Ben Paterson

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Hope you're all doing well!  I wanted to let you know about a series of videos I do on my Patreon page called 'Performance and Analysis.'  Each week I take a classic Jazz…

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I'm excited to announce that I've finished a video tutorial of my arrangement / recording of Isn't She Lovely.  My most popular song on YouTube to date, I recorded an instructional tutorial containing over 50 minutes of…

Hope you can join me for a Live Stream Concert this coming Saturday June 20th, 4:00 PM ET.   

$10 Cover Charge, All proceeds will be donated to the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)

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You are invited to a Zoom…

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This has been a painful week for all of us, seeing the escalation of violence, and confronting some of the persistant and endemic failings and injustices of our society.   Hopefully this Saturday we can share in some good…

Had a great time sitting down with Mike Jeffers from Chicago Jazz Magazine for their January feature interview! We talked about my musical upbringing, formative years in Chicago, and what it's been like diving into the NYC Jazz scene. You…

I'm excited to announce that I've just released a brand new Christmas CD!  'I'll Be Thanking Santa' features piano trio renditions of some of my favorite holiday songs, plus 2 new additions of my own to the holiday…

It was such an amazing experience to perform at Lincoln Center this past February as part of their Tribute to Oscar Peterson.  Performing in that beautiful hall, and sharing the stage with some of my favorite pianists like Kenny Barron…

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Best wishes to you all for 2019.   I'm very excited about a number of things coming up in the next few months, one of which is taking place at Lincoln Center on February 22nd and 23rd. 

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I'm excited to announce the release of my newest organ trio CD:

Ben Paterson Trio - Live at Van Gelder's.

This was an amazing project, recorded live in front of an audience at the legendary…

I'm excited to announce that I was chosen as the First Place Winner this past weekend at the inaugural Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition! 

I'm especially honored since all the other finalists were exceptional musicians and incredibly nice…

Hello everyone, just wanted to share with you some new videos from my recent CD release at Mezzrow Jazz Club in NYC.  It was a great night, with a packed audience and a beautiful energy in the room. 

These…

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I'm very excited to be heading to Europe soon for 3 weeks worth of gigs.  I'll be heading to Switzerland, Italy, and Sweden.  If you're in the region I hope you'll come say hello!  Schedule details…