Dan Shout is a saxophonist based in Cape Town, South Africa. He is most renowned as a session musician and for his seven-year stint with Johnny Clegg. Dan has performed in over 30 countries across five continents and has played and/or recorded with the likes Johnny Clegg, Winston Mankunku, Darryl Andrews, Mike Campbell, Gordon Vernick, Maria Schneider, Frode Nymo, Paul Booth, Dave O’ Higgins, Bruce Cassidy, AJ Brown, The Blues Broers and Robin Auld to name a few.
Some of his career highlights include performing at the 606 Club in London with Paul Booth and Dave O’ Higgins, Victoria Jazz Club in Oslo with Maria Schneider and Ensemble Denada, Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, the Wigan International Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival in the Hague and with Johnny Clegg at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Soccer World Cup in Germany, Rugby World Cup in France, Nelson Mandela’s 46664 Concert at Ellis Park, for the Prince & Princess of Monaco at the Monaco Opera House and for Bastille Day in Bastille, Paris. Click here to read more.