Next Gig: Somewhere in Andalucía, España...
Starting in October 2010, I will be living for 8 months in Andalucía, Spain.
I will be an English teacher in a highschool in the town, la Puerta de Segura. The Spanish musical style, Flamenco, was born in the region of Andalucía... So stay tuned, many musical and artistic projects will inevitably come from this experience!
Click here to read more about Andalucía and Spain.
Ben Raznick - Tango y Folklore Argentino
My new CD is now available!
The CD, featuring 9 Argentine tangos, 5 Argentine folklore songs, and 2 of my own compositions has just been released! In four songs I am accompanied by my great friend and amazing Argentine guitarrist, Manuel Kohan.
To order my CD, click here!
VIDEO! Playing accordion tango with "Trio con Brio" at St. Julien Hotel.
Boulder, Colorado, Summer 2010
VIDEO! Playing on the 16th Street Mall in Denver. Summer 2010
Boulder's Daily Camera Article, June 18th, 2010
Featuring my new CD, 'Tango y Folklore Argentino'
Playing piano in the Ateneo Librería, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Check out my Music section for an update on my latest adventures in South America.
Playing piano on Pearl Street, Summer 2009
This past summer in Boulder, Colorado I played piano on Pearl Street Mall a couple days a week. It turned out to be a fun and exciting opportunity. I met awesome people and got quite a few requests, many of which I didn't know - So it was a great excuse to learn new music and grow my repetoire!
Perhaps a couple of my favorite requests were the following:
-A fellow who wished to hear the French National Anthem anytime I spotted him walking by. My reward was a two-dollar bill (ALWAYS... a two-dollar bill).
-A group of middle-schoolers, all involved in a musical play group who wished for me to play songs from Phantom of the Opera. Without reading the lyrics they all knew all the words and sang their hearts out. It turned into a half-hour kareoke session.
-A Brazilian family visiting Boulder asked if I knew any Brazilian tunes. We began chatting in Portuguese about my adventures in Brazil. The chat inevitably ended with the hit song, Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema)... Saudades!
-The Saturday night crowd... at night fall the kaeroke songs became hits --- Piano Man, Tiny Dancer, American Pie, a good time was had with the true American classics.
Perhaps a couple of my favorite requests were the following:
-A fellow who wished to hear the French National Anthem anytime I spotted him walking by. My reward was a two-dollar bill (ALWAYS... a two-dollar bill).
-A group of middle-schoolers, all involved in a musical play group who wished for me to play songs from Phantom of the Opera. Without reading the lyrics they all knew all the words and sang their hearts out. It turned into a half-hour kareoke session.
-A Brazilian family visiting Boulder asked if I knew any Brazilian tunes. We began chatting in Portuguese about my adventures in Brazil. The chat inevitably ended with the hit song, Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema)... Saudades!
-The Saturday night crowd... at night fall the kaeroke songs became hits --- Piano Man, Tiny Dancer, American Pie, a good time was had with the true American classics.
2008 World Tour Premiere!
My Senior Piano Recital "World Tour Premiere" at University of Wisconsin in Madison, 2008