Sep 20 2019
Slow Play featuring Joel Frahm, Jim White, Marty Kenney and Andy Wheelock is here! Available on iTunes and all major outlets. Digital and hard copies are available on my website: https://www.benmarkleymusic.com/store and OA2 Records http://originarts.com/oa2/recordings/recording.php…
Apr 29 2019
I'm looking forward to playing with my new group, Front Range Drive this Friday, May 3rd and every Friday in May at Nocturne with Peter Sommer, Wil Swindler, Steve Kovalcheck, Seth Lewis, and Dru Heller . New music and brand…
Mar 6 2019
Last week I had a blast recording with great musicians and friends Joel Frahm, Jim White, and Marty. We played some schools and small towns in Wyoming and finished up at Muse Performance Space In Lafayette. The band recorded on…
May 29 2018
5.29.18 - Thanks to the Robert Ham and folks at DownBeat for this feature. We talk about my new record Basic Economy.
Click here for the full article: http://downbeat.com/news/detail/ben-markley-moves-into-the-spotlight-as-a-bandleader
Mar 14 2018
Basic Economy - Ben Markley Quartet featuring Greg Osby, Evan Gregor, and Dru Heller arrives May 18 on OA2 records.
As the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed Big Band recording, 'Clockwise: The Music of Cedar Walton,' pianist Ben Markley…
Feb 1 2018
Just putting the finishing touches on an arrangement of Joel's original What's Your Beat?
New Music with a great band!
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2/3 Dazzle Ben Markley Big Band featuring Joel Frahm.
Dazzle Jazz…
Jan 17 2018
Join the Ben Markley Big Band featuring Joel Frahm
Saturday, February 3rd at Dazzle. Denver, CO. Tickets: https://dazzledenver.com/
Tuesday, February 6th Kinser Jazz Festival. Casper, WY. Tickets: http://www.caspercollegejazz.com/
Jan 11 2018
2018 is off to a great start!
On Saturday, January 6th the Ben Markley Big Band performed on the evening concert of the Jazz Education Network conference. The band was joined by guests Terell Stafford and Jeff Hamilton and…
Aug 8 2017
Join Matt Smiley, Brian Claxton, and myself this Wednesday, August 9 at Nocturne for the last night of our residency. We've had a blast the past six weeks and sound like a band. We'll be doing a live recording, so…
May 24 2017
Clockwise: The Music of Cedar Walton received a 4 star review the July edition of DownBeat Magazine.