Born in Israel and raised in Toronto, he initially trained as a classical pianist, dabbling in creative writing and musical theatre before discovering Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, Lester Young and Charlie Parker.
Dagan's debut recording "S'Cat Got My Tongue" (2009) garnered critical acclaim for the singer’s sense of musical adventure, from the blistering bebop of "Four Brothers" to the sleek coolness of "Star Eyes". JazzTimes called him “a budding Kurt Elling” and The Los Angeles Jazz Scene proclaimed that the album is “a major step forward for Ori Dagan, who in a few years will likely be very well known in the jazz world.”
On Dagan’s sophomore release, “Less Than Three - stay tuned!