Education

University of Rochester

B.A., Music

2006

Podcasts

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133: What To Do To Turn Your Love of Music Into a Career w/ Daniel Israel, Jazz at Lincoln Center [Main T4C episode]

Daniel Israel is Assistant Manager of Touring at New York City’s world famous Jazz at Lincoln Center, whose mission is to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education and advocacy. Because jass is improvisational it celebrates personal freedom and encourages individual expression. Daniel is also..

Career Path

Interview Highlights

“You can never be preachy in a musical geared towards kids because the moment that you start telling them what you can and can’t do is the moment that they tune out and stop listening.”

Career Challenge

“It was not easy working at a small jazz booking agency. It was hard because there was very little structure. You had to create your own rules, your own hours. There wasn’t much help. You had to do a lot of it yourself.”