About
Best known for forming Auckland, New Zealand-based jazz trio The Dan Papirany Trio in 2002.
Before Fame
He studied jazz piano at Wellington's Massey University.
Trivia
His first album Session One was nominated for the 2005 New Zealand Music Awards' Best Jazz Album of the Year.
Family Life
He did not grow up in a musical family. He was more interested in football and basketball than music until his teens.
Associated With
He practiced playing drums by listening to Genesis and Brand X, both bands that featured Phil Collins.
