Ben Wolfe

Benjamin Jonah Wolfe is an American jazz bassist who has performed in groups with Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., and Diana Krall. He is currently on the teaching faculty at The Juilliard School Jazz Division.[1]

Ben Wolfe
Birth nameBenjamin Jonah Wolfe
Born (1962-08-03) August 3, 1962
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
OriginNew York City
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDouble bass
Years active1978–present
LabelsMons, Amosaya, Planet Arts, Maxjazz, Posi-tone
Associated actsWynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr.
Websitewww.benwolfe.com

Career

Wolfe was born in Baltimore and raised in Portland, Oregon. He was a member of his high school band, playing tuba and trombone, and a member of pop music groups in which he played bass guitar. In college he started playing double bass, with some lessons from Ray Brown. In the mid-1980s he went to New York City, where he played with Junior Cook, Dakota Staton, and Duke Jordan. He formed a duo with Harry Connick Jr. in 1988 and became a member of Connick's big band. In the early 1990s he toured and recorded with Wynton Marsalis's septet and then became part of Marsalis's Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in 1995. He has also played with Wynton's brother, Branford Marsalis, in addition to Frank Kimbrough, Marcus Roberts, and Mary Stallings. In 1997 he went on tour with singer Diana Krall.[2] He has been teaching jazz at The Juilliard School since 2002.[1]

Discography
Year Title Label Notes
199613 SketchesMons
2001Murray's CadillacAmosaya
1997Bagdad TheaterMons
2004My Kinda BeautifulPlanet Arts
2008No Strangers HereMaxjazz
2010Live at SmallsSmallsLIVE
2013From Here I SeeMaxjazz
2015The WhispererPosi-Tone
2019FatherhoodSelf-released

References
  1. "Wolfe, Ben at The Juilliard School". The Juilliard School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 976. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
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