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Ben Williams

Benjamin James Williams is a native of Washington, DC. He also performs on electric bass and piano as well. His musical influence is rooted in various genres of music including jazz, hip-hop, R&B, gospel, and classical. Ben is a recent graduate of the Michigan State University School of Music where he majored in Music Education with an emphasis in Jazz, studying with Rodney Whitaker and Jack Budrow. He plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies at the Juilliard School. Ben has won several competitions and scholarship awards. He is a two-time winner of the Fish Middleton Jazz Scholarship Competition at the East Coast Jazz Festival; a two-time winner of the DC Public School Piano Competition; a 2002 recipient of the Duke Ellington Society Annual Scholarship Award

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2026

by Geoff Anderson
July 10, 2026

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2026 Aspen, Colorado June 26-27, 2026 When nourishing the soul, it is important to consume a balanced diet. Failure to draw from a wide array of musical genres can lead to ennui, shallow breathing and excessive television watching. A properly tuned soul can be an ephemeral thing, ...

Denver Jazz Fest 2026

by Geoff Anderson
April 22, 2026

Denver Jazz Fest 2026 Denver and Boulder, CO April 7-12, 2026  It's easy to get used to the lifestyle: a concert every night, and three on Saturday: eight concerts in six days. Shouldn't life be like this all the time? Well, it was for almost a week in early April around Denver ...

Winter Jazzfest 2025: The Once and Future Music

by Adam Beaudoin
April 9, 2025

Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 9-15, 2025 Impressions of A Love Supreme We are standing in a line outside the venue, waiting in the January chill to listen to nearly two dozen musicians perform and pay tribute to John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, 60 years to the month after its release. People ...

Nnenna Freelon, Roy Ayers, Roberta Flack, Saje and More

by Jua Howard
March 31, 2025

Greetings Music Family! It's finally time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got new music from Nnenna Freelon, Kate McGarry, {m: Nicole Zuraitis and Kristin Korb; and more timeless music from Roberta Flack, Roy Ayers, Säje, Ben Williams and many more. Come get lost in the music with me!Playlist Intro ...

Seamless

By Bianca Love

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Time (2021). Power To The Women (2022)

Creole Orchestra Featuring René Marie

By Etienne Charles

Label: Culture Shock Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Old School; Poison; Think Twice; I Wanna Be Evil; Holy City; Ten to One Is Murder; Centerpiece; Douens; A Shade of Jade; Colorado River Song; Stompin' at the Savoy; Take My Breath Wway; Night Train.

Blachant

By Jackie "Bouvier" Copeland

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Blachant 1; Holla; Tomorrow Love; Ghosts of Our Past; Echo; Blachant 2; Anew Love Song; First Time Ever I Saw Your Face; Brown Baby; Blachant 3; Life Jazzin’; In Her Peace; Feel Like Going On.

Michael Mayo, Mary Stallings, Kurt Elling and More

by Jua Howard
September 30, 2024

Welcome Music Family! It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! As usual, I've got a great show in store for you including a lot of new music from Kurt Elling, Michael Mayo, Jocelyn Gould, Sachal Vasandani, and Samara Joy; and plenty more timeless music from artists such as Mary Stallings, Laurie Antonioli, ...

The 20th Anniversary DC JazzFest

by Jerome Wilson
September 19, 2024

2024 DC JazzFest Potomac Riverfront Washington, DC August 31 to September 1, 2024 Being the birthplace of Duke Ellington among other things, Washington, DC has had a long tradition as a hotbed for jazz, and been the site of several ambitious jazz festivals over the years. The most prominent one currently ...