Ben Wolfe is a commanding presence beside the gravitational weight of his bass violin. On Live at Smalls, Wolfe brings something of the fabled Charles Mingus' authority and leadership to his own ...

NEW CONCORD — Ben Wolfe is a veteran poultry showman who recently added a national award to his list of accolades. He is a member of the Shady Valley Shamrocks 4-H Club and Guernsey County Fair 2023 ...

You can always gauge a bassist-led recording by the players he attracts on the bandstand or in the studio. Proof of this premise is Ben Wolfe's latest, The Whisperer. Just like Charles Mingus had his ...

Sometimes it’s great to listen to a variation on a variation. The title track of bassist-composer-bandleader Ben Wolfe’s new album, “Unjust,” is the latest development of a tune and a set of chord ...

Bassist Ben Wolfe long ago mastered the art of playing small-ensemble jazz. Yet he likes to think big. His 2004 release, “My Kinda Beautiful,” merged a jazz octet with an eight-piece string section.

I was sad to learn in the Dec. 20 story, "Career based on caring comes to an end," that Ben Wolfe, a longtime counselor, recently retired as program manager of Essentia Health St. Mary's Grief Support ...

What do you have when you make a soundtrack recording that has no film? Is it a concerto? Maybe. But in these days of digital downloads and ADD (or is it DHTV?) we sometimes forget about the concept ...

Smalls jazz club entered the CD market in a big way in 2010, releasing a series of albums documenting live performances at this venerable Greenwich village institution. While Smalls Records already ...

The Minnick Rule; No Strangers Here; Milo; No Pat No; The Filth; Circus; Blue Envy; Rosy & Zero; Jackie Mac; Groovy Medium. Ben Wolfe: bass; Marcus Strickland: tenor ...

The history of modern jazz contains only a handful of bass players who have both led their own groups and been visionary in their compositions and approach. Charles Mingus, Charlie Haden, Dave Holland ...

On Friday, June 6th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will close its 2008 Spring Jazz Series with a two-set performance by New York bassist/composer Ben Wolfe and his working quartet. The group, which ...