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Ben Geyer
Ben’s original music often narrates the unfolding plot of a story, giving listeners a balance of the tangible and the abstract. For example, East of Eden Suite is based on John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name and tells the Biblical story of Cain and Abel. The Slip, is an original work for three modern dancers and jazz sextet showing the ice molecule at play and disarray. Ben’s latest project was the incidental music for Finger Paint, an original play featured in the New York City International Fringe Festival.
Ben has studied with jazz legends Hal Galper and Jon Faddis, as well as classical pianist Ivan Davis, one of Vladimir Horowitz’s few students. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Studio Music and Jazz, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Miami, and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from Purchase College, SUNY.
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Ben Geyer: The Acadian Orogeny
by Geannine Reid
Pianist Ben Geyer is currently an Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of West Georgia. Previously he taught music theory and aural skills at Oberlin College Conservatory and has a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Kentucky. Geyer's research focuses on issues of temporality (time) in jazz, and his dissertation is called “Meter, Phrase, and Form in the Compositions of Maria Schneider." Geyer's debut album The Narrative ('18) was released in ...
read moreBen Geyer Sextet to Release Debut Album
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Michael Ricci
The New York City-based Ben Geyer Sextet will play a series of concerts to celebrate the release of its debut album, The Narrative. They will play at Studio 99 in Geyer's Nashua, NH hometown on Feb. 11 (8:00, $10, $7 for students/seniors); The Lily Pad in Cambridge, MA on Feb. 12 (7:00, $10); The Press Room in Portsmouth, NH on Feb. 13 (9:00, $5); and The Tea Lounge in Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 25 (9:00, $5).
Each day starting Feb. ...
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Primary Instrument
Piano
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Experience: Taught lecture in jazz at Rivier College, holds Masters in Jazz Studies, bandleader of successful jazz group, two years on New York City jazz scene, professional performance experience throughout the country in many styles. Teaching areas: jazz piano, jazz voice, theory, improvisation, composition, arranging, classical piano, other piano and keyboard styles.
