Daniel Noel Martínez Izquierdo
Better known as Dany Noel, was born in Havana, Cuba, on 14th June 1973. He began his musical studies at the age of 10 and graduated in classical guitar at the Conservatory “Ignacio Cervantes” (Havana).
Already as a professional, he started playing bass and double basss with numerous Cuban orchestras and artists of recognized national and international prestige, like Pío Leyva and Omara Portuondo, members of “Buena Vista Social Club”. He records discs with Ángel Bonnet, Eddie Gatán and Xiomara Laugart. In the successful “Que manera de quererte” Dany participates as a bassist and music producer. He works with folk music orchestras and in numerous Latin jazz project.
So he is considered among the most important bassist on the international scene, he has also collaborated with artists like Celia Cruz, with whom he created the World Tour 2001.
Il basso di Dany Noel è un Laurus Signature basato su un Quasar T900 XRH
In 2004, together with the famous drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernándrez, he founded ITALUBA, a quartet of which he is bassist, composer and arranger.
They recorded their first CD ITALUBA1 and quickly gained the favor of the public and critics and started an intense European tour. This album won a Grammy nomination for best album in the Latin jazz category and two years later their second CD ITALUBA2 was born. They have continued to release albums, most recently ITALUBA15, in May 2020.
In 2006 he launched his first solo album, “Mi sentir”, where besides arranging and composing he debuts as a singer, presented in Midem 2006 (Cannes). In the same year he recorded another Rumba CD “Dime su tú sabes” as Duo Chocolate, where there is also his music.
Since 2007 Dany Noel has collaborated with several artists of the international scene including Roy Hargrove, Bebo Valdés, Chucho Valdés, José Louis Quintana “Changuito”, Giovanni Hidalgo, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, Diego el Cigala, Andy Montañez, Richie Flores, Ivan Lins, Julio Barreto, Dave Valentin, Eric Harland, Alex Acuña, Ketty Garret, Zucchero Fornaciari, José Alberto “El Canario”, Alfredo De La Fe, The New York Salsa All Star, Orquestra Mercato Negro, Luis Salinas, Niño Josele, Jerry González, Paquito D’Rivera and many others.
Fonte: http://www.danynoel.com/