Biography
Dan Nadel is an Israeli born, New York-based guitarist and composer, whose personal style combines flamenco, jazz, and Middle Eastern influences. Released to critical acclaim, his debut album Brooklyn Prayer was followed by recordings and performances as a bandleader, a solo performing artist, and an in-demand collaborator.
A busy musician on New York’s scene, Nadel has also worked with many world-renowned artists, including jazz musicians Chico Freeman, Dave Liebman and Anat Fort, Israeli-French pop star Yael Naim, jazz vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli, and genre-crossing musicians from around the world. Dan has been the music director for Congregation B’nai Jeshurun since 2017 and directs the 92NY’s program Bridges in Sound.
Nadel attended the jazz program at the prestigious “Thelma Yellin” High School of the Arts in Tel Aviv, before completing his three-year army duty as the guitarist for the IDF’s Air Force Band. He is a graduate of the BFA jazz program at The New School in NYC and has studied with jazz masters Billy Harper, Hal Galper, Cecil McBee in NY, and flamenco guitarist Antonio Moya in Seville, Spain.