Biography
Drummer, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Dor has established himself as an important new voice in today's Jazz world. Critics and peers alike praise him for his unique sound and originality.
Daniel shares his rhythmic method in his debut album 'Four Petals', which Dor performs as a solo pianist. The method has inspired Dor's recent exhibition 'Four Petals In A Room', Dor teaches, where the boundless possibilities of the method are expressed through a variety of visual and auditory mediums. An introductory masterclass to the method can be found at https://www.mymusicmasterclass.com/artist/artists/daniel-dor/
Dor performs around the globe at Jazz festivals and music halls, and has shared the stage with greats such as Avishai Cohen, NOA, Chano Dominguez, Yotam Silberstein, Ravid Kahalani, John Patitucci, Petros Klampanis, Billy Harper, Matisyahu, Robert Sadin, Daniel Zamir, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dorantes, Aaron Goldberg, and many others. His playing is influenced by the multitude of cultures he has been brought up with, resulting in a highly emotional, heartfelt lyricism.
Daniel was born 1986 in Tel-Aviv, Israel, to a family of musicians and artists. “I remember listening to my parents’ 4-voice vocal band from backstage as they used to take us around on their tours, surrounding me with music”.
While Daniel’s first musical lessons were at the piano, he was fascinated with the drum-set from an early age and began taking private lessons at the age of 10. Since then, he has graduated with honors from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, as well as the prestigious Thelma-Yellin High School and Rimon School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Israel, representing them at numerous Jazz Festivals around the world including; 2011 Bern Jazz Festival, 2007 IASJ Festival and 2005 IAJE Jazz Festival. During 2007, Daniel won 1st prize in the national ‘Jazz Player of the Year Competition’ whilst studying at Rimon School. He has also been granted three scholarships by the America-Israel Culture Foundation, as well as three Eubie Blake Scholarship Fund merits for his special talent and abilities.
Daniel's work is featured on Avishai Cohen's “From Darkness”, Daniel Zamir’s “One” and “Forth and Back”, NOA’s “Love Medicine”, Yotam Silberstein’s 'Universos' and “Future Memories”, Nitai Hershkovits’ “I Asked You A Question”, Ken Thomson's "Sextet", Eden Ladin's "Yequm", Marta Sanchez's "Danza Imposible", DADALON’S “DADALON”, Alon Lotringer’s “In A Forest Of Turquoise Grey”, and others.
DOWNBEAT Magazine:
“Dor is brave and inventive.” “…he uses the cymbals to a masterful effect”
CitizenJazz:
“Incredibly powerful” “Never fails to burn the house down with his flaming energy”
Controluce Online Magazine:
“In a scale of his own”
Elektika Online Magazine:
“Evokes the highest levels of admiration”
Jazzwise Magazine:
“Gifted”
The Guardian:
“Forceful”
Musicologie Online Magazine:
“A beautiful drummer”
“DADALON... NYC’s best kept secret”