Firstly, I have a new Nebula Project album coming out later this year! I had so much fun with the sextet on my most recent album, Kites and Strings, that I went back and recorded another one this past summer. The new album will be almost exclusively original compositions (in addition to one Jobim tune), and features an expanded septet format featuring special guest Xavier Del Castillo on tenor sax, in addition to our core band of Wayne Tucker on trumpet, Jasper Dutz on alto sax and bass clarinet, Rafael Rosa on guitar, Marty Jaffe on bass and Ben Zweig on drums. Looking forward to sharing more info about the release soon! I'm so excited about this project - The Nebula Project was recently voted runner up on JazzTimes' Readers Poll in 2020, and recently we've been able to begin touring. We just came back from a multi-day trip in the Northeast this past weekend and we have more in the works.
Hey everyone! It's been a while since I posted an update, but I have a lot of exciting projects in the works so I just wanted to make a quick post with some upcoming news and photos. Firstly, I have a new Nebula Project album coming out later this year! I had so much fun with the sextet on my most recent album, Kites and Strings, that I went back and recorded another one this past summer. The new album will be almost exclusively original compositions (in addition to one Jobim tune), and features an expanded septet format featuring special guest Xavier Del Castillo on tenor sax, in addition to our core band of Wayne Tucker on trumpet, Jasper Dutz on alto sax and bass clarinet, Rafael Rosa on guitar, Marty Jaffe on bass and Ben Zweig on drums. Looking forward to sharing more info about the release soon! I'm so excited about this project - The Nebula Project was recently voted runner up on JazzTimes' Readers Poll in 2020, and recently we've been able to begin touring. We just came back from a multi-day trip in the Northeast this past weekend and we have more in the works. With the trio, I've also been getting back to a full-time touring schedule. We did multi-week tours in the South and West Coast in 2022, and I made it over to Europe late last year to do some playing as well. Over the summer, I'll be doing a Northeast US and Canada tour with the amazing singer Laura Anglade, and beginning in the Fall I have a number of tours in the works with both the trio and the sextet. I've also been fortunate to participate in some new groups as a sideman in the past year, including the incredible Ephrat Asherie and her dance company as well as Juno award-winning Indian vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia, in addition to the many beautiful groups I've been playing with for years. As always you can visit my schedule page for the latest updates on where I'll be when. And if you would like to receive an email once a month with the most recent news, feel free to visit my contact page to sign up for my newsletter.
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6/29/2023 09:53:52 pm
You all look good. Hope I can see you perform in person.
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7/1/2024 05:09:39 am
This is exciting news for fans of jazz and the Nebula Project! It sounds like Ben Rosenblum is following up his successful album "Kites and Strings" with another one featuring the talented sextet. The new album promises to be mostly original compositions, with a special guest appearance by tenor saxophonist Xavier Del Castillo. It's also great to hear that The Nebula Project has been getting recognition and touring more. Can't wait to hear more details about the album release and see the band live!
