Dan Haerle (July 23, 1937 – March 2, 2024) was an American jazz pianist, composer, author and teacher, based in Denton, Texas.
In 1957 he moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he attended Coe College and graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1961.
[1] In 1963 to 1966, as a graduate student at North Texas State University, Dan was one of three teaching assistants to Leon Breeden, director of the jazz studies program.
In 1966, he became an Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas State University, where he taught freshman and sophomore theory.
[1] While there he organized the Dan Haerle Quartet, including recent graduates of the University music program.