October 30:
with Art Baron at the Stone playing the music of Duke Ellington

October 26:
with Ben Waltzer Group - Columbia Business Leadership Forum, Fat Cat

October 19:
Private Event, The Ben Waltzer Trio, Mario Batali, HG, Isaac Mizrahi DInner

October 17:
with Ben Waltzer Group - Columbia Business Leadership Forum

October 4:
Private Event, The Dakota, The Ben Waltzer Trio - Neal Miner and Joe Strasser

September 29:
Ben Waltzer Group at Columbia University

September 24:
Private Event, Isaac Mizrahi New York

September 20:
Ben Waltzer at Sofia's Restaurant

September 17 :
with Chris Washburne Group

September 9:
Ben Waltzer, Diego Voglino, Sean Conly, Blue Water Grill, Union Sq, NYC

September 2:
Ben Waltzer, Diego Voglino, Sean Conly, Blue Water Grill, Union Sq, NYC

July 26th :
With Sam Bardfeld's Stuff Smith Project, BARBES, 8pm

July 20:
5.30 pm Qt. with Chris Washburne and Ole Mathiesen, Columbia
10 pm Private recital with Chris Lightcap, Josh Roseman Media Lab, Williamsburg

July 19:
Ben Waltzer Quartet feat. Tony Malaby, Kitano Hotel 8pm

July 8-14:
Maine Jazz Camp

June 22:
Ben Waltzer Quintet feat. JD Allen, Bill McHenry, Gerald Cleaver and Chris Lightcap, Cornelia St Cafe, 9pm

May 25, June 1, 15 and 22:
Isaac Mizrahi wth the Ben Waltzer Sextet featuring Sam Bardfled, Chuck Mackinnon, Stefan Schatz, Joe Strasser, Joe Martin, Joe's Pub at the Public Theater

April 28:
Ben Waltzer Quintet feat. JD Allen, Bill McHenry, Rudy Royston and Chris Lightcap, Cornelia St Cafe, 9pm

March 30, April 7/14:
David Grossman Duo w/Ben Waltzer at O'Neals, 65th btwn Broadway and CPW, 9-12

March 17:
Ben Waltzer Qt. featuring Tony Malaby, Chris Lightcap and Eric McPherson at the Cornelia St. Cafe

February 14:
Ben Waltzer Trio at the College Art Association: feat. Diego Voglino and Alexis Cuadrado.

December 16/17:
With Gerald Cleaver's Violet Hour, feat. Chris Lightcap, Andrew Bishop, JD Allen, Jeremy Pelt, live recording for Fresh Sound Records at the Cornelia Street Cafe.

December 15:
With Gerald Cleaver's Violet Hour, feat. Chris Lightcap, Andrew Bishop, JD Allen, Jeremy Pelt, live recording for Fresh Sound Records at Firehouse 12, New Haven Connecticut.

November 14:
With Rebecca Martin, Larry Grenadier and RJ Miller. Banjo Jims

October 7:
With Jeremy Stratton at the Blue Water Grill, NYC, 6.30-11.30

October 5:
With the Nicolas Thys Trio, feat. Jaz Sawyer and Ben Waltzer at Arthur's Tavern, NYC, 7-10pm

October 4:
Ben Waltzer Trio at the Dakota, feat. Nic Thys and Joe Strasser (PRIVATE EVENT)

September 30:
With the Russ Branca Quartet at the Raritan Environmental Festival, with Tom Beckham, Diego Voglino

July 27:
Joe Strasser Trio, Houston's NYC

July 23:
With the Jeremy Stratton Grassroots Jazz Effort, Grassroots Tavern, NYC, 7.30 pm

July 20:
Ben Waltzer Trio with Matt Penman and Gerald Cleaver at the Kitano Hotel, NYC 8 pm

July 19:
Solo Piano as part of New York's Best Emerging Jewish Artists, Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 7pm

July 15:
Waltzer/McHenry Quartet in Concert, Brunswick, ME with Bill McHenry/Mark Ferber/Alexis Cuadrado

July 9-15:
Maine Jazz Camp

June 25:
Grassroots Tavern, Trio

June 4:
Grassroots Tavern with Jeremy Stratton and Peter Brainin

May 25:
Ben Waltzer Duo, Sophia's Restaurant

May 12 :
Ben Waltzer Group, Night and Day, Brooklyn, 9pm

May 6:
Gerald Cleaver's Violet Hour, feat. Chris Lightcap, Andrew Bishop, Dave Binney and Jeremy Pelt

April 29:
Chuck MacKinnon's Mactet, Waterfront Alehouse, Brooklyn , Chuck MacKinnon, Doug Yates, Bill McHenry, Ben Waltzer, Nic Thys,
Diego Voglino

April 6:
Ben Waltzer Duo w/Joseph Lepore, Sophia's Restaurant

March 16:
Benefit for the Drama Department w/Peter Boyle, Debbie Gibson, Jackie Hoffman, Isaac Mizrahi and others at the W Hotel

