Dear Friends,
I hope you are having an enjoyable summer! The family and I just returned from a truly inspiring tour of our national and state parks on the west coast for a long awaited getaway. Highlights included camping…
Jul 31 2017
Apr 24 2017
April newsletter: Earth Day, Peoples Climate March, Midwest Tour, and a new Music Video
This weekend was Earth Day and our family celebrated by planting trees on our street, pulling some junk out of the Hudson River, and celebrating nature with friends outside on a beautiful spring day. I also dabbled in some film…
Feb 18 2017
Ben Kono Group featured in Chamber Music Magazine: "Reflecting a Planet in Peril"
I'm proud to be featured in a story that appeared in the Fall 2016 issue of Chamber Music Magazine: "Reflecting a Planet in Peril". Writer Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone produced a well-written piece based on interviews with chamber groups who reflect an…
Jan 14 2016
Ben Kono Group performs CMA Commission 'Don't Blink' at Chamber Music America 2016 National Conference
Dear Fellow Conference Attendee,
We are excited to present our showcase this evening and would love to see you there! The Ben Kono Group will be presenting excerpts from their 2013 Chamber Music America New Jazz Works commission DON"T…
Jun 5 2015
Bryant Park June 15th and other delights...
Dear family, friends and colleagues,
I am way past due sending out an update on all things musical. Lots going on this spring and summer (!) but I thought I would focus on an upcoming event: The Ben Kono…
Feb 22 2015
"Don't Blink" is in the can!
Whoo hoo! The Ben Kono Group had a great two days at Paul Wickliffe's studio in Hampton, NJ recording the complete suite "Don't Blink", commissioned by Chamber Music America: New Jazz Works Grant and funded by the Doris Duke Charitable…
Jul 27 2014
Shapeshifting, Mixing, Relaxing, and RIsing in July
Thanks to everybody who came out to our second installment of "Don't Blink: A CMA New Jazz Works Commission" at Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn last month, and hope you are all enjoying the summer! We seem to have escaped the…
Jul 1 2013
Ben Kono Group awarded CMA New Jazz Works Composition and Ensemble Development Grant for 2014!
I am thrilled to announce that we have been granted a commission to write an extended work for BKG to be performed sometime in 2014. Many thanks to Chamber Music America and the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation…
Dec 19 2011
Nineteen-Eight Holiday Sale and end-of-year wrap-up
Hello friends, and seasons' greetings!
In the spirit of the season, the good folks over at Nineteen-Eight Records are offering a sweet deal on all of their records, including "Crossing" released this year by your's truly. For a limited time…