Dan Papirany (born March 7, 1967) is an Israeli-born jazz pianist, drummer, composer and music teacher. He works solo, in duos or as leader of his own trio. Papirany started performing in Wellington, New Zealand in 1995 and has been based in Queensland, Australia since 2011.

Dan Papirany
Dan Papirany Trio in Bucharest, Romania. (From left): Wright, McGregor, Papirany
Background information
Born (1967-03-07) March 7, 1967 (age 57)
Israel
OriginWellington, New Zealand
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician, teacher
InstrumentsPiano, drums, bass guitar
Years active1995–present
LabelsOde
Member ofDan Papirany Trio
Websitedanpapirany.com

Biography edit

 
Dan Papirany, Photo by Camelia Şirli

Dan Papirany was born on March 7, 1967, in Israel and lived in Tel Aviv.[1][2] During his teens he was inspired by Phil Collins' work in the jazz fusion group, Brand X and took drum lessons.[2]

In 1995, while a post-graduate student at Massey University in Wellington, Papirany, on piano, formed a jazz trio, which played in local venues such as Bar Bodega. He had studied drums for two years but switched to piano, he also became a secondary school music teacher.[3] In 2002 Papirany relocated to Auckland and established another trio with Pete McGregor on bass guitar and Owen Kneebone on drums.[4] The trio recorded their first album, Session One,[5] on March 2, 2004, at GT Studios, Auckland, which was released later that year.[6] It comprises standard jazz tunes and was nominated for Jazz Album of the Year at the 2005 New Zealand Music Awards[7]

The trio's second album, Session Two – Originals (or Originals. Vol. 1), recorded by the same line-up at the same studio, on April 27, 2004; comprises original tunes only.[8] Papirany wrote all ten tracks.[8] The third, fourth and fifth albums are live albums recorded by the line-up of Papirany, McGregor and Frank Gibson Jr. on drums at their residency venue, MLC Café & Bar, Auckland.[9] The next three albums were credited to Papirany, 2011, 2014 (includes the original track, "Bargara") and 2015 (includes original track, "E♭ Major Waltz").

Since 2014 Papirany has collaborated with Norwegian-born jazz singer, Vibeke Voller, as a vocal duo based in Queensland. They have issued three albums, Don't Go to Strangers (2015), I Took a Chance (2017) and Night and Day (2019).[10] Papirany recorded his debut solo album in 2017 in Israel.

The next trio album, 2018,[11] was recorded in Queensland, featuring a live session which has a raw sound employing minimal separation and mixing process. In May 2016 Papirany and his trio performed two shows at EUROPAfest in Bucharest, Romania. He undertook two solo shows in 2018, and two shows with his trio at EUROPAfest 2019, Papirany was on the judging panel in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Bucharest international jazz competitions.[12] As from 2018, Papirany lives in Bundaberg.[10]

Discography edit

Credits:[13][14]

Solo edit

  • 2011 (November 1, 2011)
  • 2014 (April 16, 2014)
  • 2015 (April 7, 2015)
  • Solo (May 31, 2017)
  • Solo 2 (May 1, 2020)
  • I Trio (June 18, 2022)

Dan Papirany Trio edit

  • Session One (2004) – Ode Records[15]
  • Session Two – Originals or Originals. Vol. 1 (2004) – Ode Records
  • Live at MLC vol 1 (live album, October 14, 2005)[16]
  • Live at MLC vol 2 (live album, July 29, 2009)[17]
  • Live at MLC vol 3 (live album, 2011)
  • 2018 (December 24, 2018)[18]
  • Live in Bucharest (Europafest 2019) (live album, June 7, 2019)[19]

Vibeke Voller and Dan Papirany edit

  • Don't Go to Strangers (September 27, 2015)[20]
  • I Took a Chance (July 8, 2017) – Newmarket Music[21]
  • Night and Day (December 1, 2019)[22]

References edit

  1. ^ "Dan Papirany Musician". All About Jazz. July 18, 2022. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Sargsyan, Simon (March 24, 2018). "Interview with Dan Papirany: The level of musician competing from all over the world has been Mind blowing: Videos". Jazz Blues News. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jazz news: Dan Papirany's New Album I Trio Is a Unique Individual Project". All About Jazz. July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "MP3 Dan Papirany Trio – Session One – Download Jazz, Blues, Funk". tradebit.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Marbecks » Session One – Dan Papirany Trio".
  6. ^ Papirany, Dan; McGregor, Pete; Kneebone, Owen; Dan Papirany Trio (2004). "Session One [sound recording] / Dan Papirany Trio | Items". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jazz Album of The Year Finalists Announced, New Zealand Musician Magazine". Archived from the original on 2006-10-03.
  8. ^ a b Papirany, Dan; McGregor, Pete; Kneebone, Owen; Dan Papirany Trio (2004). "Originals. Vol. 1 [sound recording] / Dan Papirany Trio | Items". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  9. ^ Papirany, Dan; McGregor, Pete; Gibson Jr., Frank; Dan Papirany Trio (2005). "Live at MLC. Vol. 1 [electronic resource] / Dan Papirany Trio | Items". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Musician Profile: Vibeke Voller and Dan Papirany". Our Fraser Coast. November 27, 2018. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Jazz news: Pianist Dan Papirany Releases New Trio Album".
  12. ^ "International Jazz Competition 2022, Bucharest".
  13. ^ "Dan Papirany | Music, Movies, Minneapolis & More". Down in the Valley. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "Dan Papirany Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  15. ^ Papirany, Dan; McGregor, Pete; Kneebone, Owen; Dan Papirany Trio. "Session One / Dan Papirany Trio. | Items". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  16. ^ "MLC Vol 1 by Dan Papirany Trio on Apple Music". music.apple.com. October 14, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "Album: Live at MLC, Vol. 2 (live)". Spotify. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "2018 by Dan Papirany Trio on Apple Music". music.apple.com. December 24, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  19. ^ "Live in Bucharest (Europafest) by Dan Papirany Trio on Apple Music". music.apple.com. June 7, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  20. ^ "Don't Go to Strangers by Vibeke Voller & Dan Papirany on Apple Music". music.apple.com. September 27, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  21. ^ "I Took a Chance by Vibeke Voller & Dan Papirany on Apple Music". music.apple.com. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  22. ^ "Night and Day by Vibeke Voller & Dan Papirany on Apple Music". music.apple.com. December 1, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

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