The Man Behind the Band

Dan Freeman plays the trombone as well as singing lead and background vocals.  He has been playing trombone since high school through his military service and on into his professional music life.  In the military, Dan was a principal soloist in the 7th Division Jazz Band and also played successfully in the Pyramid Band where he opened for Confunkshion.  Since the military, Dan was the trombonist for the R & B Group Lazztistics.  While there, he wrote and arranged all horn parts, co produced and recorded selected tracks for their album at the Colorado Sound Studios, and was one of the final bands to play the Rainbow Music Hall.

Dan was also involved with the “Lazztistics”, for the Channel Four World Premier “Women of San Quentin”.  Dan has been a regular player at “The Readyroom”, “Rods Place”, “The York St. Café”, “1515 Market”, and “Pierre’s Supper Club”. While at “Pierre’s Supper Club”, Dan fronted the “Dan Freeman Band” for two years where he was backed up by the great Joe Bonner.  Dan has played with such groups as Lazztistics, Incidentals, Eugene Sings the Blues, and Mellow Moods with Diane Reeves.  Dan’s current projects are the “V-10 the Power Band” and “Just Like That”.