Shane Dahler

Albanian-American drummer and bandleader, Shane Dähler, has performed all over the world with renowned rapper and NYT best-selling author Action Bronson, acclaimed Trinidadian Afro-jazz fusion steel pan orchestra Siparia Deltones, and as a co-leader of the contemporary jazz quintet DARUMA. Shane was awarded a spot on the 2025 Creative Capital shortlist and a 2024 South Arts Jazz Road touring grant, and has appeared on radio and TV around the United States.

He has performed and conducted workshops in Cuba, the Netherlands, and the UK, and has been an artist in residence in Trinidad & Tobago with the Deltones Institute of Steel Drums & Music, where he was personally recognized by President Christine Kangaloo. Shane attended the New England Conservatory of Music as a merit scholar, where he was mentored by NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, and Dave Holland.

Shane proudly endorses Paiste Cymbals and Remo Drumheads.