More about what I do:
Daniel reviews Jazz Books, relevant Jazz Films, HBO, Netflix movies, Broadway Plays and has contributed to Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com
Attended IAJE Conferences 2000, APAP 2007 to 2018; JALC JazzConnect 2018 and prior JazzTimes Conventions in NOLA-1992, and now NYC@Jalc 2020.
Now, after Covid, is Out&About in NYC seeking Live Performance "Swing-Jazz" events to review and Post.
Dan practiced Swing-Jazz clarinet to sound like New Orleans and Chicago styles in an attempt to reincarnate Pee Wee Russell, a friend of Bobby Gordon and fan of Leon Russell and Catherine Russell. (No relation whatsoever)
Member, The Duke Ellington Society; Attendee, The Institute of Jazz Studies-Rutgers Roundtable. Attended the 102 Birthday Celebration by the Jazz Foundation of America for Fred Staton and his 90th to 101st.
Dan wrote the Press Release for the closing of the Lenox Lounge.
He sent the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band to Moscow for Louis Armstrong's 100th in 2000 and promoted Al Vollmers documentary film "The Last of the First" debut at the 2004 Tribeca Film Fest; PR and MC at the opening night of Minton's Playhouse-2005; Initiated the 100th birthday Celebration for guitarist Lawrence "Larry" Lucie at Local 802 supported by the Jazz Foundation of America;
Publicized the 1st Big Apple Jazz Festival; The Big Eyed Brooklyn Blues Fests 2009 & 2010; Publicist, Copeland's UpTown Harlem Jazz; Publicist, Creole Restaurant booking Chico Freeman and Hilton Ruiz in his last NYC appearance; Club PR for IL Valentino, Shutters, Chez Suzette as leader of the Hot Blues & Jazz Band.
PR/Marketing for Cynthia Holiday, Misako Kano, Edsel Gomez, Morris Edwards, Johnny Williams, Emme Kemp, C. Brooks Calloway.
Publicist for 20th Anniversary Celebration of Folk City-1979;
Daniel can be found out and about reviewing live performance events while shooting "Watch Jazz Happen" archival digital video on VIMEO as a Jazz Historian and Documentary Videographer.
