Dan Nicholas is a New York City based guitarist, composer and band leader whose playing playing is deeply rooted in Bebop and swing, with a bluesy edge.  Nicholas spent his formative years studying with piano legend Dr. Barry Harris and He is currently a featured teacher at workshops held by the Barry Harris Institute at The New School and The Lincoln Square Center .  In the early 2000s he moved to Holland, where he lived for almost 20 years, performing in all manor of venues and festivals throughout Europe including The North Sea Jazz Festival, London’s Ronnie Scott’s and The Duc Des Lombards in Paris. In addition to performing Dan Nicholas is also is the director of Roots In Motion (www.rootsinmotion.events), an organization dedicated to creating opportunities for live jazz outside of NYC and other urban areas where it is tradtionally found. Artists presented in concert by Roots In Motion include Barry Harris, the Larry Goldings/Peter Bernstein/Bill Stewart Trio, and Johnny O'Neal. In a diverse career he has performed with the likes of Jeremy Pelt, Ed Cherry, Joy Brown, Gary Smulyan, Mike LeDonne and Grant Stewart, among many others.