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{{Short description|American jazz guitarist}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ben Monder
| name = Ben Monder
| image = Ben Monder 2011.jpg
| image = Ben Monder 2011.jpg
| caption = Ben Monder, ''Le Moulin à Jazz'' (France) 2011
| caption = Ben Monder, ''Le Moulin à Jazz'' (France) 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|05|24}}
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|05|24}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| genre = [[Avant-garde jazz]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| occupation = Musician
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Guitar
| instrument = Guitar
| years_active = 1992–present
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| label = [[Arabesque Records|Arabesque]], [[Sunnyside Records|Sunnyside]]
| years_active = 1992–present
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| label = [[Arabesque Records|Arabesque]], [[Sunnyside Records|Sunnyside]]
| associated_acts =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|www.benmonder.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.benmonder.com}}
}}
}}


'''Ben Monder''' is an American modern jazz guitarist.
'''Ben Monder''' (born May 24, 1962) is an American modern jazz guitarist.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Monder started playing guitar when he was eleven, after two years on violin. From 1979–84, he attended the Westchester Conservatory of Music, the [[University of Miami]], and [[Queens College]]. One of his early jobs was in 1986 when he performed with [[Jack McDuff]].<ref name="Yanow">{{cite book|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date = 2013 | publisher = Backbeat | location =San Francisco|isbn=978-1-61713-023-6|page=140}}</ref>
Monder started playing guitar when he was eleven, after two years on violin. From 1979–84, he attended the Westchester Conservatory of Music, the [[University of Miami]], and [[Queens College]]. One of his early jobs was in 1986 when he performed with [[Jack McDuff]].<ref name="Yanow">{{cite book|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date = 2013 | publisher = Backbeat | location =San Francisco|isbn=978-1-61713-023-6|page=140}}</ref>


In 1995 he recorded his debut album, ''Flux'', featuring drummer [[Jim Black]] and bassist [[Drew Gress]].<ref>{{cite web|title =Flux: Review |first=Steve|last=Loewy |publisher=Allmusic| url =http://www.allmusic.com/album/flux-r310716 |accessdate =2010-12-11}}</ref> ''Bloom'', a 2001 recording (an improvisation recorded in a single day) with saxophone player [[Bill McHenry]], wasn't released until 2010. In between, he released ''Oceana'' (2005), a genre-bending solo album, and ''The Distance'' (2006), an album with pianist Chris Gestrin and drummer Dylan van der Schyff. In 2007, he recorded ''At Night'' with singer and electronic musician [[Theo Bleckmann]] and drummer Satoshi Takeishi. Monder played guitar on Bowie's final studio album, ''[[Blackstar (album)|Blackstar]]'' (2016).
In 1995 he recorded his debut album, ''Flux'', featuring drummer [[Jim Black]] and bassist [[Drew Gress]].<ref>{{cite web|title =Flux: Review |first=Steve|last=Loewy |publisher=Allmusic| url =http://www.allmusic.com/album/flux-r310716 |accessdate =2010-12-11}}</ref> This was followed by the trio recording [[Dust_(Ben_Monder_album)|Dust]] (1996) and the quartet recording [[Excavation_(Ben_Monder_album)|Excavation]] (2000) which added vocalist [[Theo Bleckmann]]. ''Bloom'', a 2001 recording (an improvisation recorded in a single day) with saxophone player [[Bill McHenry]], wasn't released until 2010. In between, he released ''Oceana'' (2005), a genre-bending solo album, and ''The Distance'' (2006), an album with pianist Chris Gestrin and drummer Dylan van der Schyff. In 2007, he recorded ''At Night'' with [[Theo Bleckmann]] and drummer Satoshi Takeishi. In 2013, Monder released ''Hydra'' on Sunnyside, featuring Bleckmann, [[John Pattitucci]], [[Skúli Sverrisson]], and Ted Poor. He made his debut on [[ECM Records]] as a leader with 2016's Amorphae, and played guitar on [[David Bowie]]'s final studio album, ''[[Blackstar (album)|Blackstar]]'' (2016).


