Dan Nicholls is a keyboardist, reeds player and composer who leads projects in the UK, Copenhagen and Berlin. His music is inspired by prevalent issues in society; exploring environment, experience and identity, as well as the use of various forms of media for political and social influence.
Dan has studied Indian classical music, worked with dance, and performed and produced projects with film and visual art. He has performed at music festivals in Berlin, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Malmo, London, Birmingham and Cheltenham as well as venues throughout Europe. Dan has also performed at various film and dance festivals including Bath Film Festival, Risk Reclaim Copenhagen and Edinburgh Mela. In 2011 a performance by his group was recorded by BBC Radio 3 for a Jazz on 3 feature.
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