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Danae Greenfield

 
 
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Biography

As a mere 18 month-old, Danae Greenfield’s tiny, untrained fingers tapped out sounds and patterns on a battery-operated, single octave toy keyboard given to her by her parents. Playing this color-coded keyboard in her Bellevue, Washington home, marked the start of Danae’s pursuit of music. At the age of six, she began taking classical piano lessons which were interspersed with other genres. She transitioned to jazz at the age of 12. Danae immersed herself fully in jazz during her high school years, performing with Newport’s and Bellevue College’s top jazz bands, as well as Bruce Staelens' Music Works Honors Jazz Ensemble.

After graduating from Newport in 2013, Danae moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music where she was awarded a performance-based full-tuition four year scholarship. Danae has had the privilege of sharing the stage with Chick Corea, Ambrose Akinmusire, Terell Stafford, Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, and Jason Palmer. She has performed in venues such as the Paramount Theater and Tula’s Jazz Club in Seattle, the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, and Golden State Theatre in Monterey, CA.  Danae was also invited to participate in the Next Generation Jazz Festival in April 2017 as a clinician and performer, opening for John Clayton’s group. 

 
 

Danae graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Performance and Professional Music in May 2017. She is currently based in Brooklyn, NY, where she is evolving her sound as a pianist and performer of creative music. She leads two bands: a jazz acoustic trio and an electronic quintet, which combines elements of jazz, fusion, and electronic music. Danae also plays in the styles of folk, rock, pop, and funk, among other genres.

In January 2019, Danae led her first tour with her fusion quintet on the West Coast, selling out the Blue Whale in Los Angeles, alongside Amber Navran (of Moonchild) and her band. Since moving to New York, Danae has had the opportunity to work with artists such as John Legend, Clairo, Ben Platt, John Carroll Kirby, Tiny Habits, Fatai, Raveena, Emily Browning, Holly Humberstone, Hailey Knox, Adam Neely, and Amber Navran, among others.

In May 2019, Danae released her debut EP "Shelter" with her jazz quartet, which is available on all streaming services!

Danae is delighted to be endorsed by Nord Keyboards, as well as Earthquaker Devices.

In addition, Danae also performs regularly at corporate and private events. Since moving to New York, Danae has had the opportunity to play at venues such as Radio City Music Hall, Forest Hills Stadium, Brooklyn Steel, Rockwood Music Hall, Mercury Lounge, Pianos, Soho House, Ludlow House, Baby’s All Right, Bowery Electric, The Owl Music Parlor, C’mon Everybody, DROM, Silvana and Shrine, among others.  

 

Artist Statement~

Art is a term that encompasses human expression- through literature, drama, dance, visual forms and music. The art form of music, specifically, is unique. It is generated by means of a communal gathering of people in a given space, with the goal of producing sounds through various mediums and instruments. The experience of music offers individuals a sanctuary from daily realities which, for some, can be quite harsh and exclusionary. Music exists as a means by which we can free ourselves from the limitations of social class and coexist, in harmony, as individuals. Consequently, there lies an element of authenticity in music that mitigates human suffering; a suffering that can be transformed into positive, creative energy. This presents a beauty that, in turn, increases the human potential for happiness. Music, and art as a whole, is vital to the survival of culture and society. -Danae


My Debut EP “Shelter”

is out now!

 
Artwork by @scotchmistnyc

Artwork by @scotchmistnyc

 


 
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Upcoming Shows & Events

 

2024

September 5 - November 8

Clairo Charm Tour!

November 19

With Ben Williams at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center

November 23

Joyland Festival with John Carroll Kirby (Jakarta, Indonesia)

November 24

Maho Rasop Festival with John Carroll Kirby (Bangkok, Thailand)

2025

February 6-16

Laneway Festival with Clairo (AUS)

March 3-20

Clairo Charm Tour (Europe)

Past Shows

2024

March-April 2024

Tiny Habits ‘A Little Bit Farther Tour’ (North America)

May-June

John Carroll Kirby Tour with Khrungbin (North America)

2023

May 24th

Danae Greenfield Quintet & Mae Sun at Resident, 8 pm (Los Angeles)

June 2nd-25th

Re:SET Concert Series Tour with Clairo

July 19th

Danae Greenfield Quintet with Buttonmasher at DROM, 7 pm (NYC)

