Ben Clifton

Dino Saluzzi, Behn Gillece, Ben Clifton, Aru��n Ortiz, Karl Evangelista��s Apura

by Cheryl K.
August 18, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, new music from bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi; vibraphonists Behn Gillece and Mike Freeman; vocalist Dara Starr Tucker; pianists Ben Clifton and Aru��n Ortiz; and guitarist Karl Evangelista's Apura. Playlist Alice Coltrane “Rama Katha" from Kirtan: Turiya Sings (Impulse!) 11:42 Ashley Jackson “Radhye-Shyam" from Take Me ...

Mark Winkler, Lauren Henderson, Ben Clifton & Hal Galper

by Joe Dimino
August 17, 2025

We step into the 919th episode of Neon Jazz with a bittersweet note--bidding farewell to jazz titan Hal Galper, who left us at the age of 87 on July 18, 2025. His impact on the music was profound, but it was his role as an educator that continues to echo through generations of musicians. From that ...