Hi everyone! I'm back from my West Coast with Kanoa Mendenhall and Ben Zweig and I had such an amazing time! Thanks to everyone who came to see us perform, and we hope to be back on the West Coast soon! For everyone on the East Coast, I wanted to share some video from the recent tour, as well as some photos from our adventures! | |
Above and below are videos from our recent show at the Back Room in Berkeley, CA on August 6th. A huge thanks to Sam Rudin for having us there, and to our wonderful audience. This is the first show that I live streamed on my Facebook page as well, and I am so happy that so many people were able to tune in and enjoy it. At the bottom of the post are a couple pictures from our down time hiking in Point Lobos and Big Sur (two of the most beautiful places I have ever been), as well as a couple photos from our performances. It was an absolute pleasure being on the West Coast this past week, and we hope to be back soon! Top: Point Lobos in the Carmel Highlands. Bottom: Big Sur.
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11/13/2017 05:38:51 am
Jazz is such a complicated genre to play. I am also a pianist, but I always find it difficult to play jazz. I don't know, but it is really difficult for me to even there is someone else teaching me how to do it. I got into jazz when I watched the movie "Lala Land". I was amazed at Ryan Gosling playing the piano and I really enjoyed whatever he played. I really hope I could find a teacher to teach me how to play jazz easier.
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4/1/2024 02:11:02 pm
"Just checking in from the West Coast! Been having an amazing time exploring [mention specific places you visited] - the scenery is incredible. I'll be posting some videos and pictures soon so you can all see what I've been up to!"
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Click the following links to stream Ben's latest album on: Spotify, Apple, Tidal, or YouTube. 2024: Wednesday, July 24th: Eduardo Belo at Threes Brewing (Brooklyn: Gowanus). More info. Thursday, July 25th at 9:30pm-1:00am Choro Saints at St. Tuesday (Manhattan: TriBeCa). More info. Friday, July 26th: Eduardo Belo at Uncle Cheef (Brewster, NY). More info. Saturday, July 27th at 6-9pm: Ben Zweig Big Beet at Connolly's Bar (Queens: Rockaway's) Wednesday, July 31st at 12:30pm: Eduardo Belo Quintet at Saint Peter's Jazz on the Plaza. More info. August 4th (Time TBA): Wayne Tucker at Vanderbilt Open Streets (Brooklyn: Prospect Heights). August 4th at 7-10pm: Ben Rosenblum Solo Piano at the Wallace Hotel (Manhattan: Upper West). More info. August 7-10: Laura Anglade Northeast Tour Wednesday, August 7th: Mezzrow (Manhattan: West Village). More info. Thursday, August 8th: 1920 Bar & Bistro (Norwalk, CT). More info. Friday, August 9th: Harmony in the Woods (Hawley, PA). More info. Saturday, August 10th: Morris Museum (Morristown, NJ). More info. Sunday, August 11th: Ben Zweig Big Beet at Radegast (Brooklyn: Williamsburg) Friday, August 16th: Lake George Music Festival, premiere of commissioned composition (Lake George, NY). More info. August 22-September 1: Rickie Lee Jones Europe Tour !! Thursday, August 22nd: Roverstaden (Oslo, Norway). More info. Friday, August 23rd: Tønder Festival (Tønder, Denmark). More info. Monday, August 26th: Nalen (Stockholm, Sweden). More info. Wednesday, August 28th: Tavastia Club (Helsinki, Finland). More info. Thursday, August 29th: Union Chapel (London, UK). More info. Friday, August 30th: The Stoller Hall (Manchester, UK). More info. Sunday, September 1st: Harp (Reykjavik, Iceland). More info. 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. |