Dan Tepfer

Dan Tepfer is a Brooklyn-based pianist known for his classically influenced, harmonically nuanced approach to acoustic post-bop jazz. Emerging in New York in the 2000s, he has issued his own highly regarded albums including 2004's Before the Storm, 2010's Five PedalsDeep, and 2013's Small Constructions with saxophonist Ben Wendel. He has also earned praise for his work with veteran artists like drummer Billy Hart and altoist Lee Konitz, the latter of whom joined him for 2019's Decade. Born to American parents in Paris in 1982, Tepfer grew up in a creative family with a mothe...