate Concert Band twice and the Jazz Band 3 times. Dan received a full scholarship to study Jazz Performance at Florida State University. He decided to transfer to The University of Central Florida in 1996 and received a scholarship to study there as well. Dan began playing gigs in and around Orlando at the age of 19. Mostly small jazz combo gigs and with an eclectic original rock band called Heronymus. In 1998 at the age of 21 Dan became a member of The Sam Rivers Rivbea Orchestra and recorded with the Jazz Legend that same year. In 1999 He became a member of Swingerhead a nationally touring act based in Orlando. In January of 2000 Dan moved to Los Angeles to be a member of Michael Andrew’s Coconut Club Orchestra.
Since moving to Los Angeles Dan has performed and recorded with numerous artists, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, at The Hollywood Bowl, and at some of the largest music festivals in the country such as Summerfest, and Bonnaroo. He has performed at venues all over the U.S, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. He Started his own band called Bump in 2001, and is the cofounder of The Greasy Beats. He is currently a member of The Jazz Poets, Stepping Feet, The House of Vibe Allstars, The Martini Kings, The Rithma Roadshow, Wonk, and performs and records on a regular basis as a freelance composer and saxophonist.
Performed with:
Bob Florence
Barry Manilow
Sondre Lerche
Merv Griffen
Pseudopod
Robert Walter
Chris Stillwell
Stanton Moore
Sam Rivers
Suzanne Somers
Phillip Fischer (Fish from Fishbone)
Bob Berg
James Moody
Eric Alexander
John Popper of Blues Travler
Rithma
The MVP’s
Stepping Feet (The DMB Experience)
Orgone
Mother Funk Conspiracy
The Greasy Beats
Swingerhead
Michael Andrew
The Coconut Club Orchestra
The Martini Kings
Butter Nut Rum String Band
House of Vibe Allstars
The Nikhil Korula Band
Slash
Elgin Park
Joe’s Band