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Dan performed with the great bay area guitarist, Will Bernard at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga last summer. They opened for the great latin-rock band Los Lobos. It was an enthusiastic crowd in a beautiful setting. The band included Jan Jackson on drums, Keith MacArthur on bass, Adam Theis on trombone and Joe Cohen on sax.

This summer Dan will be teaching 2 jazz classes at the esteemed Jazzschool in Berkeley: Jazz Piano I and Solo Jazz Piano. In the fall he will be teaching Solo Jazz Piano and The Art of the Duo (with vocalist Laurie Antonioli) as well as a series of 4 jazz piano workshops. Email for more info!

It's festival season again! Dan will be at the Fillmore Jazz Festival on July 5th with the Fred Randolph Quintet. They will also be performing at Danville Summerfest on Aug 7.

Dan was on the faculty at Jazz Camp West this year.

Jazz camp is held every year near La Honda (South of SF). Tons of classes are offered daily with night-time jam sessions and concerts as well.

In 2006, DZ recorded at Skywalker studios w/Doug Beavers (from Eddie Palmieri's band) on a CD of children's songs arranged for big band that has been nationally released on Origin Records. Buy the CD by visiting CD Universe

Dan recently finished performing in the Oakland Opera's performance of Duke Elington's final work: Queenie Pie

"Pianist Dan Zemelman blends the numbers together gracefully with his tasteful accompaniment and familiarity with Ellington's material; he understands his role as both ensemble pianist and operatic continuo."
SF Chronicle

The Dan Zemelman Quartet
next concert: August 15
The Red Poppy Art House

Sean Hutchinson - drums (New Monsoon), Erik Jekabson - trumpet (John Mayer), Fred Randolph - bass

"I wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know how much everyone enjoyed your concert....Your music just stops people in their tracks!", Katherine Looper - Cadillac Hotel

"It has been a fantastic year. I played a concert with my newly formed quintet, played at the Fillmore, San Jose and SF Jazz Festivals, opened for Los Lobos with Will Bernard at the Montalvo Arts Center, played at Kuumbwa Jazz in Santa Cruz and the Jazzschool in Berkeley with Natasha Miller, toured Hawaii with Plum Crazy, played a bunch with the amazing Fred Randolph Quintet and taught 2 jazz piano classes at the Jazzschool this past summer! I'm looking forward to what 2008 has to bring!"

"I had a terrific time working in collaboration with the Ragged Wing Theater Ensemble, directed by Amy Sass. The piece that I worked on was 'The Serpent', an experimental theater piece written in the 60's by Jean Claude Van Itallie. I worked with the cast on musical aspects of the performance, including an arrangement of the Appalachian folk song 'Going Home'. The piece got great reviews from all the major papers and was subsequently sold out for many nights, several weekends in a row. I look forward to the next collaboration. Perhaps I'll act in a piece......"

"I'm gearing up for my yearly trek to Moab, Utah in May. I always look forward to this pilgrimage. It is a dance festival of the amazing dance form of Contact Improvisation. If you are interested in learning more about contact improvisation, visit my brother's website: http://www.contactimprov.com . At the festival in Utah, I will again be the resident musician, so I'll be hauling all of my electronic gear from El Cerrito to Moab. I perform loops and live improvisation for the dancers."

"Hey! I just got back from Argentina not too long ago. We had a great time there. Lots of sun, lots of kind people, and we performed for 550+ folks for 3 separate nights (with the Zakiya Hooker band, Blues 4 U). It was quite an adventure! I got to see several good friends who live in Buenos Aires and meet lots of great musicians from the area. It looks promising that I will return someday...

See pictures from this visit. Click on the Picture Us Here link and scroll down to the Argentina picture. There is a link there to view more pictures."

See Dan on the COVER of a past issue of the famous "Onion" newspaper . Click on the logo: