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"The only truth is music." - Jack Kerouac

Ben Monder

A musician in the New York area for 30 years, Ben Monder has performed with a wide variety of artists, including Jack McDuff, Marc Johnson, Lee Konitz, George Garzone, Paul Motian, Guillermo Klein, and Maria Schneider. He has conducted clinics and workshops around the world, and served on the faculty of the New England Conservatory from 2002-2005. He was also the recipient of a Doris Duke Artist Award in 2014. Ben continues to perform original music internationally with his own quartet, trio, and in an ongoing duo project with vocalist Theo Bleckmann. He has appeared on over 130 CDs as a sideman, and has released 5 as a leader: Hydra (Sunnyside, 2013), Oceana (Sunnyside, 2005), Excavation (Arabesque, 2000), Dust (Arabesque, 1997), and Flux (Songlines,1995).

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Complex Emotions
The Bad Plus
Complex Emotions (translucent cobalt blue vinyl)
The Bad Plus
Caught in the Rhythm
Benjamin Boone
Odd Wisdom
Diego Pinera
Without Dimensions
Júlia Karosi ft. Ben Monder
Epoch
Dan McCarthy
Pocket Rhapsody
Frank Woeste
Hand to mouth
Dan Willis
Forgotten dreams
Dave Pietro