Dan Knight

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dan Knight
Occupation	Pianist
Date Of Birth	Sep 26, 1953(1953-09-26)
Age	71
Birthplace	Ottumwa
Country	United States
Birth City	Iowa
Horoscope	Virgo

Dan Knight Biography

Dan Knight is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on September 26, 1953 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Jazz artist , who was described as one of the best soloists in the world.

He was the pupil to jazz musician He was the protégé of jazz pianist Billy Taylor..

Knight later became a student and protégé of Billy Taylor, who himself had been a protégé of Art Tatum. He was invited to become a member of the worldwide Steinway Artist Roster in 1996. His international performances include three consecutive performances in the Acoustic Concerts Series (1997, 1998 and 1999) at the Montreux Jazz Festival. His suite for solo piano and spoken word, “The Walt Whitman Suite,” was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music.

He was playing the same notes on his sister’s organ to tunes he heard before that he was four.

Dan Knight Net Worth

Dan Knight is one of the richest Pianist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dan Knight 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The man was inspired by the show to be an jazz pianist after watching the NBC show The Subject is Jazz in 1958.

He was nominated to win a Pulitzer Prize in Music for his piano solo and spoken-word work The He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Music for his solo piano and spoken-word piece The Walt Whitman Suite. Suite.

Daniel Lee Knight (born September 26, 1953, Ottumwa, Iowa), is a jazz pianist, composer, educator, and author. His early piano education was in the classical tradition; his first piano teacher, Tillie Maither, was a former student of Ignace Jan Paderewski. His interest in jazz began at an early age, and by age seven he was already transcribing the works of Dave Brubeck, Erroll Garner and Duke Ellington. In 1958, on seeing NBC Television’s “The Subject Is Jazz”, the first ever television series on the subject of jazz, and whose Musical Director was jazz pianist Billy Taylor, he knew he had to become a jazz pianist, too.

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Facts & Trivia

Dan Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dan Knight celebrates birthday on September 26 of every year.