Ben Wilson (musician)
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Ben Wilson is an American
musician
, most famous as the keyboardist
for the jam band
Blues Traveler
.
Wilson attended the alternative Community High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan
, graduating in 1985. Wilson joined Blues Traveler in January 2000 following the death of longtime bassist Bobby Sheehan in August 1999. He auditioned for the band after seeing an ad in Keyboard Magazine
. Prior to Blues Traveler, he spent thirteen years with the Michigan
-based jump blues
band Big Dave and the Ultrasonics.
United States
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musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, most famous as the keyboardist
Electronic keyboard
An electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
for the jam band
Jam band
-Ambiguity:By the late 1990s use of the term jam band also became ambiguous. An editorial at jamband.com suggested that any band of which a primary band such as Phish has done a cover of be included as jam band. The example was including New York post-punk band Talking Heads after Phish performed...
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is a rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock...
.
Wilson attended the alternative Community High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
, graduating in 1985. Wilson joined Blues Traveler in January 2000 following the death of longtime bassist Bobby Sheehan in August 1999. He auditioned for the band after seeing an ad in Keyboard Magazine
Keyboard Magazine
Keyboard Magazine is a magazine that originally covered electronic keyboard instruments and keyboardists, though with the advent of computer based recording and audio technology, they have added digital music technology to their regular coverage, including those not strictly pertaining to the...
. Prior to Blues Traveler, he spent thirteen years with the Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
-based jump blues
Jump blues
Jump blues is an up-tempo blues usually played by small groups and featuring horns. It was very popular in the 1940s, and the movement was a precursor to the arrival of rhythm and blues and rock and roll...
band Big Dave and the Ultrasonics.