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DANIEL SMITH
blues & boogie woogie piano
DANIEL SMITH
"Dazzlingly accomplished blues & boogie woogie piano."
THE GUARDIAN
DANIEL AT THE LONDON BOOGIE FESTIVAL
Daniel performs SOLO, DUO & with BAND.
CONTACT DANIEL TO BOOK
He delivers TUITION: Online & In-Person.
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Born in London; raised in Scotland; of Dutch-Indonesian heritage; married to a Spaniard - a performer & educator since 1994.
PRESS
'A serious challenger to Jools Holland as the UK's number 1 boogie pianist.'
BLUES IN BRITAIN UK
'For jump blues, look no further than Daniel Smith.'
BLUES REVUE USA
'A Daniel Smith release is always a good thing... a very, very fine album!'
BBC RADIO 2 - PAUL JONES UK
AWARDS
Daniel has 5 British Blues Foundation nominations, 'Best UK Blues Keyboardist'; & a nomination for the Jools Holland -Boisdale of London Best Boogie Pianist.
PIANO ROOTS
50 years! That's how long Daniel has been playing boogie. His mother showed him a left-hand bass aged 8; he had classical training; but his blues/jazz roots run back to mother's pianist father, who led a jazz band in 1930's Jakarta, Indonesia. He was especially inspired by the boogie of his uncle on visits to Holland.
PIANO STYLES
The records of Daniel's artist father also inspired, introducing him to Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Memphis Slim, Otis Spann, Ramsey Lewis, Dr John & Ray Charles.
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