Dan Wenninger is a Cleveland based saxophonist and veteran of NE Ohio’s jazz and experimental sound scenes. He holds a B.A. from the University of Toledo and an Associates Degree in Jazz Studies from Cuyahoga Community College. Along with his performance schedule, he also maintains an active private lesson studio and has over 20 years of teaching experience.
He has spent over a decade curating the music at an event called 1Way, a monthly showcase that presents and documents local experimental, new, and free music. He also organizes a monthly free improvisation “jam” session called OutLab: Experiments In Improvised Music that takes place at legendary Cleveland jazz club, The Bop Stop. In 2018 he served as one of the music curators on Cleveland’s CAN Triennial art/music/film Festival.
His various projects have opened for and shared the stage with such artists as Tatsuya Nakatani, Joe Morris, Ken Vandermark, Ozomatli, Liquid Soul, Paal Nilsen-Love, Susan Alcorn, Boneshaker, Ingrid Laubrock, Tom Rainey, Blowfly, Joe Lovano, Judy Silvano, Frode Gjerstad, Breakestra, and he’s the saxophonist on two recent BEANS albums, HAAST and Someday This Will All Be Ash.