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Ben has been booked to headline the AJ Art Fest on Nov 14th and 15th. He will play with Mike Halprin and Vishmaya. The festival is at Centrai Arizona College in Apache Junction. It is located near Idaho and The Old West Highway. Come look at beautiful art, listen to great jazz and taste great [...]
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Come on down to Warren’s Jazz Bistro on June 27th from 6:00 to 8:45 pm to hear Ben play with Eddie Boh Paris. Eddie is from New Orleans and loves to play jazz. Stan Sorenson will be on guitar. If you have never been to Warren’s, it is the newest jazz joint in town. The [...]
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Last night at Doc’s Place, we had a wonderful crowd. The Sonoran Living piece brought out folks to see the band. During the night, Dennis Roland (singer with Count Basie Band) and the great organist Royce Murray showed up and sat in. We also had a lot of people from the Herberger. They saw Marion Meadows [...]
I teach guitar and bass lessons at the Music and Arts studios in East Mesa and Gilbert. This allows me to continue my pursuit of being a professional bass player. Occasionally my students remind me how music truly adds to our lives. Recently, one of my students wrote me a thank you note letting me know [...]
Ben was on Sonoran Living this Friday. He was playing with Doc and Nayo in the background to a piece on Doc’s Place. To see this video, click on this link: http://www.abc15.com/mediacenter/local.aspx
Then go down to the entertainment area. The video is under Southwest food and live Jazz. This was great exposure for Doc’s Place which [...]
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The Ben Harris Trio will be at Doc’s Place formerly Johnny’s Uptown tonight. The band will feature Paul Anderson on Saxophone and Ken Wain on piano and organ. We will be playing jazz standards and R&B to be followed later in the night with Doc and Nayo jamming with the Ben Harris Trio. Paul Anderson [...]
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When we played at the Forks and Corks, we had the pleasure of working with Cedric Ceballos. He was the master of ceremonies using his dj talents between sets. I found out later that he was a member of the LA Lakers and the Phoenix Suns at one time and was a MVP player. He [...]
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Doc Jones and Nayo with bassist Ben Harris had a crowd of a thousand jumping and dancing at the Fork and Cork. This event was a big excitement and only a precursor to the Glendale Jazz Festival. Ben will be playing at the Festival with Doc Jones.
More info to come for performance times.
Ben is playing tonight with Doc Jones for Fork and Cork at the Camelback Esplande. Some of the culinary contestants come from the Biltmore, Lowe Resort and the Hyatt Regency. Come on down for a great night.
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On March 27th and 28th, Ben will be performing with New Orleans talent Eddie Boh Paris at Doc’s Place. Eddie Boh is a trombonist, vocalist and an all around entertainer. His style has been honed by playing for many years in the French Quarter.
The gig starts at 8:30 pm each night and will play funk, [...]
