Dan Gottfried

Dan Gottfried (Hebrew: דן גוטפריד; born 1939) is an Israeli jazz pianist and music educator.

In 1962 he earned an undergraduate degree in economics at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and went on to study law.

He has performed with many jazz greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Frank Foster, Sam Rivers, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Randy Brecker, Von Freeman, Johnny Frigo, Franz Jackson, Clark Terry, Major Holley, Jaroslav Jakubovič, Ronnie Cuber, Sheila Jordan, Georgie Fame, Mark Murphy, Kevin Mahogany, Jean Loup L'ongnon and Gyula Babos.

In 2007 Gottfried received the Israeli Ministry of Culture prize for lifetime achievements in the field of jazz.

In 2018 he was awarded Israeli Ministry of Culture prize for senior artists, for his long years of contributing to the musical scene of Israel.