Ben Markley

In a few weeks I'm headed to Guatemala to perform in the 2015 Guatemala International Jazz Festival. The band comprised of Andrew Stonerock, Dan Jonas, Forrest Greenough, Ryan Bell, and Jerome Fleg will stick around and work with students from…

Hey Folks,
Earlier this month Clint Ashlock and I recorded a studio performance on Kansas Public Radio with Bob McWilliams . We played music from our album The Return. It airs tomorrow night (Thursday, Jan 29 9:06pm) as well as…

My book A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO JAZZ IMPROVISATION - THE DAVID HAZELTINE METHOD is now available through Jamey Aebersold jazz.
http://www.jazzbooks.com/jazz/product/PAJ#.VItYmKTF-5I

Hi Folks,

Just wanted to let you know The Return (Ben Markley/Clint Ashlock Quintet album) is now available. We put a lot of time into this and hope you'll purchase a copy either directly from us or via cdbaby or…

Some of my big band are now available through UNC Jazz Press. UNC Jazz Press has a tone of great charts for all kinds of groups and ability levels. Also be on the lookout in the coming months for some…

Hey Folks, 
I wanted to a share a cut from an upcoming release I'm doing with my friend Clint Ashlock . It features all original compositions from Clint and myself. If you like what you hear consider, taking a copy…

I have a number of big band and vocal jazz charts available for purchase. You're able to buy and download directly from this site. I can provide live recordings or MIDI files for all charts.