Ben Williams (musician)
Benjamin James "Ben" Williams (* around 1985 in Washington, DC ) is an American jazz musician ( double bass , electric bass , also piano ).
Live and act
Williams graduated from Michigan State University School of Music and graduated from Davey Yarborough's jazz program from Duke Ellington School of the Arts . In New York he worked a. a. with Wynton Marsalis , Terence Blanchard , Mulgrew Miller , Cyrus Chestnut , Stefon Harris , Hamiet Bluiett , James Williams , Bobby Watson , Winard Harper , Buster Williams , John Hicks , Anthony Wonsey and Herbie Hancock . In 2011 he released his debut album State of Art on Concord Records , which combines the jazz of his hometown with R&B, hip-hop and soul influences. He was accompanied by Marcus Strickland (saxophone), Matthew Stevens (guitar), Gerald Clayton (piano) and Jamire Williams (drums). He is currently working with his formation Sound Effect . He also recorded with Marcus Strickland ( Of Song ) and Jacky Terrasson ( Push ). He also played in Sing The Truth , the joint project of Angélique Kidjo , Cécile McLorin Salvant and Lizz Wright . In 2020 he released the album I'm a Man: Mentals .
Prizes and awards
Williams twice won the Fish Middleton Jazz Scholarship competition at the East Coast Jazz Festival ; he was also twice winner of the DC Public School Piano Competition and in 2002 received the Duke Ellington Society Annual Scholarship Award . In 2009 he won the Thelonious Monk Competition for Bass with an interpretation of Oscar Pettiford's Tricotism and a duo version of Caravan with vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater . In 2015 he won the Down Beat Critic Polls in the Rising Star category.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Portrait at All About Jazz ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Report at NPR Jazz - A Blog Supreme (2011)
- ↑ 'A product of our environment:' Ben Williams strives to make music of the moment - Interview with Ben Williams in Capitalbop (2011)
- ^ Matt Schudel: Ben Williams Wins the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition (2009) in The Washington Post
- ↑ Evan Haga: DC Native Ben Williams Wins Monk Bass Competition (2009) in JazzTimes
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Williams, Ben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Benjamin James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (double bass, electric bass, also piano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |