“Saxman Dan” is Dan Heasley
As a freelance musician, Dan has been blessed with the good fortune of performing with numerous luminaries including Tony Bennett, Barry Manilow, Nancy Wilson, Frankie Valli, Phillip Bailey (lead vocalist of Earth, Wind, and Fire), Bernadette Peters, Connie Francis, Todd
Rundgren, Hubert Laws, Idina Menzel, Johnny Mathis, Steve Lawrence, Sheena Easton, Jeffrey Osborne, Deneice Williams, Billy Ocean, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The
Coasters, Petulla Clark, and Marie Osmond.
Past Experiences
Band Master and Sideman at Princess Cruises
(1993 – 1998) What a life! Great times and experiences! I did a lot of practicing, played everyday, and met my beautiful wife on Princess.
National Tours of “Sunset Boulevard” and Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”
(2000 – 2004) Woodwind doubler – Touring the United States, it was awesome to see the country and play for a living!
Freelance Musician/Woodwind Doubler
(2004 – Present) Theater Square, Cleveland, OH and Heinz Hall, The Benedum Center, The Byham Theater, and The O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh, PA including Pittsburgh CLO, The Pittsburgh Ballet, and the Pittsburgh Opera. Many Broadway National Tour performances most recently including “Alladin,” “Wicked,” “Grease,” “A Chorus Line,” “Chicago,” and the world premiere of “The Glorious Ones,” a show by Stephen Flaherty and Lynne Ahrens.
Saxman for Hire 