Dan Gabel
Director Jazz Programs
Worcester Youth Big Band
Jazz Combos
Hailed by the Boston Globe as “the real deal, [a bandleader] that looks and sounds like the 1940s.” Dan Gabel is a trombonist, arranger, bandleader, historian, and educator. Mr Gabel has toured internationally with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, as well as the Tommy Dorsey, Cab Calloway, and Hal McIntyre Orchestras. He recently has been featured at the 2016 Montreal Jazz Festival, the Newport Mansions “Art Deco Festival,” and in several musicals. Considered an expert on jazz, big bands, and the Great American Songbook, Gabel has lectured at colleges, universities, and special events across the country including Harvard, MIT, and Indiana University. Since 2012 he has served as the President and CEO of the American Big Band Preservation Society. Dan Gabel holds two bachelor’s degrees from UMass Amherst in Political Science and in Jazz History through the Commonwealth Honors College. He received a Masters Degree from New England Conservatory in trombone performance. In addition to playing with groups all over New England, Dan Gabel is the Music Department Director at his alma mater, Holy Name High School in Worcester Massachusetts. In 2016 he began the jazz program with Worcester Youth Orchestras. Mr. Gabel looks forward to a career of teaching, preserving, and performing music for audiences everywhere.
Appointed April 2016
Director Jazz Programs
Worcester Youth Big Band
Jazz Combos
Hailed by the Boston Globe as “the real deal, [a bandleader] that looks and sounds like the 1940s.” Dan Gabel is a trombonist, arranger, bandleader, historian, and educator. Mr Gabel has toured internationally with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, as well as the Tommy Dorsey, Cab Calloway, and Hal McIntyre Orchestras. He recently has been featured at the 2016 Montreal Jazz Festival, the Newport Mansions “Art Deco Festival,” and in several musicals. Considered an expert on jazz, big bands, and the Great American Songbook, Gabel has lectured at colleges, universities, and special events across the country including Harvard, MIT, and Indiana University. Since 2012 he has served as the President and CEO of the American Big Band Preservation Society. Dan Gabel holds two bachelor’s degrees from UMass Amherst in Political Science and in Jazz History through the Commonwealth Honors College. He received a Masters Degree from New England Conservatory in trombone performance. In addition to playing with groups all over New England, Dan Gabel is the Music Department Director at his alma mater, Holy Name High School in Worcester Massachusetts. In 2016 he began the jazz program with Worcester Youth Orchestras. Mr. Gabel looks forward to a career of teaching, preserving, and performing music for audiences everywhere.
Appointed April 2016