March 12:
Anthony Pinciotti Qt, Grassroots Tavern

March 8:
Ben Waltzer Trio with Chris Lightcap and Joe Strasser, Kitano Hotel, 8pm

March 3:
Ben Waltzer Qt with Bill McHenry, Chris Lightcap and Joe Strasser, Cornelia Street Cafe, 9pm

January 28th:
W/Francisco Mora Group - Chris Lightcap, JD Allen, Kavehaz

January 27th:
W/Francisco Mora Group - Chris Lightcap, JD Allen, Knitting Factory

January 21:
Sunny Jain Trio at the Blue Water Grill, with Carlo De Rosa

:January 19th:
Ben Waltzer Trio at the Kitano Hotel with Gerald Cleaver and Chris Lightcap

January 14:
Ben Waltzer, Joe Strasser, Bill McHenry, Chris Lightcap, Cornelia St Cafe - 10.30 pm

>>2005

December 10:
Ben Waltzer Group at the Cornelia St. Cafe, NYC, 9 pm

December 8:
Nic Thys Qt, at Louis, 649 9th street bet ave B/C, 9 pm

December 2:
Ben Waltzer Trio CMA Presentation, Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT
Gerald Cleaver, Matt Penman

December 1:
Ben Waltzer Trio, Quartet at the Jazz Gallery, NYC - CMA PREMIERE
Gerald Cleaver, Matt Penman, Tony Malaby

November 12:
Ben Waltzer Group at the Cornelia St. Cafe, NYC
Eric Mcpherson, Joe Martin

October 20:
Ben Waltzer Trio at the Kitano Hotel
Gerald Cleaver, Chris Lightcap

August 12:
w/the Gerald Cleaver Sextet, Cornelia Street Cafe
Chris Lightcap, JD Allen, Jeremy Pelt, Andrew Bishop

Careless in Europe with Madeleine Peyroux

7/19 - Ancona Jazz Summer Festival 2005, Teatro delle Muse, Ancona, Italy
7/21 - Veneto Jazz Festival, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
7/22 - Arena Del Mare, Genova-Genes, Switzerland
7/23 - Festival de Jazz des 5 Continents, Marseille, France
7/24 - Nice Jazz Festival, Nice, France
7/26 - Stimmen Festival 2005, Rosenfelspark 79539 Lörrach
7/28 - Swing in' Deauville, Casino, Deauville, France
7/30 - Tremplin Jazz Avignon, Cour d'Honneur du Palais des Papes, Avignon, France
8/01 - Amsterdam TBA
8/02 - Burg Wilhelmstein, An Wilhelmstein, 52146 Würselen, Germany
8/03 - Klinkers Festival, Binnenstad, Bruges, Belgium
8/05 - Gouvy Jazz & Blues Festival, Sterpigny-Gouvy, Belgium
8/06 - Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8TT, UK
8/07 - Assembly On The Mound, The Mound, Edinburgh EH1, UK

In residence at the Maine Jazz Camp, 7/10-17

Careless in the U.S. Tour with Madeleine Peyroux

5/31 Iron Horse, Northampton, MA
6/2 Regattabar, at The Charles Hotel Cambridge, MA
6/3 Discover Jazz Festival, Burlington, VT
6/4 Appel Farm & Arts Center, Meadow Stage, Elmer NJ
6/5 Three Rivers Arts Festival WYEP Festival Stage: Point State Park Pittsburgh, PA
6/7 Pantages Theater: Minneapolis, MN
6/8 Park West: Chicago, IL
6/10 Bonnaroo Music & Art Festival Manchester, TN
6/11 Bomhard Theater: Louisville, KY

May 28:
The Ben Waltzer Trio, Bridgehampton
Nic Thys, Joe Strasser, Benefit for Planned Parenthood

May 20:
w/the Gerald Cleaver Quintet, Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
Chris Lightcap, JD Allen, Ralph Alessi

May 5:
The Ben Waltzer Trio at the Kitano Hotel, 8-11 pm, FREE
Gerald Cleaver, Drums and Matt Penman, Bass

April 23:
Ben Waltzer Group + 1 feat Tony Malaby, Cornelia Street Cafe, 9-12 pm
Eric McPherson, Drums and Chris Lightcap, Bass

March 16:
with the Diego Voglino Trio
Blue Water Grill, NYC

March 10:
The Ben Waltzer Trio at the Kitano Hotel, 9-12 pm, FREE
Eric McPherson, drums and Chris Lightcap, bass

February 27:
with Hope Debates, Willard Dyson, Matt Pavolka, at the 55 Bar, 7-9 pm

February 26:
w/Chris Lightcap, Bill McHenry, Eric McPherson, with, The Jazz Spot, Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

February 16:
The Ben Waltzer Trio at the Kitano Hotel, 9-12 pm, FREE
feat. Matt Penman, bass and Gerald Cleaver, drums

February 15:
Ben Waltzer Trio at NUBLU, 9-11 pm, FREE, Ave. C between 4th and 5th St. [no sign--look for blue light]
feat. R.J. Miller, drums, and Matt Penman, bass

February 13:
Trio, with Tom Desmond, Stefan Schatz, Blue Water Grill, Union Square, 6:30-11:30, NYC

February 12:
Ben Waltzer Trio + 1 feat. Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone
Cornelia St. Cafe 9-12pm, w/Chris Lightcap, bass and Eric McPherson, drums

January 21:
Duo, with Tom Desmond, Blue Fin, Times Square, 7-12:30, NYC

January 15th: CMA/ASCAP Awards Ceremony and Discussion Panel, Westin Hotel, NYC

January 8th:
With the Chuck Mackinnon Sextet, Two Boots, Park Slope, 9-12pm

2005^

2004

December 22:
Gerald Cleaver/Bill McHenry/Nic Thys/Ben Waltzer at LOUIS, Avenue C and 9th St., NYC 9.30pm

December 15:
Chris Lightcap/Ben Waltzer Group, featuring Gerald Cleaver, Barbes, Brooklyn

Tour of Spain and Belgium 12/3-12/12 feat. Nic Thys and Joe Smith

December 12: L'Archiduc, Brussels
December 11: Studio 13, Antwerp, +32(0)496/87 16 23
December 10: Music Village, Brussels
December 9: Sunset Jazz Club, Girona
December 8: Jamboree Jazz Club, Barcelona
December 7: Jamboree Jazz Club, Barcelona
December 6: TBA
December 5: Berga Jazz Association
December 4: Bebop Club, San Cugat
December 3: Casino de Granollers

November 24:
with the Diego Voglino Trio
Blue Fin, NYC

November 15:
Private Event, Lehman Bros.

November 12:
Isaac Mizrahi with the Ben Waltzer Quintet at Joe's Pub, 7.30pm

November 11:
Solo accompaniment to Ralph Barton's silent film version of Camille (1927 home movie), Century Club, NYC

November 5:
Ben Waltzer Group, Cornelia Street Cafe feat. Chris Lightcap and RJ Miller 9-12pm
Isaac Mizrahi with the Ben Waltzer Quintet at Joe's Pub, 7.30pm

October 29:
Isaac Mizrahi with the Ben Waltzer Quintet at Joe's Pub, 7.30pm

October 22:
Isaac Mizrahi with the Ben Waltzer Quintet at Joe's Pub, 7.30pm

October 8:
The Ben Waltzer Trio at the Kitano Hotel, 9-12 pm, FREE
feat. Ugonna Okegwo, bass and Kendrick Scott, drums

September 17 and 18:
The Ben Waltzer Trio at the Cornelia Street Cafe
feat. Matt Penman and Gerald Cleaver

September 16:
The Ben Waltzer Trio at the Kitano Hotel, 9-12 pm, FREE
feat. Matt Penman and Gerald Cleaver COME CELEBRATE BEN'S BIRTHDAY!

September 7:
Ben Waltzer Trio, feat. Ugonna Okegwo, Neal Smith
Blue Water Grill, NYC

August 24:
with the Diego Voglino Trio
Blue Water Grill, NYC

August 20 and 21:
with the Bill McHenry Quintet at the Cornelia Street Cafe
feat. Matt Penman, Jeff Williams, Duane Eubanks and John Carlson

August 14:
Ben Waltzer Duo w/Matt Penman, Sofia's Restaurant, NYC

July 11-24:
In residence at the Maine Jazz Camp
Farmington, ME

June 19:
w/the Sam Newsome Quartet feat. Brad Jones and Tyshawn Sorey
Night of the Cookers
Private corporate event - Huntington, NY 4-6pm

June 15:
with the Diego Voglino Trio
Blue Water Grill

June 7:
Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards
with Nic Thys, Joe Strasser and Taylor Haskins
feat. performance with 'American Idol' winner Fantasia Barrino

May 26:
Chuck MacKinnon Group
Cafe 111

May 25:
Isaac Mizrahi and the Ben Waltzer Trio
Wave Hill Annual Spring Garden Gala
honoring designer, artist & writer Maira Kalman

May 22:
w/ Sam Newsome Quartet feat. Otis Brown III and Jennifer Vincent
Night of the Cookers

May 21:
The Ben Waltzer Trio
featuring special guest Tony Malaby
Ben Waltzer/Gerald Cleaver
John Hebert/Tony Malaby
Celebrating the release of "100 Dreams Ago"
Cornelia Street Cafe

May 19 & 20:
Isaac Mizrahi Show taping NBC pilot w/Neal Miner, Taylor Haskins, Stefan Schatz, Joe Strasser

May 15th:
With Sam Newsome's Global Unity
at the Next Door Music Festival
Elisabeth Kontomanou-voice
Brad Jones-acoustic bass
Satoshi Takeishi-percussion
Sam Newsome-soprano saxophone