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Ben Rosenblum

Welcome to the website of award-winning New York City jazz pianist and accordionist Ben Rosenblum.  Click on the button below to view a full schedule, scroll down to the blog to find new updates and information, or learn more about Ben's albums as a leader, including Instead, River City, Kites and Strings and A Thousand Pebbles.

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October updates!

10/7/2017

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October is turning out to be an exciting month, with a number of very cool performances both in New York City and throughout the Northeast.  Hope to see you at one of my upcoming shows:

Return to Kitano

On Tuesday, October 3rd (tomorrow!) and Tuesday, October 17th at 8pm, I will be returning to the Kitano in Midtown Manhattan (38th and Park Ave) to perform for their emerging artist solo piano series.  I did a series of solo piano performances at Kitano in April, and it was a ton of fun, so I'm very happy to be doing it again.  This month, the themes are Movie Soundtracks (Oct 3) and Free Improvisation (Oct 17).  Both are great passions for me, so I'm excited to share this music with all of you.

In addition, on Wednesday, November 1st (sets at 8pm and 10pm), I will be appearing at the Kitano with my trio featuring long-time collaborators and close friends Ben Rubens on bass and Ben Zweig on drums.  I've been playing with these two musicians as a trio for at least six years now, and it's always very special for me to be able to perform with them.  I hope to see you there!
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Astrid Kuljanic's CD Release Concert: Carnegie Hall

On Tuesday, October 24th at 8pm, I will be at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall celebrating the album release of Astrid Kuljanic's Riva.  It's been such a pleasure playing accordion in Astrid's new group, Transatlantic Exploration Company, alongside bassist Mat Muntz and percussionist Rogerio Boccato, and I cannot say enough about how creative and talented Astrid is.

This CD Release event will feature the original ensemble as well as a number of special guests, including various Balkan Folklore ensembles, Klazz-Ma-Tazz members Ben Sutin and Elijah Shiffer, Astrid's choral project (the Asaran Earth Trio) and more.  This should be a really incredible evening.  To learn more, visit Carnegie Hall's website here.

Other news

As mentioned in the previous email blast, I have a very exciting performance coming up this week on Friday, October 6th (sets at 8:00pm and 9:30pm) at An Die Musik in Baltimore, MD alongside the legendary Curtis Lundy and Eric Kennedy.  Tickets are available at this link, so if you live in the area or have any friends around there, please spread the word!  I also have my weekly Thursday residency with Curtis at Orama in Edgewater, NJ, as well as our Saturday residency at the South Fin Grill in Staten Island.  And I will be making a couple appearances on accordion in Northampton, MA alongside guitarist Michael Sheridan, including a feature concert on Friday, October 13th at the Northampton Community Music Center.

Finally, I will be doing an incredibly unique and wonderful project with acclaimed trombonist Chris Washburne at the end of the month.  Chris has been commissioned to write a brand new score to the classic silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.  The score consists of music composed in 1920-1921, the years in which the film first premiered, and we will be performing it live at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on Halloween night!  Full event info can be found here.

Thanks for reading all the way through this long email!  Hope to see you at an upcoming show, and all the best!
-Ben

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9/3/2019 02:45:00 am

I am happy to see that Ben Rosenblum is getting all the attention that he deserves. Ever since, he has this potential to make it big in music industry and I am glad to see that his love for his craft is slowly being acknowledged! Now that he is given multiple shows where he can show his greatness, I am pretty sure that he sees this as a huge opportunity to spread his message through playing piano, and I am sure that those who watch him knows this. If he will keep that attitude, I am sure that he is going to be big for the coming years ahead!

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    2023:

    January 13th at 9:30pm-1:30am
    Forró Party at Beija Flor (Queens: Long Island City)
    January 17th at 9:30pm-midnight
    Choro at St. Tuesday (Manhattan: Tribeca)

    January 19th-February 5th: Ben Rosenblum Trio Southern Tour !!