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7/21/2024 03:24:28 am
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Sunday, September 8th: Ben Zweig Big Beet at Radegast (Brooklyn: Williamsburg) Monday, September 9th (time TBA): Ben Rosenblum Solo Accordion Performance at Accordions Around The World (Manhattan: Bryant Park) September 13th-15th: Bay Area Mini-Tour! Friday, September 13th: Astrid Kuljanic at the Soper Reese Theatre (Lakeport, CA). More info. Saturday, September 14th: Ben Rosenblum Trio at the Community School of Music and Arts (Mountain View, CA). Sunday, September 15th: Ben Rosenblum Trio with Charlie Shoemake - Talsan Music series at the Harmony Cafe (Cambria, CA). More info. Monday, September 16th-Friday, September 27th: Trip to Japan! Possible guest appearances - stay tuned! ** Friday, October 4th: ** Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project at AngraJazz (Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal). More info. Sunday, October 20th: Ben Zweig Big Beet at Radegast (Brooklyn: Williamsburg) Friday, October 25th: Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project at the Allentown Symphony's Miller Hall (Allentown, PA). More info. Sunday, November 3rd: Appearance at St. Peter's (Manhattan: Midtown East) (more details TBA) Sunday, November 10th: Ben Zweig Big Beet at Radegast (Brooklyn: Williamsburg) Sunday, December 1st: Jasper Dutz at St. Peter's (Manhattan: Midtown East) December 5th-7th: Laura Anglade Northeast Mini-Tour Thursday, December 5th: Union Arts Center at Roost (Sparkill, NY) Saturday, December 7th: Spencertown Academy (Spencertown, NY) Sunday, December 8th: Ben Zweig Big Beet at Radegast (Brooklyn: Williamsburg) 2025: January 21-26: Southern US Tour with Laura Anglade (more dates to be announced) Tuesday, January 21st: Ponca City Arts (Ponca City, OK) Wednesday, January 22nd: The Blue Door (Oklahoma City, OK) Thursday, January 23rd: Greenville Municipal Auditorium (Greenville, TX). More info. Saturday, January 25th: Arcadia Live (Kerrville, TX) Sunday, January 26th: Monks (Austin, TX) February 14-23: Southern US Tour with Ben Rosenblum Trio (more dates to be announced) Friday, February 14th: Halle Cultural Arts Center (Apex, NC) Saturday, February 15th: Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center (Orangeburg, SC) Sunday, February 16th: Savannah Jazz (Savannah, GA) Monday, February 17th: Appearance through Cola Jazz (Columbia, SC) Tuesday, February 18th: Tuesdays Live (Augusta, GA) Wednesday, February 19th: Eddie's Attic (Atlanta, GA) Saturday, February 22nd: All Saints (Jacksonville, FL) Tuesday, February 25th: Marco Island Center for the Arts (Marco Island, FL) March 6-9: Northwestern Canada Tour with Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project (more dates to be announced) Thursday, March 6th, afternoon: Masterclass at Capilano University Saturday, March 8th: Vernon Jazz Society (Vernon, BC) April 11-13: Ben Rosenblum Trio Mini-Tour (more dates to be announced) Friday, April 11th: New Bern Civic Theatre (New Bern, NC) ben RosenblumAward-winning New York City jazz pianist and accordionist Ben Rosenblum has been described as “mature beyond his years,” (Sea of Tranquility), an “impressive talent” (All About Jazz), who “caresses [the music] with the reverence it merits” (Downbeat Magazine). Since the release of his debut trio album, Instead (4 stars, Downbeat), Rosenblum has toured extensively with his trio and sextet throughout the United States, including multiple trips to the Northeast, Midwest, South and West Coast, and internationally in Canada, Europe and Japan. He was a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall's Stern-Perelman Auditorium (with Reona Ito's New York Harmonic Band) and has appeared at prestigious venues throughout the world, including at the Appel Room at Lincoln Center, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Ravinia, Himawari-No-Sato Concert Hall in Yokohama, Bird's Eye in Basel and the Library of Congress. Rosenblum's second trio album in 2018, River City, was called “richly romantic” and “well-realized” by JAZZIZ Magazine, which featured the title track as part of their Best of Fall 2018 CD. Most recently, Rosenblum released his third album, Kites and Strings, which is the first to feature him on both piano and accordion alongside his new sextet, the Nebula Project. In 2020, the Nebula Project was voted runner-up for Best New Artist in JazzTimes' Readers' Poll. Rosenblum has been privileged to share the stage with many highly acclaimed jazz musicians, including extensive work with Curtis Lundy, Winard Harper, Deborah Davis and Chris Washburne, as well as appearances with Bobby Watson, Sean Jones, TS Monk, Warren Wolf, Eliot Zigmund, and many others. Rosenblum's musical interests also extend beyond jazz to include work in numerous world music scenes, including musical styles from Brazil, Peru, Croatia, Bulgaria, India, Ireland, Jewish traditions and more. |