Saxophonist, Composer, and Educator - Ben Dobay - News

Another round of the Rising Stars Series

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Ben Dobay Quintet will once again be performing at Tutuma Social Club on Monday June 14th at 8:15pm. Come out and support the band!

Round #2 at Tutuma

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Ben Dobay Quintet is back for round #2. This Saturday, March 27th at 4:00pm.

Ben Dobay-Tenor

Pablo Masis-Trumpet

Broc Hempel-Keys

Yannick Peeters-Bass

Tyson Stubelek-Drums

Ben Dobay Quintet Wins Round #1 of Rising Stars Series

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

On Monday February 15th, the Ben Dobay Quintet performed at Tutuma Social Club as part of the Rising Stars jazz series. This series is competition. Each Monday four bands compete against each other, the eventual prize being a prime-time featured spot at the club. I am happy to report that the Ben Dobay Quintet was the winner of night we played! Thank you to everyone who came out for the show. Audience turnout was a big part of our success. We are tentatively scheduled for round #2 on Saturday afternoon, March 27th. I will keep you posted with new developments. Mark your calendars! We need you that day!

New shows

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

I've got some shows coming up. Click on calender to see where I'm playing.

New Blog!

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

I've started writing down some ideas and thoughts on music here at bendobay.com. Check out my latest posts by clicking on Blog in the bar above.

Nees and Vos @ Crash Mansion

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Come check me out with the up and coming NYC based soul band Nees and Vos. I promise that looking back, you are going to want to be able to say "I was there when....."

Click on Calendar for more info!

Banff Tracks Posted

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

I recently finished a three week residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada. I was there for the Workshop for Jazz and Creative Music run (masterfully, I might add) by the great Dave Douglas. Needless to say, it was a highlight of my musical career. I did a lot of composing while I was there. I had a chance to perform some of these new compositions with some very talented musicians. (Nate Renner-Guitar, Ron Hynes-Bass, Mark Segger-Drums) I have posted these live recordings here on my website. Please listen, and let me know what you think!

Joe's Pub

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Come check me out with the soul band Nees and Vos this Friday at Midnight! We've got a great band lined up for our Joe's Pub debut!

www.joespub.com

New Track Posted

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

In the fall of 2008 the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Studies Area, a program I used to call home, released a full length Album entitled Molihua. All of the tracks are compositions or arrangements based on the experiences of myself and my fellow band members during a 2006 tour of China. This project has been in the works for some time and I am happy to say that it is now released. The second track on the album is a composition of mine entitled The Day is Full of Possibility. Click on Music to listen!

Five by Design Show

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

On January 19th I will be performing with 5xD in Kilmarnock, Virginia.

Max Robinson, Saxophone/Flute
Ben Dobay, Saxophone/Clarinet
Paul Stodolka, Trumpet
Mike Gorham, Trumpet
Mike Boscorino, Trombone
Jeremy Boettcher, Bass
Matt Edlund, Drums

Hopefully we won't get stuck in Inauguration traffic on the way back.