Ben Markley

Life has been turned upside down for all of us. I found myself wanting to do something to help out all of my sisters and brothers in the arts. Today I am releasing a new big band video featuring folks…

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…

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…

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…

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 

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…

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…

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/

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…

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…