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ANDREW HILL “DIVINE REVELATION” BLUIETT “YOUNG WARRIOR, OLD WARRIOR” New York, July 10, 1975Snake hip waltz, East 9th Street, July 10thJimmy Vass (sop,as,fl) Andrew Hill (p) Chris White (b) Leroy Williams (d) LUTHER ALLISON “I OWE IT ALL TO YOU” c. 2023 I owe it all to you, Say Dr. J., Things we used to sayLuther Allison (p) Boris Kozlov (b) Zach Adleman (dr) JOE LA BARBERA “WORLD TRAVELERS” Sam First de Los Ángeles, 2022Blue Notes, Landmarks Along The Way, It's a Big Wide Wonderful WorldClay Jenkins (t) Bob Sheppard (tenor saxophone) Bill Cunliffe (piano) Jonathan Richards (bass) Joe La Barbera (dr) Continue reading Puro Jazz 24 de octubre, 2024 at PuroJazz.

ANDREW HILL “DIVINE REVELATION” BLUIETT “YOUNG WARRIOR, OLD WARRIOR” New York, July 10, 1975Snake hip waltz, East 9th Street, July 10thJimmy Vass (sop,as,fl) Andrew Hill (p) Chris White (b) Leroy Williams (d) LUTHER ALLISON “I OWE IT ALL TO YOU” c. 2023 I owe it all to you, Say Dr. J., Things we used to sayLuther Allison (p) Boris Kozlov (b) Zach Adleman (dr) JOE LA BARBERA “WORLD TRAVELERS” Sam First de Los Ángeles, 2022Blue Notes, Landmarks Along The Way, It's a Big Wide Wonderful WorldClay Jenkins (t) Bob Sheppard (tenor saxophone) Bill Cunliffe (piano) Jonathan Richards (bass) Joe La Barbera (dr) Continue reading Puro Jazz 24 de octubre, 2024 at PuroJazz.

Hoy vamos a abordar el primer trabajo de uno de los músicos más brillantes e influyentes desde los años 70s hasta la actualidad, el bajista, compositor y arreglista Jaco Pastorius, un músico extraordinario que tuvo una carrera demasiado corta que desembocó en un triste final. El disco se llamó Jaco Pastorius y fue editado en el año 1976 y en él aparecen algunos de los mas grandes músicos de una época plagada de músicos geniales entre los cuales podremos escuchar a los saxofonistas Wayne Shorter, David Sanborn y Michael Brecker, el teclista Herbie Hancock, el trompetista Randy Brecker, el flautista Hubert Laws o el percusionista Don Alias por solo comentar unos cuantos. TRACKS / CREDITS "Donna Lee" (Charlie Parker or Miles Davis) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass Don Alias – congas 2. "Come On, Come Over" (featuring Sam & Dave) (Jaco Pastorius, Bob Herzog) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass Don Alias – congas Herbie Hancock – Hohner clavinet, Fender Rhodes electric piano Narada Michael Walden – drums, Sam Moore – vocals Dave Prater – vocals Randy Brecker – trumpet, Ron Tooley – trumpet Peter Graves – bass trombone David Sanborn – alto sax Michael Brecker – tenor sax Howard Johnson – baritone sax 3. "Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano Alex Darqui – Fender Rhodes electric piano Lenny White – drums Don Alias – congas 4. "Kuru/Speak Like a Child" (Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass Herbie Hancock – piano Don Alias – congas, bongos Bobby Economou – drums David Nadien, Harry Lookofsky,Paul Gershman, Joe Malin, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon – violines Stewart Clarke, Manny Vardi, Julian Barber – violas Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Beverly Lauridsen – cellos Michael Gibbs – string arrangement 5. "Portrait of Tracy" (Jaco Pastorius) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass 6. "Opus Pocus" (Jaco Pastorius) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass Wayne Shorter – soprano sax Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano Othello Molineau, Leroy Williams – steel drums Lenny White – drums Don Alias – percussion 7. "Okonkole Y Trompa" (Jaco Pastorius, Don Alias) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass Peter Gordon – French horn Don Alias – okonkolo, iya, congas, afuche 8. "(Used to Be a) Cha Cha" (Jaco Pastorius) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass Hubert Laws – piccolo, flute Herbie Hancock – piano Lenny White – drums Don Alias – congas 9. "Forgotten Love" (Jaco Pastorius) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass Herbie Hancock – piano David Nadien, Harry Lookofsky, Paul Gershman, Joe Malin, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollinkoff, Arnold Black – violines Stewart Clarke, Manny Vardi, Julian Barber, Al Brown – violas Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Beverly Lauridsen, Alan Shulman – cellos Richard Davis ,Homer Mensch – bass Michael Gibbs – string arrangement, conductor Bonus tracks on the 2007 reissue 10. "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha" (alternate take, previously unreleased) (Jaco Pastorius) 11. "6/4 Jam" (previously unreleased) Jaco Pastorius – electric bass Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano Lenny White – drums Don Alias – congas

