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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:

    September 8th-13th: Deborah Davis Texas Tour. More info.

       
    Friday, September 8th: The Kitchen Cafe (Richardson, Texas)
       Saturday, September 9th: The Freeman Cajun Cafe (Dallas, Texas)
       Sunday, September 10th: The Urban Arts Center (South Dallas, Texas)
       Tuesday, September 12th: Parker's Jazz Club (Austin, Texas). More info.
       Wednesday, September 13th: Eastfield College (Mesquite, Texas)

    Friday, September 15th:
    Astrid Kuljanic at Red Poppy Art House (Oakland, CA). More info.
    Sunday, September 17th at 5:30pm:
    Livio Almeida Dectet at Birdland (Manhattan: Midtown West). More info.
    Thursday, September 21st at 6pm:
    Ben Rosenblum and Ben Sutin Duo - Jewish Music Celebration at Flushing Library (Queens: Flushing). More info.

    Friday, September 22nd:
    Laura Anglade at Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown, NY). More info.
    Sunday, September 24th:
    Ben Rosenblum Trio with Laura Anglade at Mezzrow (Manhattan: West Village). More info.
    Tuesday, September 26th at 9:30pm-midnight

    Choro Saints at St. Tuesday (Manhattan: TriBeCa)
    Thursday, September 28th:
    Laura Anglade at Jazz at Main (Mt. Kisco, NY). More info.
    Friday, September 29th:
    Laura Anglade at Phippsburg Congregational Church (Phippsburg, ME). More info.
    Saturday, September 30th:
    Rickie Lee Jones at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. More info.

    Monday, October 2nd:
    Masterclass at Concordia University with Laura Anglade (Montreal, CA)
    Tuesday, October 3rd:
    ​Laura Anglade at Steinway Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada). More info.
    Wednesday, October 4th at noon:
    Ben Rosenblum Trio at Southminster United Church (Ottawa, Canada). More info.
    Friday, October 6th:
    Appearance at Upstairs Jazz (Montreal, Canada). More info.
    Saturday, October 7th:
    Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project at the Jazz Room (Kitchner-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada). More info.
    Sunday, October 8th:
    Laura Anglade at Annette Studios (Toronto, Canada). More info.
    October 10th-13th:
    Appearance with Malpaso Dance at the Joyce Theater. More info.
    Tuesday, October 10th at 9:30pm-midnight

    Choro Saints at St. Tuesday (Manhattan: TriBeCa)
    Monday, October 16th:
    Ephrat Asherie Dance at the Cervantino Festival (Guanajuato, Mexico). More info.
    Wednesday, October 18th:
    Rickie Lee Jones at the Roxy Theatre (Los Angeles, CA). More info.
    Saturday, October 21st:
    Dan White at LunAtico (Brooklyn: Crown Heights)
    Tuesday, October 24th at 9:30pm-midnight

    Choro Saints at St. Tuesday (Manhattan: TriBeCa)

    Friday, October 27th-Sunday, October 29th: Ben Rosenblum Trio Mini-Tour: Tennessee/Kentucky

       Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th: Rudy's Jazz Room (Nashville, TN). More info.
       Sunday, October 29th, 4pm: Ascension Lutheran Church (Louisville, KY)

    Tuesday, November 7th at 6pm:
    Ben Sutin Quartet at Shapeshifter Lab (Brooklyn: Park Slope)
    Tuesday, November 7th at 9:30pm-midnight
    Choro Saints at St. Tuesday (Manhattan: TriBeCa)
    Wednesday, November 15th:
    Cynthia Sayer at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center (Sarasota, FL)
    Friday, November 17th-Sunday, November 19th:
    ​Cynthia Sayer at the Suncoast Jazz Festival (Clearwater, FL)
    Tuesday, November 21st at 9:30pm-midnight
    Choro Saints at St. Tuesday (Manhattan: TriBeCa)

    Saturday, December 2nd at 7:30pm:
    Ben Rosenblum Trio - The Autumn Salon (Brooklyn: Red Hook). Tickets required.

    February 22nd-March 1st: Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project Southern Tour
    (more dates may be added)

       Thursday, February 22nd: Timucua Arts Foundation (Orlando, FL)
       Friday, February 23rd: The Moss Center (Miami, FL)
       Saturday, February 24th: University of Tampa (Tampa, FL)
       Sunday, February 25th: Penney Farms (Penney Farms, FL)
       Monday, February 26th: Private event in Naples, FL
       Tuesday, February 27th: Marco Island Center for the Arts (Marco Island, FL)
       Friday, March 1st: Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church (Charleston, SC)
       Saturday, March 2nd: Lancaster Cultural Arts Center (Lancaster, SC)

    Friday, March 8th-Sunday, March 10th: Astrid Kuljanic Bay Area Mini-Tour

       Friday, March 8th: The MACC (Rancho Cordova, CA)
       Saturday, March 9th: White Barn (St. Helena, CA)
       Sunday, March 10th: Maybeck Recital Hall (Berkeley, CA)

    Friday, April 5th-Sunday, April 14th: Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project West Coast Tour 
    (More dates to be announced!)

       Saturday, April 6th: San Luis Obispo Jazz Federation (San Luis Obispo, CA)
       Sunday, April 7th: Encinitas Library (Encinitas, CA)
    ​   Wednesday, April 10th: Soper Reese Theatre (Lakeport, CA)
       Thursday, April 11th: The Sound Room (Oakland, CA)
       Sunday, April 14th: Marine View Presbyterian Church (Tacoma, WA)

    Friday, April 19th:
    Laura Anglade at The Cooperage Project (Honesdale, PA)
    Saturday, April 20th:
    Laura Anglade at The Jazz Loft (Stony Brook, NY - Long Island)

    Wednesday, May 15th
    ​Ephrat Asherie Dance at UC Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA). More info.

    Saturday, September 14th:
    Ben Rosenblum Trio at the Community School of Music and Arts (Mountain View, CA). 

    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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