

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Ben Levin Quartet Featuring Art Gore and Special Guest Candice Ivory
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 18 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 18 May, 2026 at 09:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Ben Levin - piano/vocals
Art Gore - drums
Candice Ivory - vocals
Walter Cash Jr. - bass
Joe Polen - saxophones

Pianist and composer Ben Levin presents a special evening of blues and jazz featuring Art Gore and special guest Candice Ivory. Known for traditional blues piano, Ben also celebrates the crossover blues/jazz sounds of artists such as Eddie Vinson, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Percy Mayfield. Ben is an international touring artist and has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, Brazil, and Japan.

Art Gore was born into a family of musicians, which began his early exposure to music. By age sixteen, he was playing professionally, working with national artists such as Jon Thomas and Amos Milburn. After studying at Berklee College of Music and The New England Conservatory of Music, Art joined Dr. Lonnie Smith, leading to traveling and recording with the Grammy-winning guitarist and vocalist George Benson. Art has performed and recorded with countless celebrated artists including Lonnie Listons Smith, who's jazz-fusion classic "Voodoo Woman" is included in the Recommended Recordings of the Decade for the Smithsonian Collection of Jazz in the Seventies.

Special guest Grammy nominated vocalist Candice Ivory will join the group.

A $15 drink/food minimum is charged per person in the party, per set, if the total for beverages purchased by the party does not meet the minimum.
Important Notices:
If you do not check in by 15 minutes into the start of the set, we reserve the right to resell your seats with no refund.

Tickets for this performance are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, a one-time transfer to a future show of equal value will be accepted. The transfer must be requested 24 hours before the start of the performance.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cincinnati/the-ben-levin-quartet-featuring-art-gore-and-special-guest-candice-ivory/200029707446944
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, parties
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 55

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://tickets.caffevivace.com/shows/10560/?date=2026-05-18&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=cincinnati-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Cincinnati
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Caffè Vivace - Cincinnati, OH
- **lat**: 39.125694968126
- **long**: -84.488043872538
- **full address**: Caffè Vivace - Cincinnati, OH, 973 E McMillan St, Cincinnati, OH 45206-2007, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Caffè Vivace - Cincinnati, OH (https://allevents.in/org/caffè-vivace-cincinnati-oh/12650174)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 18 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Caffè Vivace - Cincinnati, OH, 973 E McMillan St, Cincinnati, OH 45206-2007, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Caffè Vivace - Cincinnati, OH
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, art, parties
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Ben Levin Quartet Featuring Art Gore and Special Guest Candice Ivory ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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