It's the last Legal Brief of the month, so you know what that means! Justine and Amanda tell you about all the people added to The National Exoneration Registry."The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. The Registry provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989—cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence of innocence. The Registry also maintains a more limited database of known exonerations prior to 1989."For more information of the National Registry of Exonerations:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspxReynaldo Munoz: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6166Nancy Smith:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6176Joseph Allen :https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6175David Faulkner: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6178Ernest Green: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6184Vincent Simmons: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6146Theodore Wilkins, Rasaan Shannon, John Williams, Joseph Wright, Leroy Williams, Walter Thomas, Anthony Wright, Christopher Turner were the new victims of Srg Dickhead Watts, that were added to the registry since last month. A summary of Watts' crimes against them can be found here: https://exonerations.newkirkcenter.uci.edu/groups/group-exonerations/illinois-2016*Donations can be sent to Walking in The Light Prison Ministry, PO Box 340105, Tampa, FL 33623

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Show Notes: October 10-11-2021 Calendar Wed Oct 13 Windgate Museum of Art's Gay Chorus Deep South Film Screening and Panel Discussion Regular events: Bear's Den, Library storytime, Hatchet BBQ, Farmers' markets, Need your events for the holidays. Halloween / Festivals, November and December events- get them in. Weekly Shoutout: Musicians! - Leroy Williams - the sax player New at Conway Scene Recent - Barham's Ozark Beef Coming - Meet your Barista from Zeteo Until next week, I bid you adieu

Historian Jen Manion joins Tristan Taormino to discuss her new book Female Husbands: A Trans History. How did some people assigned female at birth began living their lives as men in the 18th and 19th Centuries? Manion did extensive research on primary source materials including marriage certificates, census records, court documents, local and national and newspapers. In their book, Manion introduces us to the lives of U.K. female husbands Charles Hamilton, Henry Fielding, James Howe, James Gray, Samuel Bunday, William Chandler, Robert Shurtliff, James Allen, and Henry Stoake. We learn about George Wilson, John Smith, Albert Guelph, Joseph Lobdell, Frank Dubois, Samuel Pollard, Leroy Williams, and John A. Whittman in the United States. What did class and wealth have to do with the ability to trans gender? What do we know about the women who married female husbands? What happened when female husbands were discovered to be assigned female at birth? What role did the institution of marriage, medicine, the legal system, and the media play in shaping their lives and the narratives about them? How did their communities make sense of them trans-ing gender? How did attitudes during this time take root and influence ideas about sex, gender, and sexual orientation that persisted? How does this book fit into the study of LGBTQIA+ histories? Jen Manion is Associate Professor of History at Amherst College. She is a social and cultural historian whose work examines the role of gender and sexuality in American life. Manion is author of Liberty’s Prisoners: Carceral Culture in Early America which received the inaugural Mary Kelley Best Book Prize from the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. Their most recent book, Female Husbands: A Trans History was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Manion has published dozens of essays for popular and scholarly audiences and serves on the editorial boards of Amherst College Press, Early American Studies, and The William and Mary Quarterly. She is currently chair of the OAH Committee on the Status of LGBTQ Historians & Histories.

