Benjamin Verdery

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Benjamin Verdery

Hailed for his innovative and eclectic musical career, Benjamin Verdery tours regularly throughout the US, Canada, Europe and Asia, performing at venues and festivals around the world.

Benjamin has recorded and/or performed with such diverse artists as Andy Summers, Frederic Hand, William Coulter, Leo Kottke, Anthony Newman, Jessye Norman, Paco Peña, Hermann Prey, John Williams, hip-hop artist Billy Dean Thomas, beat box/vocal percussionist Marc Martin and Nano Stern. As a recording artist, Ben has released 18 albums. His most recent, Scenes from Ellis Island, Guitar Music of Ben Verdery, was released in 2020, together with a video of the recording’s title piece, “Scenes from Ellis Island.”

A prolific, published composer in his own right, many of Ben’s compositions have been performed, recorded and published over the years. He has been commissioned to compose works for The Assad Duo, guitarists David Russell, Scott Tennant, David Tanenbaum, John Williams and John Etheridge, among many others.