Downbeat Review for the new album! (4.5 StarS)

2/25/2026

Hey everyone! I'm absolutely honored to have received a 4.5 star review and an Editor's Pick from Downbeat Magazine for the new album, The Longest Way Round! I feel so deeply moved that the author, Ed Enright, took so much time with the music and enjoyed it as much as he did. You can see the full review here, or scroll down for highlights.

The full album release is on February 27, 2026 (just a couple days as of writing this post!). I'm super excited to share the music with all of you. Click this link to learn more about the album and see links to listen to the album on streaming, or to purchase a physical copy.

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2026:

Friday, July 10th at 9pm:
Flor de Massape - Forró at Sunset Stoop (Brooklyn: Sunset Park). More info.
Sunday, July 12th at 3:30pm-5:30pm
Regional Samaúma at Barbes (Brooklyn: Park Slope). More info.
Sunday, July 12th at 7-10pm:
Ben Rosenblum Solo Piano at the Wallace (Manhattan: Upper West). More info.
Tuesday, July 14th at 7:30pm-10:30pm:
John Koozin at Ornithology Cafe (Brooklyn: Bushwick). More info.
Monday, July 20th at 8:30pm-10:00pm:
Ben Rosenblum Brazilian Quartet at Barbes (Brooklyn: Park Slope). More info.
Saturday, July 25th-Sunday, July 26th:
Catherine Russell at the Lowell Folk Festival. More info.

Sunday, August 2nd at 5-6pm:
Ben Rosenblum Trio at St. Peter's Jazz Vespers (Manhattan: Midtown East). More info.
Thursday, August 6th at 9pm:
Ben Zweig Big Beet at Mohonk Mountain House (New Paltz, NY). More info.

August 7-17: Trip to Japan

Sunday, August 9th: Holy House Studio (Yokkaichi, Japan) - with Hirosato Ito. More info.
Monday, August 10th: Wiz (Nagoya, Japan) - with Hirosato Ito. More info.
Tuesday, August 11th: Wawa (Nagoya, Japan) - with Hirosato Ito. More info.
Wednesday, August 12th: Ochanomizu NARU (Tokyo, Japan) - with Hina Oikawa. More info.
Thursday, August 13th: Body and Soul (Tokyo, Japan) - with Naoya Ogura Big Band. More info.

August 20-23: Ben Rosenblum Trio Tour

Thursday, August 20th: Georgia Straight Jazz Society (Comox, BC). More info.
Friday, August 21st: Tyrant Studios (Vancouver, BC)
Saturday, August 22nd: Boxley's (North Bend, WA). More info.
Sunday, August 23rd: The 1905 (Portland, OR). More info.

Friday, September 4th:
Laura Anglade at the DC Jazz Fest - Embassy of France (Washington DC). More info.

Thursday, October 15th at 6pm:
Ben Rosenblum at Smalls (Manhattan: West Village)

November 19-27: Spain Tour with Catherine Russell. More info.

Thursday, November 19th: Teatro Campos Eliseos (Bilbao, Spain)
Saturday, November 21st: Sala de Cámara (San Sebastián, Spain)
Sunday, November 22nd: Teatro Zorrilla (Valladolid, Spain)
Monday, November 23rd: Teatro Olympia (Valencia, Spain)
Tuesday, November 24th: Teatro Alcalá (Madrid, Spain)
Thursday, November 26th: Teatro Casyc (Santander, Spain)
Friday, November 27th: Sala de Congresos (Burgos, Spain)

2027:

January 22-February 5: Ben Rosenblum Southeast US Tour (additional dates TBA)

Friday, January 22nd: Halle Cultural Arts Center (Apex, NC)
Monday, January 25th: ColaJazz (Columbia, SC)
Tuesday, January 26th: Tuesdays Live (Augusta, GA)
Thursday, January 28th: HART Theatre (Waynesville, NC)
Friday, January 29th: Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church (Mount Pleasant, SC)
Saturday, January 30th: First UMC of Sarasota (Sarasota, FL)
Sunday, January 31st: FPC St. Pete's (St. Petersburg, FL)
Tuesday, February 2nd: Marco Island Center for the Arts (Marco Island, FL)

February 19-21: Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project Midwest US Tour

Saturday, February 20th: Weatherwax Hall (Jackson, MI)
Sunday, February 21st: Northminster Presbyterian Church (Indianapolis, IN)

March 10-15: Ben Rosenblum Brazilian Quartet West Coast Tour

Wednesday, March 10th: Jazz Center of Bellingham (Bellingham, WA)
Friday, March 12th: Parksville Museum (Parksville, BC, Canada)
Saturday, March 13th: Lions Bay House Concerts (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Sunday, March 14th: Marine View Presbyterian Church (Tacoma, WA)
Monday, March 15th: Panida Theater (Sandpoint, ID)

Thursday, April 1st-Saturday, April 3rd:
Ben Rosenblum Trio - Residency at Sowal House (Rosemary Beach, FL)

Saturday, June 5th:
Ben Rosenblum Trio at the Warren Cultural Center (Greenfield, IA)

ben Rosenblum

Award-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.

Visit the About tab for more info about Ben and his music.

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