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Daniel Rotem is a saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, and producer. Since arriving in Los Angeles six years ago to attend the acclaimed Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Program, he has established himself as a prominent member of the local creative music scene, and a voice to be reckoned with within the international jazz community.

Growing up in Israel by the Mediterranean Sea, Daniel fell in love with the freedom and potential for expression he found in Jazz after starting to play saxophone as a teenager. His musical beginnings in Israel's Thelma Yellin High School for the Arts and the Rimon School of Music instilled in Daniel a deep reverence and love for the tradition and history of jazz, and a yearning to travel far and wide to receive the best musical education he could, on and off the bandstand. He was fortunate to experience both: He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (now the Herbie Hancock Institute), and also had the privilege to perform and record with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Billy Childs, Terri Lyne Carrington, Stevie Wonder, Jeff Parker, Darek Oles, Lionel Loueke, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Josh Nelson, Anat Cohen, Sara Gazarek, and many more.

Album

Solo II - Under Construction At Bluewhale

By Daniel Rotem

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: A Peace That Starts Within; God Bless the Child; Pannonica; Starting from the Smallest Pieces; B Team; Till There Was You

Article: Album Review

Daniel Rotem: Solo II - Under Construction At Bluewhale

Read "Solo II - Under Construction At Bluewhale" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 30, 2026

This album plays as a story of second comings, both for a beloved West Coast jazz spot and a compelling artist's solitary explorations. Back in the fall of 2024, bluewhale--one of L.A.'s most welcoming clubs, permanently shuttered at its original location during the pandemic--was in the midst of starting a new lease on life in a ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Daniel Rotem, Stefano Bollani, Asher Gamedze, Holly Palmer & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 21, 2026

From Cape Town to L.A., New York to Brussels, Rome to the Bay Area--with a stopover in Wyoming--hop on an around-the-world tour in eight songs.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Asher Gamedze “Of the Fire" A Semblance: Of Return (Northern Spy) 0:16 Host talks ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Camilla Battaglia, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Ben Wendel, Brad Allen Williams & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 18, 2023

Los Angeles and New York are the two poles of this playlist documenting the vibrancy of these two scenes, and their cross-pollination, including through a sample from the iconic Wattstax Benefit Concert, a dive into new releases by Colorfield Records, a jazz look at the Erykah Badu's and Kendrick Lamar's songbook, and the reimagining of Pharoah ...

Album

Wise One: Celebrating The Music of John Coltrane

By Daniel Rotem

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Moment's Notice; Dahomey Dance; Syeeda's Song Flute; Wise One; Naima; Song of the Underground Railroad; Spiritual.

Article: Year in Review

Jim Worsley's Best Jazz Albums Of 2022

by Jim Worsley
December 12, 2022

2022 has been another fertile year for jazz, both old and new. As this is now the season of giving and reflection, I share with you ten standout records that I had the privilege of reviewing. They are placed in random order for equal credibility. If, however, one did put a saxophone to my head to ...

Article: Album Review

Daniel Rotem: Wise One: Celebrating The Music of John Coltrane

Read "Wise One: Celebrating The Music of John Coltrane" reviewed by Jim Worsley

by Jim Worsley
July 13, 2022

There was, and still is, a stunningly intricate mosaic to John Coltrane's music. His visionary art form is a gift to the world that keeps on giving. Coltrane's impressions created a legacy of beautifully conceptualized music to be absorbed and reimagined for generations to come. The music is timeless, thanks in large part, obviously, to the ...

Album

Live At Bluewhale, Volume 1

By Josh Nelson

Label: Steel Bird Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: Double Helix; Our Electromagnetic Hearts; Peter Sellers; Oumuamua; Bluewhale Dives Deep.

Album

Solo

By Daniel Rotem

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Looming Skies; The Steps We Need to Take; Free Fall; Within the Drops There is a Lifetime; Be Nice; Autophobia; United Loneliness; Heal.