Daniel Louis

Daniel Was Born in London, of St. Lucian parentage and was first introduced to the steel pans while in school at the age of thirteen. He has since performed in many parts of the world including Northern Europe, where he participated in the Malmo Festival of Water and in Sweden, The Freiburg Jazz Festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival, The St. Lucia Jazz Festival and The Brighton Festival.Daniel Louis has toured throughout many countries performing on the island of Madeira, Tunisiaand and Senegal in Africa, in the Middle East, Israel, the Emirates in Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Qatar and the Far East in Hong Kong. He is familiar with the London jazz scene, the Caribbean circuit and has shared the platform with such luminaries as Courtney Pine, USA Sax player Ronnie Laws (Always There), USA Drummer Clifford Jarvis, The Great Clark Terry, The Great George Benson and the Great Bass player Marcus Miller. Daniel is also co-founder of a Jazz funk group Double Vision, which toured all over England and performed live on Londons Jazz FM radio station. Daniel is also co-founder of the steel pan group Pan Tonic Orchestra. Daniel has played with the British Airways Groovers, Glissando Steel Band, Mangrove Steel Band and has done a great deal of cabaret work with groups such as The Tony Charles Steel Combos in every leading Hotel in England and abroad. Daniel has also recorded on the renowned Jazz Warriors album and on Guitarist Cameron Pears album 'About Time'2005 New Years Day Parade Westminster, Central London 2003: Queens Jubilee Manchester Square 1997: Michael Barrymore My Kind of Music/ ITV South Bank 1996: Caribbean Jazz Convention Yaa Asantewa/ Ladbrook Grove 1995: Rhythm of the Gods Queen Elizabeth Hall/ South Bank 1995 Hackney Show Grand Union Orchestra/ Hackney Downs 1993: Jamaica Festival The Brixtonian/ Covent Garden