Recent News: Danny Janklow was just awarded 1st Place Jazz Soloist in the North American Saxophone Alliance Competition. He is the youngest recipient of this award to date.Born in Los Angeles, Danny Janklow was brought up in an area with extremely strong musical support. Dan Higgins, the incredible woodwind studio musician, and Vince Trombetta are credited to be Danny's first and most inspirational mentors. Danny was awarded the only 3-instrument soloist award ever given at the Essentially Ellington Competition on his Clarinet, tenor, and Flute in Spring 2007.Now, on his 2nd year full scholarship at the Boyer School of Music at Temple University, Danny continues to perform and study Jazz, classical, and all styles of Latin music on Tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, and flute. Danny is honored to study under the great Terell Stafford and Dick Oatts among many members of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and NYC/Philadelphia jazz masters. He has performed at many large concert venues and clubs including the Dizzy's Club Coca Cola in NYC, The Hauge Jazz Festival in Holland, Bim House in Amsterdam, Jazz Bakery of LA, The Kimmel Center of Philadelphia, Constitutional Hall of Philadelphia, Rose Hall of NYC, Avery Fisher Hall in NYC, The Rose Bowl, and Catalina's Bar and Grill in Hollywood with his own small combo, Agoura High School's Essentially Ellington Jazz Ensemble, and The Temple University Jazz Band. Danny has been fortunate enough to have shared the stage with Jazz Greats such as: Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Benny Golson, Sean Jones, Ryan Kisor, Nicholas Payton, Stefon Harris, Terell Stafford, Ted Nash, Marcus Printup, Arturo O'Farill, and many other members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. He aspires to be a top professional musician/composer/arranger in the industry.
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-Danny Janklow
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