Dan Stein

Bassist/Educator

 Dan Stein is a versatile and exciting bassist and native New Yorker. He completed his masters at The Juilliard School, where he studied with Ray Drummond and Ron Carter. He is an honors graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Peter Dominguez and was a member of the Oberlin Jazz Septet, a small jazz ensemble comprised of outstanding student performers nominated by the jazz faculty at Oberlin. Daniel is an active performer in New York City and around the globe, with recent appearances at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Smalls,  Chicago Jazz Festival, Dizzy's Club, Bowery Ballroom, alongside artists such as Billy Hart, Paquito D'Rivera, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Rampton, Donny McCaslin and many more.  He co-leads two trios, the Possibilities Trio and a project with David Linard and Dag Markhus.  Dan regularly performs and in a variety of styles besides jazz (including an upcoming album with rock band Big Building), and has composed and produced music for film and podcasts.