Ben Lerner Quartet (SYD)

Ben Lerner is an outstanding young artist who has quickly established himself as one of the emerging voices in Jazz and on the Alto Saxophone in Australia. Since moving to Sydney from Auckland in 2020, Ben has received the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Scholarship the Henderson Global Mobility Scholarship, the Ernest Heine Family Foundation Scholarship, and has played with the likes of Mike Nock, Matt McMahon, Laurence Pike, Andrew Gander, Steve Barry, Jonathan Crayford, and many other greats. He was a finalist for the prestigious National Jazz Award in 2024.

Ben has honed his craft under the tutelage of artists such as George Garzone, Immanuel Wilkins, Dr Roger Manins, Will Vinson, Mike Rivett, Dr Simon Barker, Dr Jo Lawry and many more. After forming the Ben Lerner Quartet in early 2021 as an outlet to workshop and perform his original compositions, Ben has quickly found his feet as a band leader. This has culminated in performing as a part of SIMA's Jazz:NOW summer festival, a seven–gig tour of New Zealand, the Inner West Jazz Fest, various appearances in venues around Sydney, and now an eight-gig tour of the East Coast. Ben performs frequently as a freelancing musician around Sydney, and is an in demand sideman. He is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and is soon to commence studying a Masters Degree at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music on a scholarship.

The Ben Lerner Quartet features Steve Barry (Piano), Max Alduca (Bass) and Alex Young (Drums) and will play 2 sets of new music, set to be recorded on their debut album later this year.

GIG DETAILS:

Thursday 6th February 2025

$20 Entry (+GST & BF)

Doors open from 7:30pm

Music starts at 8pm

ALL AGES (people under 18 need to be accompanied by a guardian)

LICENSED BAR
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