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Dani Danor
After graduating with honors in 2011, Danor relocated to New York City, where he currently resides. In just four years, he has already performed at all the major venues in New York including Birdland, Smalls, Dizzy’s at Lincoln Center, Jazz Standard, Smoke and Fat Cat. Danor has also toured across the US and Europe with world-renowned jazz artists Including Cyrille Aimee, Peter Bernstein, Rotem Sivan, as well as rock star Cinjun Tate (Lead singer for Remy Zero). In addition to performing, Danor has established himself as a recording artist, appearing on over 30 albums as a sideman and a leader.
In 2013, Danor joined Tipsy Oxcart, a highly successful 5-piece Balkan band. Over the course of three years, the ensemble has toured extensively throughout the U.S, performing in major venues and festivals including the Golden Festival, North America’s largest Balkan music Festival. Following their recent release Upside Down (2015), co-produced and co-composed by Mr. Danor, Tipsy Oxcart has been receiving attention from prominent publications and broadcasts including The Boston Globe, WNYC, Pop Matters, and CBC, Canada’s national public radio, which featured Mr. Danor’s Composition Tipska from the album.
Dani Danor is also a member of the Cyrille Aimee Project, Arnan Raz Quartet, Ayal Tsubery Group, Brust/Horowitz Quintet and Eyal Hai band.
Danor is a recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship, NEC’s Beneficent Society scholarship, and the Eubie Blake Scholarship