Pas de Deux - composer/director Maria Schneider. Adam Meckler on Flugle, me on soprano, LU Jazz ensemble.
Caravan - Eli Wallace piano, Andrew Green drums, John Merritt bass, me tenor sax
Low How a Rose E're Blooming - arr/piano Greg Woodard, Mark Urness bass, Derek Dreier drums, me tenor
Holy Roller - Bruce Koestner piano, me alto sax
Four For Tango - Dan Watkins soprano, Keegan White alto, Ross Catterton tenor, me on bari
Influences
In no particular order: Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Chris Potter, Miles Davis, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland, Maria Schneider, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Mike Lewis, Chet Baker, Stan Getz
Hi, I'm Ben. I'm a saxophone/woodwind player living in Minneapolis. I just moved here from Wisconsin where I went to school at Lawrence University. While at Lawrence I was a member of the Downbeat award winning Jazz ensemble and had the opportunity to perform with many amazing artists such as Maria Schneider, Kurt Elling, Benny Golson, Wycliffe Gordon, Eliane Elias and Tim Hagans. During my junior year I took a semester off to go on tour with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. It was a really fun experience and I got to travel all of America and spend five weeks performing all over Japan.
You can currently see me play with Good For Gary at various venues through out the cities. Just check my schedule above to see where we'll be next. I've also been subbing with the Stan Bann Big band and will be playing with them again in the fall.
Greetings from NYC~ Spring is here with great New Sounds in My Rhythm World! Enjoy a great weekend!
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Danny Lueck is the drummer. He is a Green Bay native-real nasty. Mark and Lee told me about him. He lives in GB and works as the tech guy at a church. I told him id be calling him all the time to play. Are you gwine post the music for me to listen to? or is it private?
yo! I got the gift today! Thanks so much man, thats the best birthday presant I have gotten ;0) Hey, I recorded for the Monk competition with Mark and Lee the other day and I posted the tunes, you should check them out and let me know what you think.
