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…
Read moreMar 6 2019
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…
Read moreMay 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…
Read moreFeb 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…
Read moreAug 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.
Mar 16 2017
Mar 12 2017
"One of the year's more captivating and persuasive big-band albums." Jack Bowers - All About Jazz
Read the whole review:
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/clockwise-the-music-of-cedar-walton-ben-markley-oa2-records-review-by-jack-bowers.php
Mar 9 2017