Dan Tepfer

Dan Tepfer
Background information
Born (1982-01-08) January 8, 1982
Paris, France
Genres Jazz, classical
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Piano
Years active 2005–present
Labels Sunnyside
Associated acts Lee Konitz, Ben Wendel
Website www.dantepfer.com

Dan Tepfer (born 1982 in Paris, France) is a French-American jazz pianist and composer. He is best known for his 2011 album Goldberg Variations/Variations.

Biography

Dan Tepfer grew up in Paris, France in a musical and scientific family. He received a bachelor's degree in astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh and a master's degree in jazz piano performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston.[1] He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he works as a pianist and composer.[2] He tours around the world, with frequent appearances in Europe in particular.[3] Since 2009, he has released a series of critically acclaimed [4] recordings on Sunnyside Records, working in trio, duo and solo formats. He is also known since 2007 as one of the most frequent collaborators of jazz icon Lee Konitz.

Awards and honors

Discography

With Billy Hart

Film Score

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