Musician-composer-educator Dan Pratt was born and raised near San Jose, CA, and has called Brooklyn, NY his home for over 20 years. Dan has been favored as “a bold yet subtle” saxophonist by Downbeat and a “gifted” composer and arranger by the Birmingham Times. Dan has released five albums as a leader, the most recent of which, The Relay (2022), was called “a program of pure magic” by All About Jazz. Dan has also been a member of the celebrated Christian McBride Big Band since 2014, recording two albums with the band, each winning a GRAMMY award for Best Jazz Large Ensemble Album (2018, 2022). Dan is an experienced and passionate educator as well, leading masterclasses and residencies nationally at schools, universities, and independent programs, residencies with community-based ensembles, and through previous work with Lincoln Center.