He has worked with [[Lee Konitz]], [[David Bowie]], [[Paul Motian]],<ref name="am">{{cite web|title =Ben Monder: Biography |first=David|last=Adler |publisher=Allmusic| url =http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ben-monder-p106799 |accessdate =2010-12-11| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101106012506/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ben-monder-p106799| archivedate= 6 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[Chris Cheek]], [[Tim Berne]], [[David Binney]], [[Theo Bleckmann]], [[George Garzone]], [[Jon Gordon (musician)|Jon Gordon]], [[Julie Hardy]], [[John Hollenbeck (musician)|John Hollenbeck]], [[Marc Johnson (musician)|Marc Johnson]], [[Frank Kimbrough]], [[Guillermo Klein]], [[Dave Liebman]], [[Michael Leonhart]], [[Rebecca Martin]], [[Donny McCaslin]], [[Bill McHenry]], [[Charles Pillow]], [[Tim Ries]], [[Pete Robbins]], [[Josh Roseman]], [[Maria Schneider (musician)|Maria Schneider]], [[Kendra Shank]], [[Toots Thielemans]], [[Kenny Wheeler]], Dan Willis, [[Miguel Zenón]], and [[Patrick Zimmerli]].<ref name="Yanow" />
He has worked with [[Lee Konitz]], [[David Bowie]], [[Paul Motian]],<ref name="am">{{cite web|title =Ben Monder: Biography |first=David|last=Adler |publisher=Allmusic| url =http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ben-monder-p106799 |accessdate =2010-12-11| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101106012506/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ben-monder-p106799| archivedate= 6 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[Chris Cheek]], [[Tim Berne]], [[David Binney]], [[Theo Bleckmann]], [[George Garzone]], [[Jon Gordon (musician)|Jon Gordon]], [[Julie Hardy]], [[John Hollenbeck (musician)|John Hollenbeck]], [[Marc Johnson (musician)|Marc Johnson]], [[Frank Kimbrough]], [[Guillermo Klein]], [[Dave Liebman]], [[Michael Leonhart]], [[Rebecca Martin]], [[Donny McCaslin]], [[Bill McHenry]], [[Charles Pillow]], [[Tim Ries]], [[Pete Robbins]], [[Josh Roseman]], [[Maria Schneider (musician)|Maria Schneider]], [[Kendra Shank]], [[Toots Thielemans]], [[Kenny Wheeler]], Dan Willis, [[Miguel Zenón]], and [[Patrick Zimmerli]].<ref name="Yanow" />


From 2002–2005, he taught at the New England Conservatory.<ref name="Yanow" />
From 2002–2005, he taught at the New England Conservatory.<ref name="Yanow" /> As of August, 2021 he is a member of the Minneapolis-based jazz quartet [[The Bad Plus]].


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader===
===As leader===
* ''Flux'' (Songlines, 1995)
* ''Flux'' (Songlines, 1995)
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* ''No Boat'' with Theo Bleckmann (Songlines, 1997)
* ''[[Dust (Ben Monder album)|Dust]]'' (Arabesque, 1997)
* ''[[Dust (Ben Monder album)|Dust]]'' (Arabesque, 1997)
* ''[[Excavation (Ben Monder album)|Excavation]]'' (Arabesque, 2000)
* ''[[Excavation (Ben Monder album)|Excavation]]'' (Arabesque, 2000)
* ''Oceana'' (Sunnyside, 2005)
* ''Oceana'' (Sunnyside, 2005)
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* ''At Night'' with Theo Bleckmann (Songlines, 2007)
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* ''Bloom'' with Bill McHenry (Sunnyside, 2010)
* ''Hydra'' (Sunnyside, 2013)
* ''Hydra'' (Sunnyside, 2013)
* ''Amorphae'' (ECM, 2016)
* ''[[Amorphae]]'' (ECM, 2016)
* ''Day After Day'' (Sunnyside, 2019)
* ''Day After Day'' (Sunnyside, 2019)
* ''Live at the 55 Bar'' (Sunnyside, 2021)
* ''Live in Lisbon'' (Robalo, 2022)
* ''Planetarium'' (Sunnyside, 2024)

===As co-leader===
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* ''No Boat'' with [[Theo Bleckmann]] (Songlines, 1997)
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* ''At Night'' with Theo Bleckmann (Songlines, 2007)
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* ''Bloom'' with [[Bill McHenry]] (Sunnyside, 2010)

'''With [[The Bad Plus]]'''
* ''The Bad Plus.'' (Edition, 2022)


===As sideman===
===As sideman===
'''With [[David Bowie]]'''
'''With [[Theo Bleckmann]]'''
* ''Origami'' (Songlines, 2001)
* ''[[Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)]]'' (Parlophone, 2014)
* ''[[Blackstar (album)|Blackstar]]'' (Columbia, 2015)
* ''Elegy'' (ECM, 2017)

'''With [[Antonio Arnedo]]'''
* ''Travesia'' (MTM, 1996)
* ''Orígenes'' (MTM, 1997)
* ''Encuentros'' (MTM, 1998)
* ''Colombia'' (MTM, 2001)


'''With [[Guillermo Klein]]'''
'''With [[Guillermo Klein]]'''
* ''Los Guachos II'' (Sunnyside, 1999)
* ''Los Guachos II'' (Sunnyside, 1999)
* ''Los Guachos III'' (Sunnyside, 2002)
* ''Los Guachos III'' (Sunnyside, 2002)
* ''Live In Barcelona'' (Fresh Sound, 2005)
* ''Filtros'' (Sunnyside, 2008)
* ''Carrera'' (Sunnyside, 2012)
* ''Carrera'' (Sunnyside, 2012)
* ''Los Guachos V'' (Sunnyside, 2016)
* ''Los Guachos V'' (Sunnyside, 2016)
* ''Cristal'' (Sunnyside, 2019)


'''With [[Donny McCaslin]]'''
'''With [[Donny McCaslin]]'''
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'''With [[Paul Motian]]'''
'''With [[Paul Motian]]'''
* ''Europe'' (Winter & Winter, 2001)
* ''[[Europe (Paul Motian album)|Europe]]'' (Winter & Winter, 2001)
* ''Holiday for Strings'' (Winter & Winter, 2002)
* ''[[Holiday for Strings (album)|Holiday for Strings]]'' (Winter & Winter, 2002)
* ''Garden of Eden'' (ECM, 2006)
* ''[[Garden of Eden (album)|Garden of Eden]]'' (ECM, 2006)


'''With [[Noah Preminger]]'''
'''With [[Noah Preminger]]'''
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'''With [[Maria Schneider (musician)|Maria Schneider]]'''
'''With [[Maria Schneider (musician)|Maria Schneider]]'''
* ''Evanescence'' (Enja, 1994)
* ''[[Evanescence (Maria Schneider album)|Evanescence]]'' (Enja, 1994)
* ''Coming About'' (Enja, 1996)
* ''[[Coming About (album)|Coming About]]'' (Enja, 1996)
* ''Allegresse'' (ArtistShare, 2000)
* ''[[Allégresse (album)|Allegresse]]'' (ArtistShare, 2000)
* ''Days of Wine and Roses'' (ArtistShare, 2000)
* ''[[Days of Wine and Roses - Live at the Jazz Standard|Days of Wine and Roses]]'' (ArtistShare, 2000)
* ''Concert in the Garden'' (ArtistShare, 2004)
* ''[[Concert in the Garden]]'' (ArtistShare, 2004)
* ''Sky Blue'' (ArtistShare, 2007)
* ''[[Sky Blue (Maria Schneider album)|Sky Blue]]'' (ArtistShare, 2007)
* ''[[Data Lords]]'' (ArtistShare, 2020)


