A multi-instrumentalist Dan plays alto, tenor and keyboards often in the same musical situations. The broad spectrum he has on his instruments is reflected in his spacious yet intricate writing. Dan is frank about his musical influences and claims that attributing his compositions is his main inspirational focus.

Dan’s piano trio were the house band at the Cheltenham jazz festival jam sessions and has been showcased by Birmingham Jazz. The trio has now been augmented with the addition of Robin Finker, of London’s Loop Collective on clarinet and tenor and appeared at Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2008.

He co-leads Massacre a five piece, electric, free-form, fusion car-crash, playing saxes and nord. His musical appetite has lead him to study the tabla and Indian classical music, and has performed with Sampad. Dan graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire in 2007 and plans to study in Copenhagen later this year.