Ben Monder
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Biography
Monder attended the University of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians including Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings...
, Toots Thielmans, Paul Motian
Paul Motian
Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups...
and Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider (musician)
Maria Schneider is an American arranger, composer, and big-band leader who has won multiple awards. In 2005, her album Concert in the Garden won a Grammy for "Best Large Ensemble Album"...
.
In 1995 he recorded his debut album, "Flux", featuring drummer Jim Black
Jim Black
Jim Black is a jazz drummer who has performed with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas, among others. He attended Berklee College of Music....
and bassist Drew Gress
Drew Gress
Drew Gress is an American jazz double-bassist and composer born in Trenton, New Jersey, raised in the Philadelphia area, and currently based in New York City.-Biography:...
.
As a leader
| Artist | Title | Label | Year |
| Ben Monder with Bill McHenry | Bloom | Blue Music Group | 2009 |
| Ben Monder | Oceana | Sunnyside Sunnyside Records Sunnyside Records is an American jazz record label.Sunnyside was founded in 1982 by Francois Zalacain and Christine Berthet. Its early releases consisted primarily of piano solo material and ensembles without drums, but in later years has broadened its selection of material.-Artists who have... |
2005 |
| Ben Monder | Excavation | Arabesque Arabesque Records Arabesque Records is an American classical and jazz record label.Arabesque began as a classical music subsidiary of the Caedmon company. In 1988, Marvin Reiss and Ward Botsford bought the company, turning it into an independent, and continued releasing classical until 1992, when it switched focuses... |
2000 |
| Ben Monder with Theo Bleckmann Theo Bleckmann Theo Bleckmann is a vocalist and composer.-Biography:Theo Bleckmann is a jazz singer and new music composer, he was GRAMMY NOMINATED and received the ECHO award in 2010... |
No Boat | Songlines | 1997 |
| Ben Monder | Dust | Arabesque | 1997 |
| Ben Monder | Flux | Songlines | 1995 |
As a sideman
| Artist | Title | Label | Year |
| Mika Pohjola Mika Pohjola Mika Pohjola is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer, who resides in New York City. He is one of the most prolific Scandinavian jazz musicians in his generation.-Childhood in Helsinki, Finland 1971-87:... |
Northern Sunrise | Blue Music Group | 2009 |
| Mika Pohjola Mika Pohjola Mika Pohjola is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer, who resides in New York City. He is one of the most prolific Scandinavian jazz musicians in his generation.-Childhood in Helsinki, Finland 1971-87:... / Miguel Zenón Miguel Zenon Miguel Zenón is an alto saxophonist, composer and bandleader.-Biography:Miguel Zenón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While studying at the Escuela Libre de Musica in San Juan, he won a scholarship to the “Berklee in Puerto Rico” program of the Berklee College of Music and a scholarship to... |
Still Alive | Blue Music Group | 2008 |
| Jerome Sabbagh | Pogo | Sunny Side | 2007 |
| Paul Motian Paul Motian Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups... Band |
Garden of Eden Garden of Eden (album) Garden of Eden is an album by jazz drummer Paul Motian recorded in 2004 and released on the ECM label in 2005.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Motian has been on a creative and compositional tear, and has been since the mid-'80s... |
ECM Records | 2006 |
| Tim Ries | The Rolling Stones Project | Concord Concord Jazz Concord Jazz is a subsidiary of Concord Records, owned by Concord Music Group.-Dozens of albums:*Charlie Byrd*Ruby Braff*Dave McKenna*Marian McPartland*Rosemary Clooney*Scott Hamilton*Tito Puente*George Shearing*Gene Harris*Mel Tormé*Monty Alexander... |
2005 |
| Julia Dollison | Observatory | Like So Music | 2005 |
| Charles Pillow | Pictures At An Exhibition | Artistshare | 2005 |
| Guillermo Klein Guillermo Klein Guillermo Klein is an Argentine pianist and composer.He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1994, and throughout the 1990s held a residency at Smalls, a jazz club in New York City. Known for his highly original harmonic and stylistic concepts, Klein has garnered much respect from the jazz... Y Los Guachos |
