Ben Markley Big Band | Live on KUVO!

Featuring: 🎵Ben Markley - Piano 🎵David Wong - Bass 🎵Kyle Swan - Drums 🎵Steve Kovalcheck - Guitar 🎵Steve Nelson - Vibraphone 🎵Bijon Watson, Terell Stafford, Dawn Kramer & Gabe Mervine - Trumpet 🎵Darren Kramer, Steve Davis, Stafford Hunter, Jon Gauer - Trombone 🎵Wil Swindler, Remy Le Boeuf - Alto Sax 🎵Peter Sommer, Jared Cathy - Tenor 🎵Sam Williams - Bari Ben Markley is a pianist, composer, arranger, author, educator, and leader of the Ben Markley Big Band, a daring ensemble known for their creative takes on beloved modern and contemporary jazz classics. Fresh off the heels of Clockwise: The Music of Cedar Walton, Markley tackles his most ambitious project yet: Ari’s Funhouse, a big band album featuring the music of drummer Ari Hoenig, with Hoenig himself in the drum chair. The album received great critical acclaim and was selected as one of the best 4 star rated albums of 2022 by DownBeat magazine. Markley is an active performer in the Denver-metropolitan area and along the front range. He currently teaches jazz piano and serves as department chair of the music department for the University of Wyoming. Production by: Lead Audio Engineer: Klaus Larson Video Engineering by: Alec Kenefick & Javon Manning Hosted by: Andy O Booking: Domi Edson Recorded in the Masterpiece Studio in Denver, CO Sign up for the Oasis newsletter here! https://go.kuvo.org/s/_N8lIgWh Your key to staying in-the-know about new music, local artists, events, and special programming on KUVO. Subscribe to this channel!    / @kuvojazz893   Songs: 00:00 - ‘Mon Back 06:25 - Snowy Range Blues 15:04 - Jife 22:48 - Tuesday Morning Feeling 30:14 - Tell the Truth