Bmakin Music - Ben Makinen - News

Clay Cabe's Underworld CD to be Mastered

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Makinen is heading to Air Show Mastering in Boulder, Colorado to master the much anticipated Underworld CD by songwriter Clay Cabe. This fantastic collection of original music weaves together funk, jazz, ska and folk into one seamless carpet ride through loss, angst, discovery and acceptance! Look for it on the web soon.

Makinen Filming Jazz Documentary

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Makinen has begun shooting on a new jazz documentary. Principal photography is taking place in Denver where the majority of featured performers live. Makinen began work on this project as an homage to the jazz masters who mentored him when he began playing drums professionally in the early 1980s.

John Kite Trio Rocks Anthem Lodge!

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Jazzes is more like it. Playing to a standing room only crowd, the John Kite Trio, with Ian Hutchinson on bass and Ben Makinen on drums, wowed the unsuspecting crowd at Anthem Lodge with dazzling improvisations over traditional jazz compositions from Fats Waller to Cole Porter. The fun continued and the band went wild at the after party hosted by Wendy! Thank you!!

CD Release: Makinen's Collaboration with Artridge Hits The Stands!!

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The German production team of Robin Pleil and Christoph Mainz have released the CD "Butterfly Wing Theory Part 1". A few of the tracks are a result of a successful long distance collaboration - where producer and drummer
Ben Makinen recorded drums, marimbas, and percussion in Denver contributing to a
production mainly tracked in Berlin.

Hear for yourself at http://cdbaby.com/cd/artridge2

Vist Artridge:
http://www.artridge.org/
This eclectic and widely unpredictable instrumental blend takes you on a trip through various musical transmutations - and back. You'll never exactly know what's lurking around the next corner:
Ambient soundscapes turned prog-rock?
Ligeti choirs meandering along industrial dub cathedrals?
Bleeping retro space age sounds?
Slide guitars with a strong battlefield BBQ flavour? Hydraulic-Goth-Jazz-Relay-Fusion?
Apocalypse Now reinacted at your local electric substation? Subterranean mid-fi agitprop garage-metal-clash recitations?

Young/Makinen Duo Mesmerizes @ The Q

Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Ben Makinen & Lioinel Young continue to mesmerize audiences at Q's Worldly Bar-B-Q Blues & Jazz Lounge with their eclectic New Orleans style duo. LIionel's electric violin weaves through haunting Delta-blues vocals while Ben creates driving & melodic rhythms blending his collection of drums and percussion from around the world.

Denver's most unique duo performs happy hours (5-7pm) Fridays throughout the summer and has begun performing on Sunday's from 1-4pm.

The Q 3rd & Detroit (NW corner, downstairs)

visit Lionel Young:
http://www.myspace.com/lionelyoung

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Fishleather Sequel In Production!

Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Tom Ball and Ben Makinen are in pre-productioin for master euphonium player Tom Ball's second album project. Initial tracking is slated to begin on May 19th in Greeley, Colorado. The euphonium and trombone playing of Ball, and the percussion talent of Makinen, will be joined by pianist Dana Landry and bassist Eric Applegate. Ball's first abbum, titled Fishleather Jacket, won the prestigious Roger Bobo Excellence In Recording Award in 2006. Ball's second album will again feature his original songs, one of which, titled Funky Pants, has a high probability of becoming the CD's title track. Visit Tom Ball at http://www.jazzeuphonium.com

Fife & Drum

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Vintage footage from the now defunct Brendan's Pub featuring Dan Treanor, David Booker and Ben Makinen.

On-Line Drumming With Ben

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

(people around the world are welcome to participate in this US tradition: Simply thank someone who has helped you in any way at any point in your life. It's cool and it feels groovy - for those on a budget, it's free!!

FWINTER comes to Denver

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

FWINTER