Daniel Freedman

Drummer and Percussionist Daniel Freedman was born in New York City and grew up in a musical family. In high school he studied with Max Roach, Billy Higgins, Vernel Fournier, Oscar Deric Brown and later traveled to study with master drummers in West Africa and Cuba. He has played and recorded with artists such as Tom Harrell, Wynton Marsalis, Slide Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Claudia Acuna, Omar Faruk and Toumani Diabate.

His record "Trio" (www.cdbaby.com/cd/freedmantrio)with Jason Lindner and Omer Avital and guests Myron Walden, Joshua Levitt and Tomer Tzur, on the Fresh Sound label received nine stars in Modern Drummer Magazine and he was recently featured in the same magazine in the article "Jazz Lions".

Daniel currently tours primarily with the band Third World Love and has produced and engineered music for three releases on John Zorns' Tzadik record label as well as music for television and film.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY

Anat Cohen "Poetica" with Omer avital and Jason Lindner-2007 release Anzic Records
Avishai Cohen "The Big Rain"- with Lionel Loueke Jason Lindner Omer Avital and Yosvany Terry-2007 release
Waverly Seven "Yo Bobby" with Joel Frahm, Avishai Cohen, Anat Cohen, Manuel Valera, Jason Lindner, Barak Mori , Vic Juris and Scott Robinson 2007 release Anzic records
Third World Love "Sketch of Tel-Aviv" with Omer Avital, Avishai Cohen and Yonatan Avishai Smalls Records
Third World Love "Third World Love Songs" with Omer Avital, Avishai Cohen and Yonatan Avishai - Fresh Sound World Jazz
Third World Love "Avanim" with Omer Avital, Avishai Cohen and Yonatan Avishai NMC
Daniel Freedman " Trio" with Jason Lindner, Omer Avital and Myron Walden - Fresh Sound New Talent
Ben Wolfe "Thirteen Sketches" with Wynton Marsalis, Eric Reed, Ned Goold, Avi Leibovitch, Amos Hoffman and Joe Magnarelli - Mons Records
Fresh Sound Big Band (on percussion) with Jason Lindner, Jeff Ballard and Claudia Acuna - Fresh Sound New Talent
Jason Lindner Ensemble "Premonition" with Avishai Cohen, Jimmy Greene, Diego Urcola, Greg Tardy, Omer Avital, Charles Owens, Myron Walden ,etc. - Concord
Omer Avital Group "Think With Your Heart" with Jimmy Greene, Joel Fraham, Myron Walden, Jay Collins and Greg Tardy - Fresh Sound New Talent
Omer Avital Group "Devil Head" Greg Tardy, Mark Turner, Jimmy Greene, Myron Walden, Grant Stewart, Joe Strasser -Impulse!(unreleased)
Live at Smalls Jason Lindner Ensemble and Charles Owens Quartet - Impulse!
Avishai Cohen "Devotion" (on percussion) with Jeff Ballard, Jason Lindner, Jimmy Greene, Steve Davis and Claudia Acuna - Stretch/Concord
Pharoahs Daughter "Music of Masada" - Tzadik (produced and engineered)
Pharoahs Daughter "Music of Sascha Argov" - Tzadik (produced and engineered)
Pharoahs Daughter "Out of the Reeds" - Tzadik (produced remix)
Ned Goold "Goooold" with Ben Wolfe and Ned Goold - Amosaya Records
Charles Owens Quartet "Eternal Balance" with Jason Lindner, Omer Avital and Charles Owens - Fresh Sound New Talent
Charles Owens Quartet "Live at Small's Vol. 1" with Charles Owens, Jeremy Manasia and Barak Mori - SuperBalanced records
Rick Faulkner Group "Waiting For the Rain" with Marty Erlich and Patience Higgins - Laughing Buddha Records