Daniel Freedman

Drummer/Percussionist and Composer Daniel Freedman was born and raised in New York City in a musical and artistic family. In junior high school he began studying with keyboardist and drummer Oscar Deric Brown. Daniel attended Laguardia HS of the Arts and studied with Max Roach, Billy Higgins, Justin Dicioccio, Vernel Fournier, Juma Santos, Abraham Rodriguez and Jimmy Lovelace. Daniel later traveled to study with master musicians in West Africa and Cuba. His record "Trio" (www.cdbaby.com/cd/freedmantrio)with Jason Lindner and Omer Avital and guests Myron Walden, Joshua Levitt and Tomer Tzur, on the Fresh Sound label received nine stars in Modern Drummer Magazine and he was featured in the same magazine in the article "Jazz Lions". For a complete discography go to www.danielfreedman.net.Daniel has had the honor of playing music with artists such as Tom Harrell, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Toumani Diabate, Keren Ann, Cecil Payne, Rachied Ali, Eviatar Banai, Jason Lindner, Greg Tardy, Wynton Marsalis, Myron Walden, Benny Green, Eric Reed, Michael Blake, Roy Hargrove, Claudia Acuna, Jon Ore, Slide Hampton, Myron Walden, Ben Allison, Lionel Loueke, Omer Avital, Avishai Cohen, Anat Cohen, Yuval Cohen, Avishai Cohen (bass), Jeff Ballard, Forro in the Dark, John Hicks, Seamus Blake, Bill Sims Jnr., Pharoah's Daughter, Charles Owens, Manny Duran, Kurt Rosenwinkle, James Hurt, Daniel Sadownick, Me'shell Ndegocello, Yosvany Terry, Joel Frahm, Smokey Hormel, John Pattitucci, George Coleman, Ben Street, Russell Malone, Barry Harris, Mark Turner, Sam Yahel, Chris Potter, John Ore, Jerry Gonzalez, Jay Collins, Brazilian Girls, Peter Bernstien, Ben Wolfe, Randy Brecker, Vic Juris, Herman Foster, Adam Rogers, Clark Gayton, Larry Willis, Ned Goold, Charles Davis........