Sonny Landreth (Blacktop Run); Popa Chubby (If You're Looking For Trouble); Midnite Johnny (Hello Trouble); Robert Cray (Anything You Want); Albert King (Had You Told It Like It Was); Leroy Williams, Willie Brown and Fiddlin' Joe Martin (Uncle Sam Done Called); Artur Menezes (Give My Money Back); Albert Ammons (Easy Rider Blues); Jimmy Yancey (Steady Rock Blues); Long John Hunter (V-8 Ford); Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges (V8 Ford); Dennis Gruenling (My Little Machine); Fruteland Jackson (Good As Your Last Dollar); D.A. Foster (This Time I'm Gone For Good); Champion Jack Dupree (Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well).

In today’s episode, we’re speaking with drummer and composer Charles Goold. We discussed the early musical influences of his father and Leroy Williams, among others, his time at Temple University, Berklee College of Music, and Juilliard, his experiences playing with Johnny O’Neal, how he balanced being a full-time student at Juilliard with being a working musician, the importance of quality presentation in addition to quality performance, why you should keep an open mind about taking gigs outside your comfort zone, the dangers of underestimating your audience, the two most important things for creating a diverse musical portfolio, and more. Support the Podcast: https://berniesbootlegs.com/supportConnect with Charles:Website: http://www.charlesgooldmusic.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckgeezy/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharlesGooldDrums/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/1989dnbConnect with Bernie's Bootlegs:Website: http://berniesbootlegs.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berniesbootlegsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/berniesbootlegsTwitter: https://twitter.com/berniesbootlegsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/berniesbootlegs1Email: berniesbootlegs@gmail.comSupport the show (http://berniesbootlegs.com/support)

1.12! Business of Thursday Health.Well.Fit. Guests: Kimberly Brown - Gospel recording artist & creator of 'Get Up Get Moving' challenge talks about her recent 2nd guest appearance on Dr. OZ. My guest host - The Comedian Bruce Leroy Williams. Get Ready to laugh yourself to a healthly lifestyle. We'll talk about it all. Williams is a sought out Fitness professional, Safety and Health Specialist and Photographer. He's w/us 1.5,12,19,26. GMSbuzz & Guest Contact:  www.50DaysofWater.com www.50DAYSOFWATER.COM/50daysvegan  *Sun., 2PM/4PM, Bruce Leroy Williams|Instructor - Yoga Class for Beginners & Experienced - South Mpls, 2929 - 4th Ave S; Tues, North Mpls, 6-8PM New Rules, 2015 Lowry Ave N.  *March 24-25 2017 Entrepreneurs of Color Conference & Recognition -  Get ready for our conference. Location: University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) and Minneapolis Urban League.  SBBMS Music Playlist: Kimberly Brown (producer Robbie Rob) "Get Up Get Moving" ***Show Intro MusicClip Credit: MaryMary "Go Get It" Guest/Programming Booking Request: gracemediaservices@yahoo.com Send us your questions/comments before, during, after the broadcast. Join us on Twitter@GMNetwork, Facebook@GMNLiveTv, YouTube@GMNLiveTv or Instagram@GMNLiveTv -- To receive your eMail Reminder - above Click 'Follow' SB Barber Morning Show with Apostle Shena SB Barber, produced by ShenaBarber.com and presented by GRACE Media Network -the Legacy Station.

1.12! Business of Thursday Health.Well.Fit. He's Back - Apostle SB Barber & expert Bruce Leroy Williams The Comedian. Get Ready to laugh yourself to a healthly lifestyle. We'll talk about it all. Bruce Leroy Williams is a sought out Fitness professional, Safety and Health Specialist and Photographer. GMSbuzz & Guest Contact: www.50DaysofWater.com www.50DAYSOFWATER.COM/50daysvegan  *Sun., 2PM/4PM, Bruce Leroy Williams|Instructor - Yoga Class for Beginners & Experienced - South Mpls, 2929 - 4th Ave S; Tues, North Mpls, 6-8PM New Rules, 2015 Lowry Ave N.  *March 24-25 2017 Entrepreneurs of Color Conference & Recognition -  Get ready for our conference. Location: University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) and Minneapolis Urban League.  Guest/Programming Booking Request: gracemediaservices@yahoo.com Send us your questions/comments before, during, after the broadcast. Join us on Twitter@GMNetwork, Facebook@GMNLiveTv, YouTube@GMNLiveTv or Instagram@GMNLiveTv -- To receive your eMail Reminder - above Click 'Follow' SB Barber Morning Show with Apostle Shena SB Barber, produced by ShenaBarber.com and presented by GRACE Media Network -the Legacy Station.

