Ben Williams's 2012 Concert History

Jazz bassist Ben Williams is a forward-thinking musician who crosses easily between straight-ahead, funk, and gospel-influenced jazz. A native of Washington, D.C., Williams graduated from the Duke Ellington School of Music before studying with renowned bassist Rodney Whitaker while earning a B.A. in jazz studies at Michigan State University. He is an in-demand sideman and has performed with a veritable who's who of jazz, including Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Mulgrew Miller, Terence Blanchard, and others.

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 29, 2012
Ben Williams / Marc Cary / Justin Brown / Leron Thomas / Raydar Ellis / John Robinson / Wallace Roney Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
Oct 14, 2012
Ben Williams / The Glue Ensemble / The Calamity Jacks / Zoe West / The Shallows New Cross Inn New Cross, England, United Kingdom
Sep 22, 2012
Monterey Jazz Festival
"Monterey Jazz Festival" / Dee dee bridgewater / Christian McBride / Eyvind Kang / Rudy Royston / Tierney Sutton / Gerald Clayton / Freshlyground / Mingo Fishtrap / Annie Sampson / Deanna Bogart / Catherine Russell / Aram Shelton Quartet / Ali Ryerson / Mimi Fox / Bleu / Bill Frisell / Michael Wolff / Ambrose Akinmusire / Chris Potter / Benny Green / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / Lewis Nash / Antonio Sanchez / Migration / Warren Wolf / The Blues Broads / Pete Escovedo / John Santos / Ben Williams / Encounter Show all bands
Monterey County Fair & Event Center Monterey, California, United States
Sep 21, 2012
Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams Yoshi's Oakland, California, United States
Aug 29, 2012
Emily Burns / Ben Williams No 1 Shakespeare Street Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
Aug 13, 2012
The Golden Retrievers / Lucy Cait / Ben Williams New Cross Inn New Cross, England, United Kingdom
Aug 10, 2012
Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams Robert Morris College Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 08, 2012
Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams
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The Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Aug 07, 2012
Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams
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The Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Aug 04, 2012
Newport Jazz Festival
"Newport Jazz Festival" / Bill Frisell / Christian McBride & Inside Straight / Jack DeJohnette / The Pedrito Martinez Group / John Ellis Band / Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams / Ken Peplowski / Evan Christopher / Anat Cohen / dianne reeves / Joe Lovano / Dave Douglas / Dafnis Prieto / Darcy James Argue's Secret Society / James Carter Organ Trio / Rodney Jones Show all bands
Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Jul 29, 2012
"Caramoor Jazz Festival" / Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams

Caramoor Jazz Festival

Venetian Theater Katonah, New York, United States
Jul 21, 2012
Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams Centro de Artes e Espectaculos de Sao Mamede Guimarães, Braga, Portugal
Jul 20, 2012
Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams Polideportivo de Mendizorrotza Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Jul 12, 2012
Umbria Jazz Festival
"Umbria Jazz Festival" / Pat Metheny / Tuba Skinny / K.J. Denhert / Bobby Broom And The Deep Blue Organ Trio / The Pedrito Martinez Group / Paolo Fresu / Fabrizio Bosso / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams / Renato Sellani
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Arena Santa Giuliana Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Jul 02, 2012
"Montreux Jazz Festival" / Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Ben Williams / Antonio Sanchez

Montreux Jazz Festival

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Miles Davis Hall Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Jul 01, 2012
Pat Metheny / Chris Potter / Antonio Sanchez / Ben Williams Casino d'Enghien Les Bains Enghien Les Bains, France
Jun 04, 2012
Ben Williams

DC Jazz Festival 2012

The Hamilton Live Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Mar 17, 2012
Ben Williams Lunario Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Mar 15, 2012
Ben Williams Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz, California, United States
Mar 14, 2012
The Mingus Dynasty / Ben Williams The Addition (Formerly Yoshi's SF) San Francisco, California, United States
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