An improvising dialogue has been steadily developing between veteran alto saxophonist Lee Konitz and recently emerging pianist Dan Tepfer. Konitz is 84, Tepfer is 30. It's already been three years ...

Elande No. 1(F#); Elande No. 2 (Bb); Elande No. 3 (A); Elande No. 4 (B); Elande No. 5 (D); Elande No. 6 (G#); Merka Tikva; Elande No. 7 (F); Eland No. 8 (G); Elande ...

Dan Tepfer and Kirk Knuffke are two musicians that, despite being being only in their thirties, have already become reference players on their respective instruments. Known for their versatility, ...

The Indy Jazz Festival, presented by Marsh, in Indianapolis announces that current Cole Porter Fellow, Dan Tepfer, has been added to the lineup of this prestigious festival presented yearly. Currently ...

Clever pianist Tepfer’s 2009 duets with Lee Konitz illustrated just how mercurial his ideas can be. Now he’s rolling through a series of monthly pairings, investigating the levels of rapport he and ...

Word gets around: if you can engage a free-spirited elder such as Lee Konitz, you can probably engage a free spirited elder such as Paul Motian. Pianist Tepfer is wily when it comes to such maneuvers: ...

On “Peal, Repeal” from the new Five Pedals Deep, the young pianist suggests a handful of ways to turn a wealth of skittish phrases into a fully-formed fantasia. It’s a triumph of locomotion, as are a ...

CATSKILL — Dan Tepfer has made an international name for himself as a pianist-composer of wide-ranging ambition, individuality and drive. He’s “one of the moment’s most adventurous and relevant ...

The newest CD “OXYGEN" co-produced by well known pianist, Fred Hersch, is a brilliant showcase of the talents of pianist/composer, Dan Tepfer. Mr. Tepfer is winner of the 2007 Association Cole Porter ...