Ben Redwine is a rare individual who performs jazz and classical music equally. He is the leader and regular member of many ensembles including the ones below. Please CONTACT US to discuss which of the ensembles below will be perfect for your special event!
redwine jazz band
The Redwine Jazz Band's goal is the promotion, perpetuation, and performance of traditional jazz---America's only indigenous art form.
The Redwine Jazz Band performs "popular" music from the early part of the twentieth century. The band can consist of between two and seven musicians. Clarinetist Ben Redwine leads an ensemble consisting of the finest jazz musicians available. They will be perfect for your next event! ben redwine's jabberwalkers
Ben Redwine’s Jabberwalkers are proud to lead the Krewe of Bogue Falaya parade in Covington, Louisiana on Mardi Gras Day. The band is comprised of the best musicians who perform in Southeast Louisiana in prestigious venues such as Preservation Hall, Fritzel’s European Jazz Club, the Dew Drop Jazz Hall, the Southern Hotel, and the Natchez Steamboat! Most of the performers in the band live on the Northshore, and are proud residents of Covington, Mandeville, and Abita Springs. The band will be joined by the marching club of Mad Hatters, representing businesses and individuals who have donated funds to make the Jabberwalkers a reality.
The first Mardi Gras parade in Covington occurred in 1879. Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass” was published in 1871, which is why Covington resident Ben Redwine chose the fantastical character of the Jabberwocky from Carroll’s nonsense poem to build his marching club and band around. samba jazz project
Born out of research stemming from Ben's doctoral minor, Latin American music history, the Samba Jazz Project initially paid homage to the famous 1962 recording "Jazz Samba" featuring Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz, and Keter Betts. The group recorded their debut album in 2012 (the 50th anniversary of the famous recording) on the same stage in Washingtion, DC, Pierce Hall at All Souls Unitarian Church as the original recording.
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dUKES OF DIXIELAND
In November, 2023, Dr Ben Redwine joined the venerable New Orleans institution, the Dukes of Dixieland!
The Dukes of Dixieland were formed in 1947 by the Assunto brothers. They recorded with such luminaries as Louis Armstrong and Pete Fountain. When the second Assunto brother passed away, the band was reformed in 1974. The new DUKES of Dixieland opened their jazz club atop the Monteleone Hotel in the French Quarter, calling it "DUKES' PLACE” with the blessing of its previous owner, Louis Prima. Playing four sets a night, often stretching till dawn, DUKES’ PLACE also became the home base for a number of jazz sessions produced for PBS, including the Marsalis family, Stephane Grappelli, Les McCann, and Toots Thielemans. The DUKES also toured, performing with symphony orchestras, festivals and Performing Arts Centers in the USA and overseas, but always returning home first to DUKES’ PLACE until 1986; then to MAHOGANY HALL on Bourbon Street, and in 1992, they moved to the STEAMBOAT NATCHEZ, where they have remained since. They also find time to record (31 albums), produce three (3) PBS television shows ("New Orleans Pops"; "Salute to Jelly Roll Morton" and "Celebrating Satchmo") , and stream live one show a week. With a repertoire of roughly 400 tunes, the Dukes of Dixieland is the pre-eminent New Orleans band as well as New Orleans Ambassadors. crescent city chamber society
Ben is an accomplished classical musician. He has managed the Chamber Society Chamber Music ensemble since 1999. They perform standard repertoire from the classical chamber music genre, as well as champion new works. Ben and his ensemble have premiered over 30 new compositions since the group's inception. They have performed at the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, and many other prestigious venues in the world.
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THE new PELICAN TRIO
manouche band
Ben's next project is to record the music of Django Reinhardt and his gypsy jazz! Contact Ben to pre-order his next CD-Le Chat Noir.
swing, swing, swing
Dr. Ben Redwine's musical idol is Artie Shaw. Audiences compare Ben's performances to Artie Shaw, Pete Fountain, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Giuffre, and Buddy DeFranco. He also has studied and is a huge fan of the following jazz masters from history: Stan Getz, Duke Ellington, Paul Desmond, Louis Armstrong, Art Pepper, Django Reinhardt, Wynton Marsalis, Jack Teagarden, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Milt Hinton, Keter Betts, Charlie Byrd, Joe Byrd, Gene Byrd, Howard Alden, Ken Peplowski, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Barbarin, and many, many more!!!
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