Dan Tepfer

Dan Tepfer, born in Paris to American parents and based in New York City, is “a pianist of extraordinary technique and fearless harmonic sensibility” (JazzTimes). He has performed worldwide with artists ranging from Lee Konitz to Renée Fleming and has released more than a dozen albums as a leader in solo, duo, and trio settings. The New York Times calls him a “deeply rational improviser drawn to the unknown,” and his concert works include Solar Spiral, Algorithmic Transform, and Three Poems of Virginie Sampeur (for Cécile McLorin Salvant). Tepfer gained international attention with Goldberg Variations / Variations (2011), combining Bach’s masterpiece with his own improvisations, and in 2019 released Natural Machines, a video album exploring algorithms and the rhythms of the heart, featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk. His honors include top prizes at Montreux and the American Piano Awards, and fellowships from major arts institutions. In 2025, he made his Carnegie Hall debut as a leader with Natural Machines 2.0 and The Knights orchestra.