Dan Rostov
Dan Rostov (trumpet) began learning music from his father, guitarist Bruce Rosow, in elementary school. By 5th grade his early musical influences Marilyn Manson and White Zombie were replaced by Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. In high school his main musical mentors were trumpeter Steive Sonntag and pianist Eugene Uman. Dan also became deeply involved with the Wednesday night jam sessions at the Vermont Jazz Center.
Dan graduated from high school early and joined the dub reggae band Trumystic out of Brooklyn, touring the United States for two years. During much of the three years since, Dan has traveled, playing with bands in Senegal, Gambia, Nepal, and India. He is currently with the Senegalese reggae band Aziz Boukote, which has just released the CD Guidance and will tour West Africa and Europe in early 2008.
Meanwhile, Dan has started his own reggae fusion group, Umkhonto We Sizwe, based in Brattleboro. Umkhonto will soon record its first CD. We are fortunate to have this outstanding young musician in Zabap. Listen and judge for yourself!
Dan graduated from high school early and joined the dub reggae band Trumystic out of Brooklyn, touring the United States for two years. During much of the three years since, Dan has traveled, playing with bands in Senegal, Gambia, Nepal, and India. He is currently with the Senegalese reggae band Aziz Boukote, which has just released the CD Guidance and will tour West Africa and Europe in early 2008.
Meanwhile, Dan has started his own reggae fusion group, Umkhonto We Sizwe, based in Brattleboro. Umkhonto will soon record its first CD. We are fortunate to have this outstanding young musician in Zabap. Listen and judge for yourself!