'''With [[Patrick Zimmerli]]'''
'''With [[Patrick Zimmerli]]'''
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'''With others'''
'''With others'''
* [[Pablo Ablanedo]], ''Alegria'' (Fresh Sound, 2003)
* [[Pablo Ablanedo]], ''Alegria'' (Fresh Sound, 2003)
* [[David Ake]], ''Humanities'' (Posi-Tone, 2018)
* [[Reid Anderson]], ''The Vastness of Space'' (Fresh Sound, 2000)
* [[Reid Anderson]], ''The Vastness of Space'' (Fresh Sound, 2000)
* [[David Binney]], ''The Luxury of Guessing'' (AudioQuest, 1995)
* [[David Binney]], ''The Luxury of Guessing'' (AudioQuest, 1995)
* [[Theo Bleckmann]], ''Elegy'' (ECM, 2017)
* [[David Bowie]], ''[[Blackstar (album)|Blackstar]]'' (Columbia, 2015)
* [[Chris Cheek]], ''A Girl Name Joe'' (Fresh Sound, 1998)
* [[Chris Cheek]], ''A Girl Name Joe'' (Fresh Sound, 1998)
* [[Gerald Cleaver (musician)|Gerald Cleaver]], ''Adjust'' (Fresh Sound, 2001)
* [[Gerald Cleaver (musician)|Gerald Cleaver]], ''Adjust'' (Fresh Sound, 2001)
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* [[Andy Milne]], ''Forward in All Directions'' (Contrology 2014)
* [[Andy Milne]], ''Forward in All Directions'' (Contrology 2014)
* Andy Milne, ''The Seasons of Being'' (Sunnyside, 2018)
* Andy Milne, ''The Seasons of Being'' (Sunnyside, 2018)
* [[Ruper Ordorika]], ''Soík So'' (Nuevos Medios, 1995)
* Ruper Ordorika, ''Dabilen Harria'' (Nuevos Medios, 1998)
* Ruper Ordorika, ''Hurrengo goizean'' (Metak, 2001)
* Ruper Ordorika, ''Kantuok jartzen ditut'' ( Metak, 2003)
* Ruper Ordorika, ''Haizea Garizumakoa'' (Elkar, 2010)
* [[Dave Pietro]], ''Forgotten Dreams'' (A Records, 1994)
* [[Dave Pietro]], ''Forgotten Dreams'' (A Records, 1994)
* [[Mika Pohjola]], ''Landmark'' (Abovoice, 2002)
* [[Mika Pohjola]], ''Landmark'' (Abovoice, 2002)
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.benmonder.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.benmonder.com/ Official site]
{{The Bad Plus}}

{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Guitarists from New York City]]
[[Category:Guitarists from New York City]]
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[[Category:Jazz musicians from New York City]]
[[Category:University of Miami alumni]]
[[Category:University of Miami alumni]]
[[Category:American jazz guitarists]]
[[Category:American jazz guitarists]]
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[[Category:Arabesque Records artists]]
[[Category:Arabesque Records artists]]
[[Category:20th-century American guitarists]]
[[Category:20th-century American guitarists]]
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[[Category:Jazz musicians from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Octurn members]]
[[Category:Octurn members]]
[[Category:Sunnyside Records artists]]
[[Category:Sunnyside Records artists]]

Latest revision as of 15:13, 21 November 2024

Ben Monder
Ben Monder, Le Moulin à Jazz (France) 2011
Ben Monder, Le Moulin à Jazz (France) 2011
Background information
Born (1962-05-24) May 24, 1962 (age 62)
New York City, U.S.
GenresAvant-garde jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1992–present
LabelsArabesque, Sunnyside
Websitewww.benmonder.com

Ben Monder (born May 24, 1962) is an American modern jazz guitarist.

