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Ben Geyer

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Ben Geyer is a pianist, composer, and bandleader. He began to play the piano at age eight in Nashua, NH, when his parents found him playing by ear at a friend’s piano and immediately enrolled him in lessons. Ben’s extensive experience includes two years on the New York City jazz scene. He recently recorded his debut album, The Narrative, with The Ben Geyer Sextet, a New York-based ensemble which has played throughout the city and across New England. Ben’s original music often narrates the unfolding plot of a story, giving listeners a balance of the tangible and the abstract. For example, East of Eden Suite is based on John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name and tells the Biblical story of Cain and Abel

Album

The Acadian Orogeny

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Reminiscing; High Tide; Giant Steps; Movable Cogs; The Acadian Orogeny; Five-Tone Blues.

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Article: Album Review

Ben Geyer: The Acadian Orogeny

Read "The Acadian Orogeny" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Pianist Ben Geyer is currently an Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of West Georgia. Previously he taught music theory and aural skills at Oberlin College Conservatory and has a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Kentucky. Geyer's research focuses on issues of temporality (time) in jazz, ...

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Video

The Fight

Featuring the music of Ben Geyer
Duration: 3:52

The third movement of East of Eden Suite, depicting the fight between Cain and Abel. This piece is one of the tracks on The Narrative, the debut album of The Ben Geyer Sextet Robbyn Tongue - Alto Kristian Baarsvik - Tenor Benje Daneman - Trumpet Ben Geyer - Keyboard Dylan Shamat - Bass Danny Wolf - Drums
Album

The Narrative

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009

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News: Recording

Ben Geyer Sextet to Release Debut Album

Ben Geyer Sextet to Release Debut Album

The New York City-based Ben Geyer Sextet will play a series of concerts to celebrate the release of its debut album, The Narrative. They will play at Studio 99 in Geyer's Nashua, NH hometown on Feb. 11 (8:00, $10, $7 for students/seniors); The Lily Pad in Cambridge, MA on Feb. 12 (7:00, $10); The Press Room ...


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