Given the question: Facts:   - instrument: saxophone    - website: -lsb- http://www.danforshaw.com/ www.danforshaw.com -rsb-    - years active: 1997 -- present    - caption: dan forshaw    - label: 4shaw music    - genre: jazz , blues , avant garde      - birth date: 19 may 1981    - name: dan forshaw    - image size: 175    - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist    - image: danforshawwiki.jpeg    - birth place: blackpool , lancashire , england    - occupation: musician , educator   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dan forshaw .
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dan forshaw -lrb- born 19 may 1981 , blackpool , lancashire -rrb- is an english jazz musician and music educator who started his professional career aged sixteen .he plays the tenor , soprano and alto saxophone and has also recorded on bass clarinet and the electronic wind instrument or ewi .forshaw has drawn praise from the likes of branford marsalis .a highly accomplished and versatile player , forshaw has been already hailed as `` a possible contender for being one of the all time greats of english jazz '' .he is a passionate advocate for improving and facilitating music education for both adults and children and is a leading figure in the digital revolution sweeping through music education .