Faithful followers, casual webcrawlers, automated WebDaemons, be aware: Alphabets and Consequences is releasing at long last. 20 piano miniatures for your immediate consumption at CD Baby and iTunes:

Buy It From CD Baby Here.

Buy It From iTunes Here.

Not to hurt Jobsie’s pocketbook, but I get a little bit more of the money if you buy it through CD Baby, so I recommend that if you are undecided.

And now to plug the CD release show!

Sunday, May 16, 7:00pm – F.Boo Studios, Burbank, CA

$15 ($10 students) includes a CD, and delicious food and beverages! Dealski!

RSVP via email or phone at 818.846.2312 to receive the street address (so hot it’s Unpublishable).

For those that have not attended my annual F.Boo solo concert in the past, it is a casual and intimate affair. Recommended to bring a pillow, and a #2 pencil. More information on their loving and nefarious narrative at their website.

A variety of Adam Benjamin Perform will be in your backyard this month. Let me touch on some highlights!

April 24– Stanford University. The premiere of the collaborative work between filmmaker Bill Morrison, composer Dave Douglas, band Dave Douglas + Keystone. This has been over a year in the works and we are very pleased to premiere the work that concludes a year-long residency at the University.

• Win Tickets By Being A Smartypants Here.
• Read the Program Notes Here. (pdf)
• Watch The Trailer Here.

We will be in residence at the University in the week leading up to the premiere. Highlights will include a matinee performance for students on Monday, a screening of the film with soundtrack on Tuesday, and a lecture / demonstration on Technology and Jazz on Wednesday.

May 7 –Dateline, Bakersfield! Dave Douglas and Keystone make their Southern California debut in the newly burgeoning hotbed of jazz, Bakersfield CA! Mainstagin’ it at the Bakersfield Jazz Fest. This is a short, educational 2-hour drive from Los Angeles. Wasco, Shafter.

May 16 — CD release show for my new solo record, Alphabets & Consequences. At long last! The yellow and green disc can be yours. Just attend this intimate performance in the newly burgeoning hotbed of jazz, Burbank CA! An F.Boo Studios presentation. $15 gets you the concert AND a copy of the CD. Whoa. More details on the Shows page, and more announcements to come.

May 25 — Kneebody visits the heartland — Berlin, Germany. An afternoon clinic and performance at the Jazz Institut Berlin (under the sensitive guiding hand of John Hollenbeck). And an evening performance at the venerable A-Trane.

May 26 - May 30 — Kneebody will be coming to Italy to play several festivals and clubs - details to be announced soon.

All this, and Baseball, and Birthdays, and Whitney Houston??  Believe It.

Dear readers, I am pleased to announce the inaugural tour of Matt Mayhall / Sam Minaie / Adam Benjamin Trio. Please join us in Reno, Sparks, or Truckee this week/end. Details as follows:

There will be a masterclass / performance at University of Nevada at Reno the following day (Friday, March 12). I am pleased to visit with the fine jazz program that is cooking up there featuring luminaries such as Peter Epstein and David Ake.

There will be two performances in the picturesque mountain villa of Truckee, CA (conveniently located half an hour from both Reno and Lake Tahoe) at Moody’s Bistro in the Truckee Hotel on Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13, beginning at 9pm and going past midnight.

There will be an album made subsequently, recorded next week at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Reno, courtesy of Steinway Pianos. It’ll come out and you’ll hear it and it will be thought-provoking. Provoke! Provoke!

And then next week we will perform Friday, March 19 at Cafe Metropol in Los Angeles, with Hamilton Price IV on bass.

And then, just around the corner, is my solo piano performance to celebrate the release of my new CD, Alphabets and Consequences! This will take place on Sunday, April 10, at F.Boo Studios in Burbank, CA.

Other recent major events include the addition of our beloved hound Enid to the Benjamin clan. There are, y’know, photos on Facebook if you want to see how sweet she is.

And I was happy to provide music for the matrimonial ceremony of Nate Wood and Jesske Hume this last weekend. Joining me in said affair was the erstwhile Richard Stekol, whose recent foray into the realm of Low Resolution Text Art has been a real eye-opener. Please allow me to share my most recent favorite:

This S is heavy, no doubt.