1.5! Business of Thursday Health.Well.Fit. Apostle SB Barber & expert Bruce Leroy Williams The Comedian. Get Ready to laugh yourself to a healthly lifestyle. We'll talk about it all. Williams is a sought out Fitness professional, Safety and Health Specialist and Photographer. GMSbuzz & Guest Contact:  www.50DaysofWater.com www.50DAYSOFWATER.COM/50daysvegan  *Sun., 2PM/4PM, Bruce Leroy Williams|Instructor - Yoga Class for Beginners & Experienced - South Mpls, 2929 - 4th Ave S; Tues, North Mpls, 6-8PM New Rules, 2015 Lowry Ave N.  *March 24-25 2017 Entrepreneurs of Color Conference & Recognition -  Get ready for our conference. Location: University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) and Minneapolis Urban League.  ***Show Intro MusicClip Credit: MaryMary "Go Get It" Guest/Programming Booking Request: gracemediaservices@yahoo.com Send us your questions/comments before, during, after the broadcast. Join us on Twitter@GMNetwork, Facebook@GMNLiveTv, YouTube@GMNLiveTv or Instagram@GMNLiveTv -- To receive your eMail Reminder - above Click 'Follow' SB Barber Morning Show with Apostle Shena SB Barber, produced by ShenaBarber.com and presented by GRACE Media Network -the Legacy Station.    

TRANSFORMATIONSJazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has earned a sterling reputation as a musician and educator, renowned for his golden tone, improvisational brilliance, compositional lyricism and ability to charm peers, students and listeners alike. Eminent jazz critic Gary Giddins wrote in the Village Voice: "A limber and inventive guitarist, Ben-Hur keeps the modernist flame alive and pure, with a low flame burning in every note... [He's] a guitarist who knows the changes and his own mind." Ben-Hur - born in Israel in 1962 but a longtime American citizen, now based in New Jersey - has released nine albums as leader or co-leader, with Time Out New York calling him "a formidable and consummately lyrical guitarist." The Star-Ledger of New Jersey summed him up this way: "A deep musician, a storyteller, Ben-Hur works with a warm, glowing sound and has an alluring way of combining engaging notes with supple rhythm." Along with releasing acclaimed educational products - including the instructional DVD Chordability and method book Talk Jazz: Guitar - Ben-Hur has directed international jazz camps for nearly 15 years. Jazz guitar star Russell Malone got it right when he said: "Everything Roni does is beautiful. He has the magic touch."Ben-Hur's latest album is Our Thing (Motéma Music, 2012), a co-led trio project with Panamanian-born bassist Santi Debriano that also features Brazilian drummer Duduka Da Fonseca. Marked by soulful grooves, telepathic interplay and a rich, organic ensemble sound, Our Thing ranges from deeply swinging interpretations of Thelonious Monk's "Green Chimneys" and Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance" to a pair of poetic tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim and several beautiful originals that channel the players' Middle Eastern, Latin and Brazilian heritages through a post-bop prism. One of Ben-Hur's compositions is a fresh rendition of a longtime favorite in his songbook: "Anna's Dance," written for one of his two daughters. DownBeat called Our Thing "mesmerizing," while New York City Jazz Record captured it colorfully: "Ben-Hur, Debriano and Da Fonseca sway with the grace of palm trees, exuding a laidback introspection." The Buffalo News encapsulated the album by describing it as "delectable jazz internationalism of near-Olympic variety. Ben-Hur and Debriano are players of first-rate fluency and taste."Ben-Hur's family relocated from Tunisia to Dimona, Israel, where he was born into large family - teaching him good ensemble values early on. The guitarist began playing in wedding bands and in Tel Aviv clubs as a teenager enraptured by the recordings of Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Jim Hall and Kenny Burrell. The young musician also came to love the classical Spanish repertoire via Segovia, hearing a Moorish sound that resonated with his family's North African roots. Later, after moving to New York in 1985, he would fall for Brazilian music, particularly through the work of guitarist-composer Baden Powell. When Ben-Hur came onto the New York jazz scene, he was fortunate to be taken under the wing of veteran jazz pianist Barry Harris, a Monk disciple and Grammy Award-winner who led the influential Jazz Cultural Theater during the mid-'80s in Manhattan. The up-and-coming guitarist played in Harris's band, absorbing musical wisdom and life lessons.Teaching has become increasingly important to Ben-Hur over the years, as he has developed an international reach as an educator. As founder and director of the jazz program at the Lucy Moses School at the Kaufman Center in Manhattan since 1994, Ben-Hur has educated a multitude of jazz enthusiasts in ensemble playing, improvisation and jazz guitar. Along with his jazz camp with Santi Debriano in the South of France, Ben-Hur led camps for years in Patterson, N.Y. More recently, through his company Adventures in Jazz - which he operates with his wife, singer Amy London - Ben-Hur conducts jazz camps in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, in Istanbul, Turkey, and in Schroon Lake, N.Y., teaching workshops in straight-ahead jazz, Latin jazz and Brazilian jazz with Debriano and other teachers. With Brazilian bassist Nilson Matta, Ben-Hur also co-leads Samba Meets Jazz camps in Paraty, Brazil, and in Bar Harbor, Maine.With his partner in the Samba Meets Jazz camps, bassist Nilson Matta, Ben-Hur released the album Mojave (Motéma, 2011), which also featured drummer Victor Lewis and percussionist Café. The album was the second in Motéma's Jazz Therapy series. The series was co-founded by Ben-Hur and the label to raise money and awareness for the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund of New Jersey's Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation, which provides care for uninsured jazz musicians. The first album in the series wasSmile, Ben-Hur's 2008 duo set with veteran guitarist Gene Bertoncini.Ben-Hur and Matta are each masters of a musical tradition, the guitarist with bebop and the bassist with samba. Mojave sees them meld the two worlds, in league with New York jazz drummer Victor Lewis and Brazilian percussionist Café. They range from pieces by such Brazilian icons as Jobim, Baden Powell and choro pioneer Pixinguinha to Burt Bacharach's "The Look of Love" and deftly rhythmic originals by all four players. One of Ben-Hur's contributions is the moody beauty "Eretz" (Hebrew for "land"), another of his signature tunes interpreted afresh. The Rochester City Newspaper offered a glowing review of the album: "Mojave is magical from start to finish... The combination of Matta's samba and Ben-Hur's swing is a marriage made in heaven.Acclaim for Smile, Ben-Hur's dual-guitar album with Gene Bertoncini, was equally wide-spread. The New York Times lauded the "sophisticated and lyrical" musicianship, and DownBeat simply called the album "stunning," as the players stretch from the Charlie Chaplin title track and the Arlen-Mercer standard "Out of This World" to an enterprising take on Roberta Flack's