September 18th

Danae Greenfield Trio at Elsewhere Zone 1 (Opening for Kiefer)

October 1-2

with Sara McDonald and the NYC Chillharmonic

10/1 Boise ID at Visual Arts Collective

10/2 Salt Lake City UT at The State Room

2022

February 16-April 17th

North American Tour with Clairo

September 16-October 4th
UK + European Tour with Clairo

October 21st-28th

with the Huntertones in Kuwait (American Music Abroad Tour)

October 31st-November 3rd

Sitting in with Louis Cato and the Late Show band on Stephen Colbert

November 5th

With Michael Thurber & Jon Lampley at Brooklyn Steel

November 21st

Danae Greenfield Quartet at Rockwood Music Hall, 10 pm

December 16 + 17th

with the Huntertones at Rockwood Music Hall, 9 pm

2021

April 25th, 1-3 pm PST

Weekend Piano Sessions with Kiefer & Eli *+Danae April 25th*

June 24th

With Toni Menage at B2 Harlem, 7-10 pm

June 26th

With Sam Greenfield at Mercury Lounge, 7 pm

September 13th

With Eddie Chacon & John Carroll Kirby at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC

September 29th

With Sam Greenfield at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2, 7pm

October 1st

With Jxst at C’mon Everybody

November 15th

Danae Greenfield Quintet at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2, 9 pm

2020

January 16,

With Peaceful Faces at C’mon Everybody, 8pm

January 17

With Allegra Krieger at the Owl Music Parlor, 7:30pm

February 6

Danae Greenfield Quintet at the Vigil, LA

February 17

Danae Greenfield Quintet at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 1, 10pm

November 7th

Danae Greenfield Trio at Groove, 4pm


2019

January 3, 2019

With Sungazer at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2

January 18

With Jonathan Hoard at National Sawdust, NYC

January 23

Pickup Show With Amber Navran at Hotel Cafe, LA

January 25

Danae Greenfield Quintet at Fais Do Do, LA

January 29

Danae Greenfield Quintet at the Blue Whale, LA

with Amber Navran

February 1

With Lilla at Pantages Theatre, WA

(Opening for Trombone Shorty)

February 2

With Lilla at Revolution Hall, OR

(Opening for Trombone Shorty)

February 8

Danae Greenfield Quintet at C’mon Everybody

February 19

With Gee Clifford at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 1, 8 pm

May 16

Herbie Hancock Tribute Show at Nublu 151, NYC

May 27

Danae Greenfield EP Release Show at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 1, 10pm

May 31

With Camille Trust and Melissa McMillan at Elsewhere, 7pm

June 21

Danae Greenfield at Brooklyn Brewery, 4-7 pm

July 12

Danae Greenfield Quintet at Rockwood Stage 2, 10pm

With Aberdeen

September 26-29

Tour with Raveena in Atlanta, Dallas, Austin

October 21

Danae Greenfield Quintet at Rockwood Stage 1, 10pm

November 25

Danae Greenfield Quintet at Rockwood Stage 1, 10pm

December 3

Danae Greenfield Quintet at C’mon Everybody

December 8

With Kadjha Bonet at National Sawdust, 8pm

2018

October 5

With Fatai at Austin City Limits Festival, TX

October 12

With Fatai at Austin City Limits Festival, TX

October 17

Danae Greenfield Quintet at Mercury Lounge, NYC (with Naia Izumi),

December 1

With Lilla D’Mone at Silvana, NYC

December 12

Danae Greenfield Quintet at Bowery Electric, NYC

December 27

With John Otten at Egan’s Ballard Jam House, WA

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Video/Audio

 
Danae Greenfield Quartet performs Danae's original "Willow Tree" live at Berklee College of Music.

Sitting in with Louis Cato & The Late Show Band on Colbert!

"Shelter" at Bunker Studio for ‘NORD LIVE’ Sessions

"Dolores 9000" at Bunker Studio for ‘NORD LIVE’ Sessions

Spectrasonics Session!

Played Piano on John Legend’s single “Conversations in the Dark”

NPR Tiny Desk Submission 2024

Wreckroom Sessions with Danae Greenfield Quartet

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