Ben talks about his amazing experience working with Bowie, and how he got the gig… creating a new “genre” of music with Theo Bleckmann, being more aggressive, why he looks to get out of his comfort zone as often as possible, more. Great convo with a very cool and sincere guy
One of the most well-respected New York City jazz and improvisational guitarists, for over 30 years… Ben played guitar on David Bowie’s last album, “Blackstar.” He’s performed with Jack McDuff, Marc Johnson, Lee Konitz, Billy Childs, Andrew Cyrille, George Garzone, Paul Motian, Maria Schneider, Marshall Crenshaw & others