Mid-year 2019 Update

6/29/2019

Hey everyone!

It's been a little while since I posted anything. This year has been filled with a number of incredibly special experiences and adventures, and I've been meaning to put together a quick post with some pictures and highlights. So far in 2019, here's what has happened:

Five tours under my name/with my trio, including two on the West Coast, one in the South, one in Canada/Northeast US and one in Japan! These tours featured workshops and concerts at the University of Tampa, College of Charleston and UC-Santa Barbara, performances for multiple jazz societies, including the San Luis Obispo Jazz Society and the Coastal Jazz Association, shows at small intimate house concert venues and at concert halls with 250+ people, and much more.
I recorded tracks for my new album, Kites and Strings, which will be released in early 2020. This is a new project entitled the "Nebula Project," which features a sextet of some of my favorite musicians in New York City, as well as me on piano and accordion. I'm so excited to share this music once it is ready to be released!
Appearances as a sideman in some amazing venues, such as the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. (with Astrid Kuljanic), the Lancaster Cultural Arts Center (with Paul Sanwald Quartet) and the Side Door (with Curtis Lundy). Astrid's show at the Kennedy Center can be live streamed at this link.
Regular appearances at Smalls/Mezzrow late night with Ben Zweig, as well as a monthly video game music jam session alongside Patrick Bartley.
Leader appearances in New York City at Mezzrow and the Kitano, as well as a whole bunch of awesome shows in New York and throughout the Northeast.

I'm so lucky to be able to travel the world with some of my favorite musicians and closest friends, and to have met so many supporters of the music whom I have befriended throughout my tours. These people mean so much to be and make playing and performing on the road so worthwhile. I can't wait to see you all again soon. Thanks so much to all of you, and see you all in the second half of 2019!

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Upcoming Shows

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Monday, July 1st at 8:00pm
Ben Sutin Duo at Anyway Cafe (Manhattan: East Village)
Tuesday, July 2nd at 7:00pm
Swingtime Big Band at the Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn: Grand Army Plaza)
Sunday, July 7th at 3:00pm
Ben Rosenblum Trio at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod (Cape Cod, MA)
Monday, July 8th at 6:00pm
Gabriela Martina Fundraising Concert at Swissnex (Boston, MA)
Thursday, July 11th at 7:30pm
Swingtime Big Band at the Astoria Park Waterfront Concert Series (Queens: Astoria)
Monday, July 22nd at 8:00pm-11:00pm
Iris Ornig Jam Session at the Kitano (Manhattan: Midtown East)
* Friday, July 26th at 8:00pm-11:00pm *
Ben Rosenblum Trio at the Kitano (Manhattan: Midtown East)
Saturday, July 27th at 5:00pm
Swingtime Big Band at Music Mountain (Music Mountain, CT)

Wednesday, July 31st-August 7th: Ben Rosenblum Midwest Tour !!

   Wednesday, July 31st, 7:00pm: Gregg Hill House Concert Series (Lansing, MI)
   Thursday, August 1st, 5:00pm: Snite Museum (Notre Dame, IN)
   Friday, August 2nd, 8:00pm: Merriman's Playhouse (South Bend, IN)
   Saturday, August 3rd, 7:00pm: Box Factory (St. Joseph, MI)
   Sunday, August 4th, 7:00pm: Cliff Bell's (Detroit, MI)
   Monday, August 5th: Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts (Milwaukee, WI)
   Tuesday, August 6th: Family Piano (Waukegan, IL)
   Wednesday, August 7th, 6:45pm: Jazz at Five - special Nebula sextet performance (Madison, WI)

August 15th-25th: Trip to Croatia with Astrid Kuljanic!
(More details TBA)

   Sunday, August 18th-Saturday, August 24th: Crescendo Jazz School - A new jazz school for all levels on the beautiful island of Cres. For more information, visit their website.
   Wednesday, August 21st-Friday, August 23rd: Crescendo Music Festival

September 5th (Details TBA):
Ben Rosenblum Trio at the Bird's Eye (Basel, Switzerland).
September 7th (Details TBA):
Ben Rosenblum Trio appearance in Geneva, Switzerland

Saturday, September 14th at 6:00pm:
Ben Rosenblum Trio at Jazz at J Bell Cellars (Yakima, WA). More info.
Sunday, September 15th
House concert (Yakima, WA). Details TBA
Saturday, September 21st (afternoon - details TBA):
Pat Bartley and J-Music Pocket Band appearance
Saturday, September 21st (evening - details TBA):
Astrid Kuljanic at Salon 33 (Princeton, NJ)
Saturday, September 28th (details TBA):
Astrid Kuljanic and Ben Rosenblum double bill at Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton, RI)

Saturday, October 5th (detail TBA):
Ben Rosenblum Trio at the Community Concerts of Greenwich (Greenwich, CT)
Thursday, October 10th (details TBA):
Ben Rosenblum Trio - evening appearance in Ottawa, Canada.
Saturday, October 26th (details TBA):
Astrid Kuljanic at the Puffin Cultural Forum (Teaneck, NJ)

Friday, December 13th (details TBA):
Ben Rosenblum Trio at the Englewood Women's Club (Englewood, NJ)
Saturday, December 14th (details TBA):
Astrid Kuljanic at the Kindred Spirits Arts Program (Milford, PA)

ben Rosenblum

Described as an "impressive talent" by All About Jazz, Ben Rosenblum is a jazz pianist, accordionist and composer based in New York City, and a recent graduate of the joint program between Columbia University and Juilliard School of Music. His work has garnered numerous awards, including the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award and two Downbeat Student Music Awards for composition and arrangement. Ben was a finalist at the 2015 American Jazz Pianist Competition in Melbourne, Florida, and at the 2016 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition in Jacksonville, Florida. He has played with the Bachiana Brasileira Orchestra at Lincoln Center (conducted by Joao Carlos Martins and featuring Dave Brubeck), as well as in Delhi, India, and at the Masten Jazz Festival (Buffalo), Richmond Jazz Festival (Richmond), Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (Maryland) and Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival (Manhattan). He has also performed at Carnegie Hall, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, the Allen Room at Lincoln Center, Ryles Jazz Club, Webster Hall, Symphony Space, The Blue Note and a host of other locations throughout the northeast. Ben has worked extensively with such jazz luminaries as Curtis Lundy, Neal Smith, Winard Harper, Wayne Escoffery and Deborah Davis, and he has shared the stage with Houston Person, Dave Stryker, Steve Nelson, TS Monk and many others. Ben is currently celebrating the release of his debut album, entitled Instead. The album has been released to critical acclaim, including 4 stars from Downbeat Magazine.

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

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