Live In Barcelona | Fresh Sound Fresh Sound Fresh Sound, or Fresh Sound New Talent, is a Spanish jazz label based in Barcelona, specializing in American jazz music.Fresh Sound was founded in 1983 as a reissue label for 1950s jazz... |
2005 |
| Ted Poor Quartet | All Around | Trier Records | 2004 |
| Joshua Douglas Smith | Unstuck In Time | Steeplechase SteepleChase Records SteepleChase Records is a jazz record label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time... |
2004 |
| New Talent Orchestra | The Sound Of New York Jazz Underground | Fresh Sound New Talent | 2004 |
| Maria Schneider | Concert in the Garden | Artistshare | 2004 |
| Rebecca Martin | People Behave Like Ballads | Maxjazz | 2004 |
| Jerome Sabbagh | North | Fresh Sound New Talent | 2004 |
| Rathbun-Howard Quintet | Days Before And After | Fresh Sound New Talent | 2004 |
| Ruper Ordorika | Kantuok Jartzen Ditut | Metak | 2003 |
| Josh Roseman Josh Roseman Josh Roseman is an American jazz trombonist.Roseman was born in Boston, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Roseman toured Jamaica with The Skatalites and in Australia with the Christopher Hale Ensemble... Unit |
Treats for the Nightwalker | Enja Enja Records Enja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971.... |
2003 |
| Pablo Ablanedo | Alegria | Fresh Sound New Talent | 2003 |
| Erik Jekabson | Intersection | Fresh Sound New Talent | 2003 |
| John O'Gallagher | Abacus | Arabesque | 2003 |
| Navarrete-Baeza | Juego De Niños | BAU | 2003 |
| Patrick Zimmerli/Octurn | The Book of Hours | Songlines | 2002 |
| Guillermo Klein | Los Guachos III | Sunnyside | 2002 |
| Gerald Cleaver | Adjust | Fresh Sound New Talent | 2002 |
| Taylor Haskins | Wake Up Call | Fresh Sound New Talent | 2002 |
| John Hollenbeck | No Images | CRI Blueshift | 2002 |
| Mika Pohjola Mika Pohjola Mika Pohjola is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer, who resides in New York City. He is one of the most prolific Scandinavian jazz musicians in his generation.-Childhood in Helsinki, Finland 1971-87:... |
Landmark | Change Records | 2002 |
| Paul Motian Paul Motian Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups... & the E.B.B.B. |
Holiday for Strings Holiday for Strings (Paul Motian album) Holiday for Strings is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2002. The album is the group's sixth release.-Reception:... |
Winter & Winter Winter & Winter Winter & Winter is a Munich-based record label that specializes in jazz and improvised music. Stefan Winter, also the founder of the now-defunct JMT Records, is the founder and executive producer of Winter & Winter... |
2001 |
| Paul Motian & the E.B.B.B. | Europe Europe (Paul Motian album) Europe is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2000. The album is the group's fifth release following Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band , Reincarnation of a Love Bird , Flight of the Blue Jay and Play Monk and Powell... |
Winter & Winter | 2001 |
| Josh Roseman Josh Roseman Josh Roseman is an American jazz trombonist.Roseman was born in Boston, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Roseman toured Jamaica with The Skatalites and in Australia with the Christopher Hale Ensemble... |
Cherry | Enja | 2001 |
| Tim Ries | Alternate Side | Criss Cross Jazz Criss Cross Jazz Criss Cross Jazz is a Dutch jazz record label, specializing in American jazz.Criss Cross was founded in 1980 by Gerry Teekens, a drummer and German professor. The label, which releases about 20 albums per year, is noted for its simple, block-color cover art... |
2001 |
| Theo Bleckmann | Origami | Songlines | 2001 |
| Ruper Ordorika | Hurrengo Goizean | Metak | 2001 |
| Charles Pillow | In This World | Summit | 2001 |
| Dan Willis | Hand To Mouth | A | 2001 |
| Miguel Zenón | Looking Forward | Fresh Sound | 2001 |
| Antonio Arnedo | Colombia | MTM | 2001 |
| Patrick Zimmerli Ensemble | Expansion | Songlines | 2000 |
| André White Band | Signal | Cornerstone | 2000 |
| Prism Quartet | Real Standard Time | Innova | 2000 |
| Bill McHenry Quartet Featuring Paul Motian | Music Has Meaning | Fresh Sound | 2000 |
