The Ben Rosenblum Sextet at Simonholt Restaurant (Nanaimo)

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Sunday, March 9th, 2025
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Ben is an ex Julliard jazz/classical pianist who also plays an extraordinary jazz/classical accordion. He tours internationally with Rickie Lee Jones, among others and has accolades from his peers for his exceptional creativity. In fact, read all about him here: https://www.benrosenblummusic.com/about.html

The band features Ben Rosenblum (keys & accordion), Wayne Tucker (tmpt.), Xavier Del Castillo (tnr.sax), Rafael Rosa (gtr.), Eduardo Belo (bass), Ben Zweig (dms).

Pianist, accordionist and composer Ben Rosenblum has traversed a truly unique musical path, one that has seen him perform alongside world-class musicians across more than twenty music genres and twenty-five countries, lead bands at prestigious venues across the world, all while maintaining a signature, melodic musical voice. Rosenblum’s journey has taken him on tours with Grammy-winning pop artist Rickie Lee Jones and Juno-winning contemporary Indian singer Kiran Ahluwalia. He’s played Brazilian choro with Ephrat Asherie Dance and Brazilian forró with The Late Night Show’s Nêgah Santos and famed forró band Forró in the Dark. His roots in jazz have led to an over ten-year relationship with Grammy-winning bassist Curtis Lundy, performing at festivals alongside jazz luminaries Bobby Watson, Sean Jones and Warren Wolf. He has appeared with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on accordion, and as a guest soloist on piano at Carnegie Hall’s Stern-Perelman Auditorium with Maestro Reona Ito’s New York Harmonic Band. Throughout it all, Rosenblum has always maintained the same priority - to tell a compelling story with his music, reaching the hearts of his audience and connecting on an emotional, intellectual and spiritual level