About

Daniel Mayer is an American bassist and guitarist from Bernardsville, New Jersey. A distinctive emerging artist of his generation, Daniel has performed internationally at world-renowned venues including the Panama Jazz Festival, Jordan Hall, and the Regattabar. He has performed with artists such as Nat Adderley Jr., José Soto, Nasheet Waits, and Mark Tipton, and has been invited to teach and offer masterclasses as a clinician through the Fundación Danilo Pérez and Walnut Hill School for the Arts. While initially starting out on the guitar at the age of nine, Daniel eventually fell in love with the bass and resolved to move forward with his pursuit of both instruments. After completing his B.A. from Bowdoin College, he went on to be awarded the Dean’s Scholarship to pursue his M.M. at the New England Conservatory, where he studied with Frank Carlberg, Cecil McBee, and Jason Moran.