| Frank Kimbrough | Noumena | Soul Note | 2000 |
| Donny McCaslin Donny McCaslin Donny McCaslin is an American jazz saxophonist.McCaslin's father was a vibraphonist, and he played in his father's ensemble at the age of twelve. He had his own group in high school which played three years at the Monterey Jazz Festival. He studied under Paul Contos and Brad Hecht, both of whom... |
Seen From Above | Arabesque | 2000 |
| Maria Schneider Maria Schneider (musician) Maria Schneider is an American arranger, composer, and big-band leader who has won multiple awards. In 2005, her album Concert in the Garden won a Grammy for "Best Large Ensemble Album"... |
Allegresse | Enja | 2000 |
| Guillermo Klein | Los Guachos II | Sunnyside | 1999 |
| Renzi/Weinstein Quartet | Fresh Sound | 1999 | |
| Gorka Benitez Trio | Fresh Sound | 1999 | |
| Bill McHenry | Graphic | Fresh Sound | 1998 |
| Reid Anderson Reid Anderson Reid Anderson is a bassist and composer originally from Minnesota. Anderson is best known for his work in The Bad Plus with pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer Dave King... |
The Vastness Of Space | Fresh Sound | 1998 |
| Dan Willis Quartet | A | 1998 | |
| Barney McAll Barney McAll Barney McAll is a jazz pianist and composer.Barney McAll completed a Bachelor of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, studying with pianists Paul Grabowsky, Tony Gould and Mike Nock and with guitarist Doug Devries.He moved to New York City from Australia in 1997 to join... |
Widening Circles | AIJA | 1998 |
| Jon Gordon | Currents | Double Time | 1998 |
| Andy Parsons/Gene Lewin | Fundamentia | Igmod | 1998 |
| Steve LaSpina Steve LaSpina Steven Frank LaSpina is an American jazz bassist. He plays both upright and electric bass.LaSpina was born in Wichita Falls, Texas; his father and grandfather both played in dance bands. He attended the University of Illinois and DePaul University, and first began playing professionally in Chicago... Quintet |
Distant Dream | Steeplechase | 1998 |
| Chris Cheek Chris Cheek Chris Cheek is an American jazz saxophonist. He has worked as a sideman on more than sixty albums in his career, and has been bandleader of four critically acclaimed solo albums.-Biography:Cheek was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri... |
A Girl Named Joe | Fresh Sound | 1998 |
| Drew Gress Drew Gress Drew Gress is an American jazz double-bassist and composer born in Trenton, New Jersey, raised in the Philadelphia area, and currently based in New York City.-Biography:... & Jagged Sky |
Heyday | Soul Note | 1998 |
| Bill McHenry | Rest Stop | Fresh Sound | 1998 |
| Dave's True Story | Sex Without Bodies | Chesky | 1998 |
| Antonio Arnedo | Encuentros | MTM | 1998 |
| Peter Brainin/Steve Johns | Ceremony | Cat's Paw | 1998 |
| Ruper Ordorika | Dabilen Harria | Nuevos Medios | 1998 |
| Jochen Rueckert | Introduction | Jazzline | 1998 |
| Michael Leonhart Glub | Glub Vol.11 | Sunnyside | 1997 |
| Heinrich Köbberling/Matt Renzi | Pisces | Nabel | 1997 |
| Tim Ries | Universal Spirits | Criss Cross | 1997 |
| Antonio Arnedo | Origenes | MTM | 1997 |
| Charles Pillow | Currents | A | 1997 |
| Remi Bolduc | Fable | Silence | 1996 |
| Dave Pietro | Forgotten Dreams | A | 1996 |
| New York Guitar Trio | Setting the Standard | Midi | 1996 |
| Antonio Arnedo | Travesia | MTM | 1996 |
| Maria Schneider Maria Schneider (musician) Maria Schneider is an American arranger, composer, and big-band leader who has won multiple awards. In 2005, her album Concert in the Garden won a Grammy for "Best Large Ensemble Album"... |
Coming About | Enja | 1996 |
| Chris Dahlgren | Slow Commotion | Koch | 1996 |
| Patrick Zimmerli Ensemble | Explosion | Songlines | 1995 |
| Ruper Ordorika | So'Ik So' | Nuevos Medios | 1995 |
| Tim Ries | Imaginary Time | Moo | 1995 |
| David Binney | The Luxury of Guessing | AudioQuest Music | 1995 |
| Maria Schneider Maria Schneider (musician) Maria Schneider is an American arranger, composer, and big-band leader who has won multiple awards. In 2005, her album Concert in the Garden won a Grammy for "Best Large Ensemble Album"... |
Evanescence | Enja | 1994 |
| Marguerite Jeunimann | By Whose Standards | Invisible Music | 1994 |
| Marc Johnson | Right Brain Patrol | JMT | 1992 |