Ben Kono Group at Brooklyn Lyceum

Since moving to New York City in 1999, Ben Kono has been carving his own niche with his distinctive voice on multiple woodwinds. Equally skilled on saxophone, oboe, english horn, flutes, and clarinets, he appears regularly with ensembles led by John Hollenbeck, Darcy James Argue, Ed Palermo, and has recorded and performed with legends like Bob Berg, Michael Brecker, and David Liebman. Tonight, the Ben Kono Group performs in a pre-release event in anticipation of their upcoming release "Crossing" on 19/8 Records. The ensemble of long-time musical collaborators will perform Kono's compositions for multiple woodwinds....

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Since moving to New York City in 1999, Ben Kono has been carving his own niche with his distinctive voice on multiple woodwinds. Equally skilled on saxophone, oboe, english horn, flutes, and clarinets, he appears regularly with ensembles led by John Hollenbeck, Darcy James Argue, Ed Palermo, and has recorded and performed with legends like Bob Berg, Michael Brecker, and David Liebman. Tonight, the Ben Kono Group performs in a pre-release event in anticipation of their upcoming release "Crossing" on 19/8 Records. The ensemble of long-time musical collaborators will perform Kono's compositions for multiple woodwinds.

"…Ben Kono's wildly offhand, "gotta run" tenor solo clearly late for the train and ably making up for lost time."(Lucid Culture/March 11, 2009)

"…outstanding…" (Bill Milkowski/Jazz Times 2009)

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