Welcome...
to the website of drummer, percussionist and programmer Dan Leali. Here's where you can communicate directly with Dan, sample his recorded works and obtain drum/percussion loops or overdubs. Enjoy!!!

News...Latest News, Jan. 2008
Happy New Year! 2007 was quite eventful-got to play a bunch of BIG shows w/POI including Orchestra Hall, backed up Jewel w/The Chicagoland Pops, and got to playw/the Great Howard Levy. Tributosaurus continues at Martyrs, and now in LA! I'll be going out there to help launch Trib. LA on Feb. 13th at the Brown Derby. Did some session work, Soulio released a CD that I'm on, and in addition to Blue Man had the great fortune to sub on Putnam County Spelling Bee, Something's Afoot, and Superman at Drury Lane Water Tower and Oak Brook, respectively. '08 promises to be pretty busy as well. New POI CD in March-the release is March 29th at the Vic. There will be some touring and big local shows to follow..

About Dan ...
A native of the Chicago area, Dan received a BM in Jazz Studies from DePaul University in Chicago. He has performed live or on record with such artists as jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker, Blue Man Group, guitarist Fareed Haque, bluesmen Pinetop Perkins and John Primer, and funk/jazz group Liquid Soul, touring extensively worldwide and receiving a Grammy nomination for his performance on that band's 2000 recording, "Here's the Deal." Dan has also been active in the recording studio, performing on commercial jingles for such products and organizations as Budweiser, Miller Lite, Golden Grahams, and the U.S. Army. He teaches privately, does school presentations and clinics, and doubles as a percussionist and programmer. Currently, Dan can be seen and heard with Poi Dog Pondering, the Chicago Production of Blue Man Group: Rewired, The Fareed Haque Group, and Tributosaurus, among others.