Bio

Daniel is the winner of The Musicians' Company's Young Jazz Musician Award 2016 and released his debut recording in 2017.  

He attended the Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Course between 2008-2012 and began studying the double bass under the tuition of Mark Hodgson and Arnie Somogyi. Daniel was also taught by legendary bassist Dave Holland and received several performance opportunities which included a project with saxophonist Chris Potter. 

Daniel decided to further his skills as an improviser and composer by completing a Masters at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, supported by scholarships from the Savile Club and Help Musicians. Whilst at Trinity Laban Conservatoire he participated in public conservatoire events, including playing at Ronnie Scott's, and a performance at the Southbank Centre as part of the London Jazz festival.

Daniel has had the opportunity to perform with the following artists; Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Benet Mclean, Lonnie Liston Smith, Nathan Facey, Shane Forbes, Chihiro Yamanaka, Ashley Henry and David Lyttle. In addition to performing with an array of musicians, Daniel also performs regularly and has recorded with the Clark Tracey Quintet (Meantime, Jubilation), Tom Harrison (Unfolding in Tempo), Jasmine Power (Stories and Rhymes) and Camilla George (Isang).