Ben Stivers — artist
Ben Stivers has no upcoming shows listed. 3 past shows tracked on Ckord, most recently at The Django on Fri, Oct 11, sharing stages with 89 other acts. Follow to get notified when new dates are announced.
Ben Stivers is an in-demand keyboard, piano and organ player based in Brooklyn, NY. Ben Stivers has a wide stylistic vocabulary from recording, touring and collaborating with artists across multiple genres including jazz, blues, rock, pop, latin pop, rap, dance and jazz fusion. As his resumé shows, Ben Stivers is recognized around the world as one of the premier keyboard players on the music scene today. Ben was born in Indiana but his family moved to Las Vegas when he was four to pursue musical careers. His father was the bandleader at UNLV and his mother was a professional violin player so it was no surprise when he took an early interest in classical piano. Ben was a dedicated classical piano student and earned recognition as a finalist in the prestigious Arnold Bullock Piano Competition at age 16. In addition to his classical music studies Ben took an interest in jazz fusion bands such as the Yellow Jackets and Weather Report which drove his interest in keyboards and groove. While attending Chapparal High School in Las Vegas Stivers was fortunate to have talented friends to play with like bassist Dave Monsey (Edie Brickell, Tedeschi/Trucks, etc) and many professional musicians living in the community to learn from such as Frank Sinatra band leader Vince Falcone. With this strong musical foundation Ben decided to pursue a career in music. In 1986 Ben moved to Miami to pursue a degree in Studio Music and Jazz at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. The UMschool was very competitive and filled with future stars in musical performance, engineering, production and business and Ben rose to the top in this environment. In the late eighties the Miami music scene was exploding and many successful acts drew from the University of Miami music school for their bands, management, production and writing teams. This inertia launched Ben's international careerwithartists such as Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Chayanne, Exposé, Jon Secada, Emilio Estefan, Dan Warner, Matchbox 20 and many others. A highlight of Ben's Miami years was his collaboration with the Gibb family. Ben touredand recorded with the Bee Gees and Barry Gibbsince the early 90s. IHe continues to collaborate with Barry Gibb in the studio and on stage as keyboard player in the Barry Gibb Band.
Ben Stivers has no upcoming shows listed right now.
Ben Stivers past shows
- Ben Stivers Organ Trio — The Django — Oct 11, 2024
- BEN STIVERS QUARTET — The Django — Jul 12, 2024
- Ben Stivers Quartet — The Django — Nov 10, 2023
Venues Ben Stivers has played
- The Django — 3 shows, last played 2024
Artists who have played the same stages as Ben Stivers
- Ed Cherry — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Ron Jackson — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Evan Sherman — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Sam Dillon Quartet — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Nick Hempton Band — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Spike Wilner — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Freddy Deboe — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- T.K. Blue — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Itai Kriss — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Antonio Ciacca — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Simon Mogul — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Carolyn Leonhart Quartet — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Alexander Claffy — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Michael Weiss — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Manuel Valera — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Rale Micic — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Shane Allessio — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Lucy Wijnands — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- April Varner — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Conrad Herwig — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Naama Gheber — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Akili Bradley — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Tim Ries Latin Project — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Jamile — 1 shared venue, via The Django
- Jed Levy — 1 shared venue, via The Django
And 64 more acts.