Dan Gottfried

Dan Gottfried
דן גוטפריד
Born1939 (1939) (age 86)
Origin Israel
GenresJazz
Occupations
  • Jazz pianist
  • Music educator
InstrumentPiano
Years active1960s–present
Education
  • Tel Aviv Academy of Music
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (B.A. in Economics)
ChildrenYaron Gottfried
Awards
  • Israeli Ministry of Culture prize for lifetime achievements (2007)
  • Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Gold Medal (2010)
  • Israeli Ministry of Culture prize for senior artists (2018)

Dan Gottfried (Hebrew: דן גוטפריד; born 1939) is an Israeli jazz pianist and music educator. In 1987 he founded the Red Sea Jazz Festival, which he directed until his retirement in 2008. He is president of the Israeli Musicians Union.

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