Mel Bay presents Ben Monder Compositions
Ben Monder studied music at the University of Miami and Queens College. A musician in the New York area for over 20 years, he has performed with a variety of artists, including Jack McDuff, Marc Johnson, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, George Garzone and Tim Berne. He has also appeared with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, the Kenny Wheeler Large Ensemble, Guillermo Klein s Los Guachos, and is a regular member of the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra and Paul Motian s Electric Bebop Band. He has conducted clinics and workshops around the world, and served on the faculty of the New England Conservatory for the last three years. Ben continues to perform original music internationally with his own quartet and trio. He has appeared on over 90 CDs as a sideman, and has released 4 as a leader: Oceana (Sunnyside, 2005), Excavation (Arabesque, 2000), Dust (Arabesque, 1997), and Flux (Songlines,1995).