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Musician

A musician in the New York City area for over 30 years, Ben Monder has performed with a wide variety of artists, including Jack McDuff, Marc Johnson, Lee Konitz, Billy Childs, Andrew Cyrille, George Garzone, Paul Motian, Maria Schneider, and Marshall Crenshaw. He also contributed guitar parts to the last David Bowie album, "Blackstar". Ben conducts clinics and workshops around the world, and has served on the faculties of the New England Conservatory, NYU and the New School. He was the recipient of a Doris Duke Impact Award in 2014, and a Shifting Foundation grant in 2013. Ben continues to perform original music internationally in solo and trio settings, and in a long standing duo project with vocalist Theo Bleckmann

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Purposing the Air

By Ingrid Laubrock

Label: Pyrolastic Records
Released: 2025
Track listing:

CD 1:

Fay Victor & Mariel Roberts: Koan 28; Koan 13; Koan 55; Koan 15; Koan 47; Koan 11; Koan 18; Koan 37; Koan 12; Koan 38; Koan 46; Koan 39; Koan 43; Koan 35; Koan 58.

Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell: Koan 5; Koan 3; Koan 7; Koan 48; Koan 29; Koan 42; Koan 31; Koan 36; Koan 49; Koan 25; Koan 56; Koan 17; Koan 6; Koan 20; Koan 9.

CD 2:

Koan 8.

Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder: Koan 23; Koan 10; Koan 24; Koan 30; Koan 32; Koan 33; Koan 45; Koan 40; Koan 14; Koan 59; Koan 60; Koan 53; Koan 51; Koan 54.

Rachel Calloway & Ari Streisfeld: Koan 1; Koan 34; Koan 22; Koan 19; Koan 26; Koan 21; Koan 57; Koan 27; Koan 41; Koan 50; Koan 52; Koan 44; Koan 2; Koan 16; Koan 4.

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Renee Said

By Elan Mehler

Label: Newvelle Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Renee Said; Byablue; Dani's Fortress; White Cloud's Dark Sky; Wolf Orchard; Yonder Waters; Quickening; The Violence of Reason; B4 Tilt; I Should Have Prayed for Rain; Shmoon; Bloodcount

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Terra

By Phil Haynes

Label: Corner Store Jazz
Released: 2026
Track listing: Moonlit Aurora Starlit Meteor; Vision Quest Three Visitors; Skylark; Borealis Showers Dreams Dawn.

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Zeit Zirkel

By Christian Finger

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Alta Anima; Hope And Hope; Fifteen PM; Dawn Dream; Stimmung M; Frei Geist; Wellen Klang; Five Secrets I; Gentle Garden; Zeit Zirkel; Time Flows For You; Five Secrets II; Time Flows For Us.

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Don't Forget Your Guitar

By Joel Harrison

Label: AGS Recordings
Released: 2026
Track listing: I Know Now I Meant It Even Then - Emmanuel Michael and Tim Watson; Liebeslied - Wolfgang Muthspiel and Gilad Hekselman; E.Tennessee Blues - Grant Gordy and Ben Garnett; Waiting for the Raptor - Wendy Eisenberg and Anthony Pirog; Libreville - David Gilmore and Cecil Alexander; In My Life - Bill Frisell and Emmanuel Michael; The Ship Set Sail - Joel Harrison and Cindy Cashdollar; Don't Forget Your Guitar - Ben Monder and David Tronzo; Montana - Max Light and Greg Belisle-Chi; Lawns - Grant Gordy and Ben Garnett.

Article: Play This!

A Percussion Paradise Inhabited By Searing, Soaring Sensations

by Keith Flint
September 19, 2026

From its solo conga introduction to its exuberant ensemble finale, Donny McCaslin's “Soar" leads listeners along a path of tension, anticipation, and release. The pleasures of the performance are immediate, yet its full gratification is tantalizingly delayed: rhythm first, then added texture, then a gathering rush of sound as each musician finds a place ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Miki Yamanaka and Nicole Glover, Melissa Aldana and Linda May Han Oh, Christian Finger with Ralph Alessi and Ben Monder

by Hobart Taylor
August 19, 2026

Candice Hoyes, Miguel Zenon with Luis Perdomo, Nicole Mccabe with Savannah Harris and a dope Nina Simone remix. Playlist Ambrose Akinmusire / Mary Halvorson “Soundcheck" from Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch) 00:00 Ambrose Akinmusire / Mary Halvorson “Tangled Pretty" from Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch) 03:27 Host Speaks 07:51 Miguel Zenon / Luis Perdomo ...