Ben Waters

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Ben Waters during a concert with The ABC & D of Boogie Woogie in Herisau (2010)

Ben Waters (* 1976 ) is a British boogie , blues and jazz - pianist .

Career

Ben Waters has his own band, a trio consisting of Waters (piano, vocals), Richard Hymas ( e-bass , vocals) and Ady Milward ( drums , vocals), sometimes supplemented by saxophonists , brass and other guest musicians.

In 2009 he founded the band The ABC & D of Boogie Woogie with pianist Axel Zwingenberger , Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts and double bass player Dave Green . The four musicians have since toured Europe several times.

In 2011 Waters released the album Boogie 4 Stu - A Tribute to Ian Stewart , with which he paid tribute to one of his role models, the pianist Ian Stewart . Charlie Watts, Dave Green, Jools Holland , PJ Harvey , Bill Wyman , Ron Wood , Keith Richards and Mick Jagger worked on the album . The piece Watching the River Flow is the first new recording since Bill Wyman's departure from the Rolling Stones , in which he can be heard together with the members of the band.

Discography (selection)

Albums

  • 1994: Take It Home - with Dave Hatfield
  • 1998: Is This Wembley? - The Ben Waters Band (Ben Waters, Chris Page, Chris Lonergan, Smudge Smith), with Chas Dickie
  • 2001: Going Nowhere Fast - with Rock Bottom
  • 2002: Shakin 'in the Makin' - with Jools Holland, Sam Kelly, Ady Milward, Chris Lonergan, Dave Swift, Derek Nash, Mark Smith, Colin John, Roger Bastable
  • 2008: Hurricane - with Richard Hymas, Ady Milward, Clive Ashley, Derek Nash, Chris Lonergan, Ed Deane
  • 2011: Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute to Ian Stewart - with Charlie Watts, Jools Holland, Dave Green, PJ Harvey, Bill Wyman, Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and others

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jools Holland: Jerry Lee Lewis to Duke Ellington: The ten greatest pianists, chosen by Jools Holland. In: MailOnline. Associated Newspapers Ltd, June 11, 2011, accessed May 16, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Ben Waters. In: benwaters.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016 (English, website from Ben Waters).
personal data
SURNAME Waters, Ben
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British boogie, blues and jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH 1976