(1943-08-14) August 14, 1943 (age 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Jazz, rock
Occupation(s)
Musician, producer, label owner
Instrument(s)
Keyboards, vocals
Years active
1960s–present
Labels
Blue Thumb, Arista, Windham Hill, Go Jazz, Nardis
Website
bensidran.com
Musical artist
Ben Hirsh Sidran (born August 14, 1943)[1] is an American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer. Early in his career he was a member of the Steve Miller Band and is the father of Grammy-nominated musician, composer and performer Leo Sidran.[2][3]
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 2261/2. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^"Bio".
^"BBC World Service - Music Life, Music is abstract, lyrics are concrete, with Elvis Costello, Marisa Monte, Jorge Drexler and Leo Sidran".
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guitar, bass), Denny Berg (vocals, guitar, bass), Ron Boyer (drums), BenSidran (keyboards). The group performed at local clubs in Chicago's Old Town...
his label. Other acts that appeared on the label include Phil Upchurch, BenSidran, Last Poets, Gerry Rafferty, The Credibility Gap, The Crusaders, Hugh...
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October 1996 Label: Verve Tribute album With Van Morrison, Mose Allison and BenSidran — — — — — 2000 Poet in New York Released: August 2000 Label: Go Jazz —...
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