Danny Knicely comes from a musical family of many generations. He has used his roots in bluegrass and old-time to explore various types of music from around the world. Danny has shared his music and collaborated with musicians in over a dozen countries spanning four continents, including U.S. State Department tours in Tunisia, Morocco, Russia and Cabo Verde. He has won many awards for his mandolin, expertise, including first place in the mandolin contest at the prestigious Telluride Festival. Danny is an avid music educator whose private students have gone on to attain degrees at institutions such as Berklee College of Music and Oberlin Conservatory. He has also taught at some of the leading music camps in the U.S. including the Swannanoa Gathering, Augusta Heritage Center, Common Ground on the Hill, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, and Millwood Blues Week. Danny has the chameleon-like ability to blend into almost any musical situation and has appeared with many top bluegrass, old-time, swing, jazz, blues, rock, folk, latin, country, Irish, Americana, and world music artists.
Description
In celebration of Miles Davis’s 100th birthday! May 26 - 8:00-9:30pm EST
…a very special online mandolin workshop and deep exploration of “So What”! Learn new tricks and approaches to improvising within this Modal Jazz classic. Ideas will include 5, 6 & 7 note scales, extended arpeggios, triad pairs, open chords and extended chords. This workshop will take place on Google Meet. (violins welcome)
Date & Time
Tue, May 26, 2026 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM