Ben Fox's groovy original modern jazz is "exotic" and "chameleon-like." His latest release, The Pavanist "stands as another solid release by the prolific and diverse Ben Fox. Although it’s filled with unfamiliar material, it conquers by engagement." (Offbeat)
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Offbeat Magazine says his 2023 release Wrong Impressions' "uniquely individual approach to classic jazz reveals his love and respect for the past while opening up new highways for the music to travel." Scott Yanow says his album Ben's Bop is "an enjoyable set that invigorates jazz’s modern mainstream"
Long time New Orleans transplant Ben Fox grew up in the SF Bay Area, listening to the varied sounds of Mingus and Monteverdi, Tower of Power and Tool. After transferring from Los Angeles to New York for college, he spent the early 2010s touring and playing with folk, bluegrass and traditional jazz bands out of New York and Seattle before settling in New Orleans.
In addition to writing and recording his own music Ben Fox is a prolific sideman for bands all over New Orleans.
Long time New Orleans transplant Ben Fox grew up in the SF Bay Area, listening to the varied sounds of Mingus and Monteverdi, Tower of Power and Tool. After transferring from Los Angeles to New York for college, he spent the early 2010s touring and playing with folk, bluegrass and traditional jazz bands out of New York and Seattle before settling in New Orleans.
In addition to writing and recording his own music Ben Fox is a prolific sideman for bands all over New Orleans.
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