As a full-time professional musician, I am constantly involved in a diverse array of musical activities. Here is what I have been up to in some of my various roles:

Performing:

7/10/24 Update - During the summers I get a break from my choral accompanying work; this year I'm taking advantage of the extra free time by composing new material for my jazz quartet ('Ben Milstein and Friends'). I'm looking forward to performing some of these tunes with the group when we return to performing in the early Fall. Stay tuned for dates and times!

4/06/24 Update - My jazz quartet 'Ben Milstein and Friends' will be doing a free all-ages show at the Chill n Fill beer bar/food cart pod in North Portland on Friday, 4/26 from 7-9pm.

We are also returning to the Canary in North Portland on Saturday, May 11 from 7-10pm. Also a free show but it is a 21+ venue.



2/20/24 Update - I will be returning to the Canary in North Portland on Saturday, March 16 from 7-10pm with my jazz quartet 'Ben Milstein and Friends'.

The following weekend, I'll be accompanying Satori Men's Chorus for their Spring concert at Unity Church in SE Portland on Saturday, March 23 at 7:00.



Piano Teaching:

7/10/24 Update - At this point I am still doing about half my teaching online and the rest in-person at my studio in North Portland. My studio is now about half adults and half youngsters and I'm really enjoying the variety of different challenges involved with teaching people of very different experiences and ages.



Choral Accompanying:

7/10/24 Update - The 2023/24 concert season was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to picking it back up this fall with Satori Men's Chorus and the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Choristers. My first choral performance of the season will be with Satori; we are performing at the Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair on Saturday, September 14th.

Audio Engineering:

7/10/24 Update - I was able to work on some great projects by local and non-local artists this year. The vast majority of my mixing and mastering work has been in the electronic music realm; it has been gratifying to continue to hone my skills in that area and work with artists to bring out the full potential of their music. You can find out more about my engineering work over at my other website.

I’ve been slowly expanding my clientele and enjoying working with a diverse array of styles. In addition to multi-track mixing, I now provide audio mastering in my array of services. As a limited time offer, I will master one song at no charge for any new client.