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Ben Tweedt is a pianist, composer, arranger, and music educator based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born in Brunswick, Ohio and raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Ben began his classical training on the piano from a young age. By the beginning of his Piano Performance bachelor's degree at the University of Nebraska-Omaha at the age of 17, he began to switch his focus to improvisation and composition while actively participating in the Omaha music scene.

In 2016, Ben moved to his current home city of Cincinnati, where he works full-time as a freelance musician, performing and teaching around the region spanning many genres and playing with a variety of artists. In addition to his own projects including a piano trio and a progressive jazz fusion quartet, Ben performs regularly with other notable musicians in the region including drummer/percussionist Walfredo Reyes Jr. and guitarist Dan Wilson. Ben was also the grand prize winner of the 2019 American Jazz Pianist Competition at the Yamaha Artist Center in New York.

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Dave Frank

by Daniel Peck
August 28, 2026

Dave Frank is one of the busiest solo jazz pianists and music educators on the scene today. He is the author of the best-selling Hal Leonard book and video series, Joy of Improv and Breakthrough to Improv, was an Associate Professor of piano at Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1987-2004, and was a co-founder ...

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Ben Tweedt Trio, Set 1

by Daniel Peck
August 7, 2026

Cincinnati-based pianist Ben Tweedt is one of the Midwest's most sought-after session musicians, appearing in performances and releases from, among others, Dan Wilson, Jamey Haddad, Brandon Coleman and Walfredo Reyes, Jr. His first release leading a trio is called Life Cycle and he steps forward to put on an epic performance in support of it.

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Covert Ops

May 22, 2026

Album: Multiversal: Live at Bop Stop
By Stephen Philip Harvey
Label: Hidden Cinema Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 07:05

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Live at Radio Artifact

By Stephen Philip Harvey

Label: Hidden Cinema Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Witch Hunt; ChiTown; Lil Lady; Smash; Jay Tee; Party Song

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Multiversal: Live at Bop Stop

By Stephen Philip Harvey

Label: Hidden Cinema Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Multiversal (5:24); Covert Ops (7:05); Mind Your Weather, Weather Your Mind (7:40); Earth-Two (9:13); Men of Steel (6:52); Ain't No Sidekick (5:41); Inner Beast (7:25); Tectonic Shift (7:15); Band Intro Blues (4:26); Covert Ops (Alternate Take)(7:06); Earth-Two (Alternate Take)(8:53)

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Spike Wilner, Avishai Cohen, Bobby West & Laura Anglade

by Joe Dimino
June 29, 2025

We kick off the 912th episode of Neon Jazz with a fresh voice making waves--Laura Anglade, the enchanting singer blending deep French roots with a breezy American jazz flair, as we spin a track from her luminous 2025 album Get Out of Town. From there, it's a rich journey through the jazz landscape. We hear from ...

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