Playing to a sold-out Royce Hall at UCLA, Daniel, as part of the Dwight Trible Quintet, opened for Alice Coltrane in a world premiere event. Trible, his soothing baritone bringing forth the epitome of spiritualness to the stage, along with his ensemble, received overwhelming acclamation for their outstanding performance that evening.

Dave Keffer, aka "Kef," began working for Prince in 1993. In 2000 he released his first official solo project, a pop/hip-hop joint called Poppaloopa on Amherst Records. In 2004, Kef dove back into work and began compiling tracks for his second full-length solo release, Alright with the help of several music industry friends, including: Daniel on drums; guitarist, Carlos Villalobos and Cory Lerios, front man of the 70's super group Pablo Cruise. Alright has received acclaim on the garageband.com Reviewer's Picks page, including the Most Original Track category.

Marla Gibbs, best-known for her role as "Florence" in the highly successful sitcom The Jeffersons, has recently completed her first album entitled It's Never Too Late. This wonderful jazz project, which features Daniel on drums, can be purchased at CD Baby