The Speakeasy Quartet: In Concert on Friday, September 5th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Location: Upper Ramble – Corner of Dickson St. & West Ave., Fayetteville Arkansas
FREE and open to all!
Sponsored by the City of Fayetteville & the Northwest Arkansas Jazz Society
Ben Harris – guitar
Mickie McFetridge – Sax
Matt Beach – drums
Ron Pennigton - bass
Ben Harris leads this dynamic group of NW Arkansas musicians as they navigate a mix of musical styles including jazz, soul, funk and R&B. The group covers swinging standards, toe-tapping blues and hard grooves with a guitar driven rhythm section and saxophone out front.
Ben is a versatile guitarist whose playing reveals a wide variety of styles and influences. Originally from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Ben grew up playing Rock and Roll, Blues and Folk guitar and later studied Classical guitar at Western Kentucky University. Ben finished his BA in Music at the University Of Arkansas At Little Rock where he studied Jazz Guitar and Composition.
For many years Ben lived in Little Rock teaching and performing regionally in a variety of settings including jazz groups, dance bands, rock bands, solo guitar performances, and theater pit orchestras. Ben relocated to Fayetteville in 2006 to pursue a Master Of Music Composition degree at the University of Arkansas, which he completed in 2008. Since then, Ben has been busy with live performances all over Northwest and Central Arkansas, most notably with the Fayetteville Jazz Collective, Claudia Burson, Full House as well as his solo guitar work.
In addition to teaching and playing, Ben also serves as the Executive Director for the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA).
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