Trumpet: Dan Falcone

Danny Falcone

Dan Falcone began working professionally at age 15.   During high school he backed the likes of Tony Bennett, Rita Moreno, Jerry Lewis, George Burns, Andy Williams, Jack Jones, Paul Anka and many other headliners on the Las Vegas Strip.

While attending USC, he toured with Pia Zadora and played with some of the world’s finest orchestras, including the London Philharmonic.  After his time at USC, Dan returned to Las Vegas, playing for many headliners and production shows until he was asked to join the Tom Jones band as the lead trumpet player in 1998.  After a 2-year world tour, Dan returned to Las Vegas to perform in a Ricky Martin production, “Storm”, at the Mandalay Bay Hotel.

Two years later, Dan joined Paul Anka full-time and toured for many years playing split-lead and lead trumpet, recording two albums and a DVD.  He then joined the Las Vegas production of Broadway Musical “Hairspray”. Following that, Dan spent some time touring with Filipino Superstar Martin Nievera.

Dan performed with Toni Braxton for more than a year before joining the Las Vegas production of  Broadway hit “Jersey Boys”. At this same time, Dan was hired to perform with Bette Midler (The Showgirl Must Go On), for her two and half year stint, at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

TV credits include Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Michael Parkinson Show on BBC, Men Strike Back on VH1, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. Dan has also performed and recorded with many artists including Alicia Keys, D’Angelo, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Bill Champlin, Cheap Trick, Gladys Knight, Patti Austin, Frankie Valli, Vince Gill, Barry Manilow and Gino Vannelli.