Dan Montgomery

Double Bass Instructor

Dan Montgomery is an upright/electric bassist, vocalist, composer, and educator from Rochester, New York. He recently graduated from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music with a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Music and Jazz Bass Performance.

Dan has performed with Shelly Berg, Benny Benack, Adam Larson, Colin Stranahan, The New York Voices, Kate Reid, Gretchen Parlato and others. He has performed at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, Festival Miami, the Telluride Jazz Festival and the Tonica Jazz Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Dan has been teaching privately for almost eight years, and has also taught at the University of Miami’s Young Musician Camp (2014) and the Tonica Jazz Festival (2015). Dan is the recipient of a student Downbeat Award for his original composition, Type A.