hit "Killing Me Softly" and two of Ben-Hur's personal standards - his "Anna's Dance," written for one daughter, and "Sofia's Butterfly," penned for the other. Jazz sage Nat Hentoff praised the "lyrically meditative dialogue" between the two guitarists in the Wall Street Journal, while the Washington Post was enamored by "the dazzling dexterity and tasteful elegance of these duets."Two other key albums in Ben-Hur's discography are Fortuna (Motéma, 2009) and Keepin' It Open (Motéma, 2007), both quintet sets with piano vet Ronnie Matthews and ultra-swinging drummer Lewis Nash, plus percussionist Steve Kroon. Keepin' It Open, which also includes bassist Santi Debriano and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt in the group, has a wide purview, from Monk's rollicking "Think of One" to a dark-hued old Sephardic melody, "Eshkolit." Tapping into his family's Sephardic Jewish roots and his love of the Spanish classical guitar repertoire, Ben-Hur recasts Granados' "Andaluza" as an ensemble piece. And the guitarist's originals include the finger-snapping "My Man, Harris," a tribute to his mentor Barry Harris. JazzTimes called the album "a delight from start to finish," while critic Scott Yanow singled out the guitarist on All Music, saying that Ben-Hur "can swing as hard as anyone."Fortuna, which has Rufus Reid on double-bass, sees Ben-Hur recast Albéniz's "Granada" with an ear for the early Israeli popular music influenced by the Moorish sound. Along with two Jobim numbers, the disc includes the Irving Berlin ballad "I Got Lost in his Arms" and Ben-Hur's funky original "Guess Who." Jazz scholar Dan Morgenstern listed Fortuna as one of his top 10 discs of 2009. JazzTimes described the album this way: "A keen story teller, Ben-Hur's dexterous, melodic and emotive playing is supported by a tight-knit cast of stellar musicians... his skill and warm tone underscoring the band's chemistry." All About Jazz said, "Fortuna is a sparkling ode to the brightness of life."Ben-Hur's album Signature (Reservoir, 2005) put the guitarist in the company of pianist John Hicks, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Leroy Williams, again plus percussionist Steve Kroon. The tracks include the first appearance of Ben-Hur's gem "Eretz," plus two pieces by Villa-Lobos and tunes by Jobim and Cole Porter. DownBeat said: "Signature is a collection of consummately played music that matches the six-stringer's consistently creative melody reading, soloing and comping with the supportive work of superb sidemen. Ben-Hur's original compositions are similarly impressive, from opening burner 'Mama Bee,' which dazzles with a brilliantly constructed guitar solo, to 'Eretz,' a gorgeous ballad intended as a tribute to the guitarist's native Israel that feels like an instant standard."For Anna's Dance (Reservoir, 2001), Ben-Hur convened a combo of elders: Barry Harris on piano, Charles Davis on saxophone, Walter Booker on double-bass and Leroy Williams on drums. The highlights include the debut of Ben-Hur's title composition, as well as the Billy Strayhorn ballad "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing." In the Village Voice, Gary Giddins said: "As eloquent as a cool breeze, this understated exercise in bebop equilibrium goes down so easy that you might underestimate the magic. Ben-Hur and Charles Davis, who trades in his Sun Ra baritone for suave tenor, speak Harris's lingo like natives." Ben-Hur's kick-started his discography with two bebop showcases.Sofia's Butterfly (TCB, 1998) saw the guitarist - with drummer Leroy Williams and bassist Lisle Atkinson in tow - offering much promise; there's the ultra-fluid virtuosity of his take on Monk's "Four in One," not to mention the first appearances of his original title tune and "Fortuna." Ben-Hur made his initial splash on record with Backyard (TCB, 1996), which presented him with the Barry Harris Trio.In addition to leading his own bands, Ben-Hur has shared the stage and the studio not only with the heroes and great peers mentioned above but with the likes of Cecil Payne, Etta Jones, Marcus Belgrave, Charles McPherson, Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, Slide Hampton, Earl May, Teri Thornton and Bill Doggett. Ben-Hur regularly performs in the top jazz venues and in major festivals across the country and around the world. As an educator, he has established jazz programs in New York City high schools, along with presenting workshops for students of all ages in the U.S. and Europe. His instructional releases include the DVD Chordability (Motéma, 2011), which offers 20 lessons on chord voicings and jazz harmony for intermediate and advanced guitarists. He also translated "the Barry Harris method" to guitar with the publication Talk Jazz: Guitar (Mel Bay, 2003), which has appeared in English and Japanese editions.Ben-Hur’s latest album is Our Thing (Motéma Music, 2012), a co-led trio project with Panamanian-born bassist Santi Debriano that also features Brazilian drummer Duduka Da Fonseca. Marked by soulful grooves, telepathic interplay and a rich, organic ensemble sound, Our Thing ranges from deeply swinging interpretations of Thelonious Monk’s “Green Chimneys” and Irving Berlin’s “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” to a pair of poetic tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim and several beautiful originals that channel the players’ Middle Eastern, Latin and Brazilian heritages through a post-bop prism. One of Ben-Hur’s compositions is a fresh rendition of a longtime favorite in his songbook: “Anna’s Dance,” written for one of his two daughters. DownBeat called Our Thing “mesmerizing,” while New York City Jazz Record captured it colorfully: “Ben-Hur, Debriano and Da Fonseca sway with the grace of palm trees, exuding a laidback introspection.” The Buffalo News encapsulated the album by describing it as “delectable jazz internationalism of near-Olympic variety. Ben-Hur and Debriano are players of first-rate fluency and taste.”To Visit Roni Ben-Hur's website CLICK HERE