Biography

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Monder started playing guitar when he was eleven, after two years on violin. From 1979–84, he attended the Westchester Conservatory of Music, the University of Miami, and Queens College. One of his early jobs was in 1986 when he performed with Jack McDuff.[1]

In 1995 he recorded his debut album, Flux, featuring drummer Jim Black and bassist Drew Gress.[2] This was followed by the trio recording Dust (1996) and the quartet recording Excavation (2000) which added vocalist Theo Bleckmann. Bloom, a 2001 recording (an improvisation recorded in a single day) with saxophone player Bill McHenry, wasn't released until 2010. In between, he released Oceana (2005), a genre-bending solo album, and The Distance (2006), an album with pianist Chris Gestrin and drummer Dylan van der Schyff. In 2007, he recorded At Night with Theo Bleckmann and drummer Satoshi Takeishi. In 2013, Monder released Hydra on Sunnyside, featuring Bleckmann, John Pattitucci, Skúli Sverrisson, and Ted Poor. He made his debut on ECM Records as a leader with 2016's Amorphae, and played guitar on David Bowie's final studio album, Blackstar (2016).

He has worked with Lee Konitz, David Bowie, Paul Motian,[3] Chris Cheek, Tim Berne, David Binney, Theo Bleckmann, George Garzone, Jon Gordon, Julie Hardy, John Hollenbeck, Marc Johnson, Frank Kimbrough, Guillermo Klein, Dave Liebman, Michael Leonhart, Rebecca Martin, Donny McCaslin, Bill McHenry, Charles Pillow, Tim Ries, Pete Robbins, Josh Roseman, Maria Schneider, Kendra Shank, Toots Thielemans, Kenny Wheeler, Dan Willis, Miguel Zenón, and Patrick Zimmerli.[1]

From 2002–2005, he taught at the New England Conservatory.[1] As of August, 2021 he is a member of the Minneapolis-based jazz quartet The Bad Plus.

Discography

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As leader

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  • Flux (Songlines, 1995)
  • Dust (Arabesque, 1997)
  • Excavation (Arabesque, 2000)
  • Oceana (Sunnyside, 2005)
  • Hydra (Sunnyside, 2013)
  • Amorphae (ECM, 2016)
  • Day After Day (Sunnyside, 2019)
  • Live at the 55 Bar (Sunnyside, 2021)
  • Live in Lisbon (Robalo, 2022)
  • Planetarium (Sunnyside, 2024)

As co-leader

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  • No Boat with Theo Bleckmann (Songlines, 1997)
  • At Night with Theo Bleckmann (Songlines, 2007)
  • Bloom with Bill McHenry (Sunnyside, 2010)

With The Bad Plus

  • The Bad Plus. (Edition, 2022)

As sideman

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With Theo Bleckmann

  • Origami (Songlines, 2001)
  • Elegy (ECM, 2017)

With Antonio Arnedo

  • Travesia (MTM, 1996)
  • Orígenes (MTM, 1997)
  • Encuentros (MTM, 1998)
  • Colombia (MTM, 2001)

With Guillermo Klein

  • Los Guachos II (Sunnyside, 1999)
  • Los Guachos III (Sunnyside, 2002)
  • Live In Barcelona (Fresh Sound, 2005)
  • Filtros (Sunnyside, 2008)
  • Carrera (Sunnyside, 2012)
  • Los Guachos V (Sunnyside, 2016)
  • Cristal (Sunnyside, 2019)

With Donny McCaslin

  • Seen from Above (Arabesque, 2000)
  • Soar (Sunnyside, 2006)
  • In Pursuit (Sunnyside, 2007)
  • Declaration (Sunnyside, 2009)
  • Blow (Motema, 2018)

With Bill McHenry

  • Rest Stop (Fresh Sound, 1998)
  • Graphic (Fresh Sound, 1999)
  • Featuring Paul Motian (Fresh Sound, 2003)
  • Roses (Sunnyside, 2007)
  • Ghosts of the Sun (Sunnyside, 2011)

With Paul Motian

With Noah Preminger

  • Dry Bridge Road (Nowt, 2008)
  • Haymaker (Palmetto, 2013)
  • Some Other Time (Newvelle, 2016)

With Maria Schneider

With Patrick Zimmerli

  • Explosion (Songlines, 1997)
  • Expansion (Songlines, 2000)
  • The Book of Hours (Songlines, 2002)

With others

References

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  1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  2. ^ Loewy, Steve. "Flux: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  3. ^ Adler, David. "Ben Monder: Biography". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
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