Daniel Foose, bassist and composer

Biography

Daniel Foose is a bassist and composer who lives in New York City. With his nimble ear, strong groove, and inventive improvisations, Daniel is at home in many musical settings. He has performed alongside many notable musicians including Kenny Werner, John McNeil, Diane Moser, Andrew Green, Rudy Royston, Benjamin Koppel, Steve Davis (drummer), Junior Mance, Bjorn Solli, Mark Marino, Dave Eggar, Jay Azzolina, Jeff Hirschfield, Ron Affif, Ed Soph, Stefan Karllson and Brad Shepik, among many others. In addition to leading his own group, Daniel is currently working as a member of many great bands including the Kenny Werner Trio, The Alejandro Florez Trio, The Ryan Anselmi Quartet, The Benjamin Healy Trio, The Noshir Mody Trio, The Gold Magnolias, The Tervier Chueng Trio, and The Sueyoung Yoo Duo. He has performed in Europe, Asia, and throughout the United States.

In addition to his performance credits Daniel is also a dedicated eduator who has been teaching for the past 11 years. He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Idaho, the University of North Texas Bass Workshop, Collin County Community College, and at many summer jazz camps and workshops. He has taught private and group lessons to all levels of students from beginners to professionals.

Born in 1982 in New Orleans, LA and raised in Austin, TX, Daniel’s childhood was awash with music. With a father who plays guitar, piano, sings, writes songs, and is a scholar of New Orleans music [check out the new edition of his book Up From the Cradle of Jazz], Daniel’s burgeoning musical abilities were always generously supported. His father would often let Daniel come and hang out at the recording studio where he produced some of Austin’s most notable Blues artists. At age 12 Daniel began studying classical trombone and electric bass. With the encouragement of his middle school band director, Mark Gurgel, Daniel began playing in jazz band where he learned the fundamentals of improvisation, groove, and jazz theory. In high school Daniel started studying the acoustic bass with Art Langston. Soon Daniel was accompanying many of Austin’s finest jazz musicians and exploring new musical territories with his peers.

Deciding to pursue music as a career, Daniel began studying at the world-renowned University of North Texas in 2001. There, Daniel studied bass with the great Lynn Seaton. At the University of North Texas Daniel was honored to accompany many of the legendary guest artists that came through town including, Jimmy Cobb, Terri Lyne Carrington, Hilton Ruiz, Phil Woods, Adam Rogers, Benny Golson, Johnny Vidacovich, Lou Marini, Pete Christlieb, Makoto Ozone, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Snooky Young, and Michael Weiss. He was also a member of the One O'clock Lab Band from 2005 to 2006. In 2006 Daniel finished his studies at North Texas having earned both a B.M. and an M.M. in the field of Jazz Studies. Daniel Foose subsequently relocated to New York City in 2008.