Dan Gottfried

Dan Gottfried (; born 1939) is an Israeli jazz pianist and music educator. In 1987 he founded the Red Sea Jazz Festival, which he directed until his retirement in 2008. He is president of the Israeli Musicians Union.

Biography Dan Gottfried studied piano at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music. In 1959 he won First Prize in the Mozart Piano competition. In 1962 he earned an undergraduate degree in economics at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and went on to study law. and general manager of the Israeli Musicians' Collecting Society.

Gottfried's son, Yaron Gottfried, is a noted conductor, composer, and pianist.

Awards In 2007 Gottfried received the Israeli Ministry of Culture prize for lifetime achievements in the field of jazz. In 2010 he was honored by the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and received its Gold Medal. In 2018 he was awarded Israeli Ministry of Culture prize for senior artists, for his long years of contributing to the musical scene of Israel.