Ben Williams and Sound Effect
Monday, March 12th
9:00pm SHOW. FOR 7:00pm CLICK HERE

The bassist/composer leads a quartet comprised of saxophonist Jaleel Shaw (Roy Haynes), Fender Rhodes player and acoustic pianist Christian Sands (Christian McBride), and drummer John Davis(Cassandra Wilson).
 
A Washington D.C. native, Williams grew up listening to a diverse range of sounds including jazz, hip-hop, R&B, gospel, and classical, which can all be heard in his music. Williams remarks,
"There's never a dull moment in jazz; you're always discovering something new. There's always something to be done that hasn't been done yet."
 
He is an esteemed student of music, graduating from the Duke Ellington School of Music and receiving a B.A. in Music Education at Michigan State University. Williams is pursuing a Master's degree in Jazz Studies at the illustrious Juilliard School. He has performed and worked with musicians such as: Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Roy Hargrove, Mulgrew Miller, Cyrus Chestnut, Ron Blake, Rodney Whitaker, Stefon Harris, Karriem Riggins, and many others. Williams was recently announced as iTunes "Jazz Breakthrough Artist of 2011."

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