Dan Tepfer

Dan Tepfer studied at University of Edinburgh, New England Conservatory and Conservatoire Paul-Dukas. The recorded working language is French and English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz, classical music and free improvisation. Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City and Paris.

• Name — Dan Tepfer • Landscape — yes • Born — 8 January 1982 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Genre — * Jazz • classical • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Piano • Years Active — 2005–present • Label — Sunnyside, Verve, StorySound • Website — www.dantepfer.com

Dan Tepfer grew up in Paris, France, in a musical and scientific family. He received a bachelor's degree in astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh and a master's degree in jazz piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he works as a pianist and composer. He tours around the world, with frequent appearances in Europe in particular. Since 2009, he has released a series of critically acclaimed recordings on the labels Sunnyside and Verve, working in trio, duo, and solo formats. One of his most frequent musical collaborations are duos with saxophonists, including his mentor Lee Konitz, as well as Miguel Zenón and Ben Wendel. Tepfer's project, Natural Machines, which combines video and audio technology with improvised piano playing, debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2025 with an update that allows him to "play" an entire orchestra in real time. He has become a fixture in the New York live jazz scene, at jazz clubs and house concerts.