Ben Wolfe Quartet

New York bassist/composer and bandleader Ben Wolfe’s music has been described as “Mingus and Miles Davis meet Bartok and Bernard Herrmann” (The New York Times). Acclaimed by some of the jazz world’s most respected critics for his “wit and cool intelligence” and signature “innovative, melding of hard-swinging jazz quartet, outstanding guest soloists and classical string quartet.”, Wolfe continues to produce works that draw top-flight reviews from fans and jazz journalists alike. Ben Wolfe will be performing music from his most recent album Unjust as well as material from his upcoming release with an all-star quartet of bandleaders and master instrumentalists including saxophonist Nicole Glover, pianist Orrin Evans, and drummer Aaron Kimmel.

There is no doubt that after decades as one of the most sought-after bassists in jazz, performing and recording with top names such as Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall and many others, award-winning composer Ben Wolfe is clear about his creative direction.

Ben Wolfe has distinguished himself through a significant catalogue of original music, including well over one hundred songs across ten albums, several extended works, and the film score for Matthew Modine’s 2008 short I Think I Thought. Ben says “Much of the music I’ve composed; particularly the music that includes strings, I think of as chamber music within a jazz context.”