Music

Biography

Benjamin Drazen Has been playing in Jazz clubs thruout NYC since 1996. Playing a mixture of standards and originals, the music always has fire and the goal of playing to the room, wherever the venue may be.

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Contact

For bookings and lessons, call 917-698-5776.
Or feel free to send me an email!

Live at the 55 bar W/Gene Jackson

Performance dates

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 5/15/09
Garage 6pm-10pm
Featuring The Great Marvin Bugalu Smith Drums and Santi DeBriano on the bass! These guys havent seen eachother since the days of Archie Shepp!

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 5/12/09
Mintons Playhouse
9pm-12am Benjamin Drazen-Sax Jon Davis-Piano John Davis-Drums Carlo DeRosa-Bass

Peter Fish Group - 4/24/09
The 55 Bar-55 Christopher St.-930pm-1230am
10pm-1am FUNK JAZZ MIX! Peter Fish, Benjamin Drazen, Waldron Ricks, Abe Fogel, Paul Livant, Billy Grant

Chris Massey Trio - 4/23/09
Gershwin Hotel
8pm-10pm Benjamin Drazen-Sax Chris Massey-Drums Bass-TBA

Benjamin Drazen Quintet - 4/19/09
55 Bar 930-midnight
55 Christopher St/7th Ave South With Waldron Ricks Trumpet, Rudy Royston Dms, Josh Ginsburg Bass and John Davis Keys

Benjamin Drazen Quintet - 3/15/09
The 55 Bar-55 Christopher St.-930pm-1230am
Benjamin Drazen-Saxes Waldron Ricks-Trpt Santi DeBriano-Bass John Davis-Keyboard Emanuel Harrold-Drums

Marvin "Bugalu" Smith Quartet - 3/31/09
Newburgh, NY
Terrace Lounge 8-11pm with Marvin Bugalu Smith, myself on alto

Marvin "Bugalu" Smith Quartet - 3/24/09
Newburgh, NY
This great drummer has worked with all the greats in Jazz including Archie Shepp and Sun Ra. I will be joining him on Alto Sax.

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 2/24/09
Plum Pomidor
4009 Broadway and 168th st. 8pm-1030pm

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 2/23/09
10 Degrees Wine Bar
121 St Marks and Ave A 8pm-11pm

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 2/14/09
Garden City Hotel
Private Party

Peter Fish Group - 1/29/09
55 Bar(55 Christopher st ) 10pm-1am
CD Release Party of our Live 55 Bar record! Peter Fish-Keys Benjamin Drazen-Tenor Waldron Ricks-Trpt Paul Livant-Gtr Abe Fogel-Dms Billy Grant-Bass

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 1/22/09
The Garage-10pm-2am
Benjamin Drazen-Alto Sax Nathan Peck-Bass Yonathan Rosen-Drums

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 12/24/08
55 Bar(55 Christopher st Manhattan)
10pm-1am Myself-Alto/Tenor Jeb Patton-Rhodes Nathan Peck-Bass Yonatan Rosen-Drums

Benjamin Drazen Quartet with Gene Jackson - 11/2/08
55 Bar
930pm-1230am Gene Jackson-Drums Carlo DeRosa-Bass Roy Assaf-Rhodes

Peter Fish Group - 9/25/08
55 Bar 10pmp-1am
Jazz funk on 55 Christopher St! Myself on Tenor with an amazing band.

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 8/30/08
The Garage
6-10pm 99 7th Ave South. Myself, Morrie Louden Bass, and Jordan Pearlson Drums

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 8/29/08
Martinique Cafe
Broadway and 32nd St-Every friday night

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 8/22/08
Martinique Cafe
Every Friday night 8-11pm. Broadway and 32nd st.

Peter Fish Group - 7/16/08
55 Bar 10pmp-1am
Funk and Jazz mix with the Quintet, myself on Tenor Sax.

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 6/16/08
55 Bar-7pm-9pm
with Morrie Louden Bass, Jeremy Bacon Rhodes, and Luca Santaniello Drums. Originals and Standards.

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 6/12/08
Garage-6pm-10pm
Morrie Louden-Bass, Jeremy Bacon Piano, Luca Santaniello Drums

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 5/25/08
55 Bar-55 Christopher St. Manhattan
With Chris Carroll Drums, and Morrie Louden Bass. Well be doing originals and standards, and free form.

Chris Carroll Quintet - 4/29/08
BB Kings-Downstairs Bar
8pm-11pm with Chris Carroll Drums, Bill Mobley Trpt, Carlo DeRosa Bass, John Davis Piano and myself on Alto.

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 4/25/08
Cachaça-7pm-830pm
Opening for Jeff Tain Watts and Avery Sharpe! 35 W 8th st With Matt Baranello Drums, Red Weirenga Piano and Clovis Bass

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 4/17/08
The Garage-6pm-10pm
99 7th Ave south. With Clovis on Bass and Quincy Davis on Drums

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 3/29/08
Smalls-730pm-930pm
Featuring Red Wierenga Piano, Emanuel Harrold Drums and Nathan Peck Drums

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 3/20/08
The Garage-6pm-10pm
Featuring Jared Gold on Organ and Chris Carroll Drums

Peter Fish Group - 3/14/08
55 Bar-55 Christopher St. Manhattan
Funk and Jazz Quintet with myself on Tenor.

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 3/9/08
Cachaça-35 West 8th Street
8pm-11pm

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 2/21/08
The Garage-6pm-10pm
Jeb Patton, Quincy Davis, Josh Ginsburg

Laurent Medelgi Project - 2/16/08
Smalls
7pm-9pm. I will be on Alto Sax.

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 1/26/08
Mintons Playhouse-Harlem
10pm-2am

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 1/17/08
The Garage
6pm-10pm

Peter Fish Group - 1/11/08
55 Bar
10pm-2am with Peter Fish Rhodes, Myself Tenor, Waldron Ricks Trumpet,Abe Fogel Drums, Paul Livant Guitar, Billy Grant Bass. An Incredible Group in the Headhunters Tradition!

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 12/30/07
The Garage
11pm-2am with Jared Gold-Organ, Paul Livant Guitar, and Pete Van Nostrand drums

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 9/23/07
Brooklyn Lyceum Theatre 4th Ave and Union St. Park Slope
930pm and 11pm sets Benjamin Drazen Chris Carroll Carlo DeRosa

Benjamin Drazen Quartet - 9/20/07
Garage-6pm-10pm
with Jeb Patton,Quincy Davis, and Bass TBA

Benjamin Drazen Trio - 9/16/07
Garage-1130pm-2am
Benjamin Drazen-SAX Chris Carol-DRUMS Carlo DeRosa-BASS

J. Benjamin Drazen Quintet - 4/21/07
Mintons Plahouse
Featuring Waldron Ricks on Trumpet 10pm-2am

J. Benjamin Drazen Quintet - 4/20/07
Mintons Plahouse
Featuring Waldron Ricks

Waldron Ricks Quartet - 6/25/07
Smalls
Incredible Jazz trumpeter with Benjamin Drazen 9pm-11pm