Dan Tobias was born in Trenton, NJ and attended Hamilton Township schools. He began performing in the Trenton area with the Lamplighters big band at the age of 15. Dan attended Trenton State College and graduated in 1985. While a student at the college, he studied trumpet with Donald Benedetti and George Rabbai. After graduation, he began a one-year stint on Carnival Cruise Tropicale, where he played in the show band.
Since 1987, Dan has been a member of the Tony DeNicola Band. This association has lead to work with such jazz luminaries as Kenny Davern, Warren and Allen Vache, Harry Allen, Howard Alden, John Bunch, Marty Napoleon, Greg Cohen, Derek Smith and many other great musicians.
In addition to his appearances in concerts and festivals with the Midiri Brothers, Dan can also be heard performing with the Blue Skies jazz quartet, as well as with Derf Nolde’s Keystone Jazz Band, Jerry Rife’s Rhythm Kings. In New York City he is often heard with Stan Rubin’s Band at the Red Blazer and with Vince Giordano's Nighthawks at the Cajun.
In addition to being a jazz performer, Dan teaches elementary band and orchestra in Hamilton Township, NJ.
This toon, taken from a recent gig with Danny Tobias in Princeton, NJ, displays the strong rapport and on-stage communication on the first set of our first duo gig together. When I'm not soloing, this also depicts what I strive for in (solo piano) accompanying: listening, complimenting, conversing. This evening was a real pleasure.
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