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Ben Williams And Sound Effect: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tiny Desk

Ben Williams And Sound Effect: Tiny Desk Concert

Bassist Ben Williams is a rising jazz star. He won the 2009 Thelonious Monk Competition and received a recording contract for his debut album, State of Art, which was released this summer. Williams brought his band Sound Effect to perform two songs from that album at the NPR Music offices.

Ben Williams And Sound Effect: Tiny Desk Concert

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Ben Williams + Pedro Giraudo: Live In Concert

Ben Williams (left) and Pedro Giraudo lead their bands at 92Y Tribeca. John Rogers for NPR/johnrogersnyc.com hide caption

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Ben Williams + Pedro Giraudo: Live In Concert

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The two young bassists — one from Argentina, one from Washington, D.C. — have a sense of time and place, both on and off the bandstand. The music of their hometowns meets modern jazz in a live concert video webcast Tuesday, July 19.

Listen Now: Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra In Concert

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