Dan Fogel is an American jazz organist playing the

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organ.

Biography

Jazz organist Dan Fogel was born June 21, 1948, in

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, New Jersey. Fogel purchased his first organ by age 11. At age 13 he began playing in nightclubs in Atlantic City. Fogel has worked with

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, Odean Pope, Billy James,

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, Cecil Payne, Tony Ventura, Rufus Harley, Monnette Sudler,

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, O'Donel Levy, and Bootsie Barnes. In 2012 ''

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'' magazine critics voted Fogel a Rising Star on the

organ. He died on August 11, 2021.

Discography

References

External links

www.danfogel.org

Dan Fogel on YouTube
* Dan Fogel on AllMusic {{DEFAULTSORT:Fogel, Dan American jazz organists American male organists 1948 births Living people 21st-century American organists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians 21st-century American keyboardists