Ben Markley

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…

Clockwise: The Music of Cedar Walton received a 4 star review the July edition of DownBeat Magazine.

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"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​​​​​​​