       Thursday, January 19th, 7pm: Kershaw County Arts Center (Camden, SC). More info.
       Friday, January 20th, 6:30pm: Lancaster Cultural Arts Center (Lancaster, SC). More info.
       Saturday, January 21st, 7:30pm: Chatt Hills Music (Chattahoochee Hills, GA - near Atlanta). More info. SOLD OUT
       Sunday, January 22nd, 4pm: Gainesville First UMC (Gainesville, GA). More info.
       Tuesday, January 24th, noon: Tuesdays Live (Augusta, GA). More info.
       Wednesday, January 25th, 7pm: Steinway Carolina (Greenville, SC) - solo piano! RSVP Required - email Katherine Love at klove@steinwaycarolina.com
       Thursday, January 26th, 6pm: Orangeburg County Arts Center Winter Gala (Orangeburg, SC). More info.
       Friday, January 27th, 7pm: Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church (Charleston, SC). More info.
       Saturday, January 28th, 7pm: The Hub on Canal (New Smyrna Beach, FL). More info.
       Sunday, January 29th, 4pm: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Gainesville, FL). More info.
       Tuesday, January 31st, 5:30pm: Marco Island Center for the Arts (Marco Island, FL). More info.
       Wednesday, February 1st, 7pm: Alliance for the Arts (Fort Myers, FL). More info.
       Thursday, February 2nd, 5:30pm: Highland Library (Highland Beach, FL). More info.
       Friday, February 3rd, 7:30pm: The Blue Door (Brunswick, GA). More info.
       Sunday, February 5th, 3pm: Trinity United Methodist Church (Durham, NC). More info.

    Wednesday, February 8th at 8pm-11pm
    Ben Zweig's Big Beet at Radegast (Brooklyn: Williamsburg)
    Thursday, February 9th at 6-7pm

    Ben Rosenblum and Friends Carnaval Celebration with Cesar Garibini. Flushing Library (Queens: Flushing). More info.
    Sunday, February 12th at 7pm
    Appearance with Rafael Piccolotto de Lima's Forro Sem Palavras at La Nacional (Manhattan: West Village).  More info.
    Tuesday, February 14th at 9:30pm
    Choro at St. Tuesday (Manhattan: Tribeca)
    Wednesday, February 15th at 8pm
    Jasper Dutz Ballads Project at Jane Ives Studio (Manhattan: SoHo). Tickets.
    Saturday, February 18th:
    The University of Bucknell Presents: Ephrat Asherie Dance at the Weis Center Concert Hall (Lewisburg, PA). More info.


    February 21st-26th: Ben Rosenblum Midwest Tour !!

       Tuesday, February 21st: Moriarty's (Lansing, MI) - special appearance with Jeff Shoup (trio). More info.
       Wednesday, February 22nd: Aretha's Jazz Cafe at the Music Hall (Detroit, MI) - special appearance with Shahida Nurullah (duo). More info.
       Thursday, February 23rd: Merrimans' Playhouse (South Bend, IN) - Ben Rosenblum Trio. More info.
       Friday, February 24th: Bix Beiderbecke Foundation (Davenport, IA) - Ben Rosenblum Trio. More info.
       Saturday, February 25th: Ben Rosenblum Trio at the Music on Tap Series (Jackson, MI) - Ben Rosenblum Trio. More info.
       Sunday, February 26th: Zionsville Christian Church (Zionsville, IN) - Ben Rosenblum Trio. More info.

    Tuesday, February 28th at 9:30pm
    Choro at St. Tuesday (Manhattan: Tribeca)

    ** Thursday, March 2nd at 7:30pm-10pm **
    Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project CD Release Event!
    Smalls (Manhattan: West Village)

    March 16th-19th: Ben Rosenblum Trio Bay Area Tour !!


       Thursday, March 16th: Soper Reese Theatre (Lakeport, CA). More info.
       Friday, March 17th: Libretto (Paso Robles, CA). More info.
       Saturday, March 18th: Sound Room (Oakland, CA). More info.
       Sunday, March 19th: White Barn (St. Helena, CA). More info.

    March 24th-26th: Astrid Kuljanic Bay Area Tour !!

       Friday, March 24th: The MACC (Rancho Cordova, CA). More info.
       Saturday, March 25th: Red Poppy Art House (San Francisco, CA)
       Sunday, March 26th: Soper Reese Theatre (Lakeport, CA). More info.

    Sunday, May 21st:
    Laura Anglade at the Jazz Forum (Tarrytown, NY)

    July 13th (Details TBA)
    ​Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project at the Erickson Center for the Arts (Curtis, MI)

    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.

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