S2 E34 BEN RILEY The Engine Room Guest Jazz Drummer; Polished Brass, Kym Purling Trio, Boss Trio, Isotope, Daniel Harvey Quintet, and The Airbenders.

Jazz drummer BEN RILEY joins me in The Engine Room this week to discuss his drumming journey. When in High School Ben was taught by Ray Haughn, who introduced him to the Ted Reed book 'Syncopation For The Modern Drummer', he began having private lessons when he was in year 10 with Laurie Kennedy, and had his first paid gig while in school filling in for Ray Haughn in the band 'Polished Brass'. Ben continued his studies at the Adelaide University under the guidance of lecturer Laurie Kennedy. He met Kym Purling and Tim Bowen during this period, they formed the first Kym Purling Trio. The trio received wide recognition all around Australia and also served as the rhythm section for many of Australia's leading jazz musicians and vocalists. During the mid 90s, he also recorded his first albums, Trio Juice, Catherine Lambert & The Kym Purling Trio, and Let's Swing! Ben was a member of the Kym Purling Trio up until Kym moved to the United States in 1998. Following Kym’s departure in 1998 David McEvoy was recruited, forming the Boss Trio. After graduating from the Elder Conservatorium in 1994, completing a Bachelor of Music majoring in Jazz Performance, Ben travelled overseas to study drums with some of his favorite players including Kenny Washington. During the interview Ben mentions his fascination with Roy Haynes drumming in the "Matrix", which is the second track on the Chick Corea album "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs", and was reinspired during this interview to complete his transcript of it. Here is a link to the song that he is referring to: https://youtu.be/nKuQ6gwbPqk. I look forward to hearing from Ben once he has completed the transcript! Ben is a member of The Airbenders, a Jazz Organ trio that formed in 2009 as part of the Artist in Residence initiative run by JazzSA. They quickly became one of the most exciting groups to see in Adelaide. Led by Hammond organist Paul White the band also has the incredible James Muller on Guitar, they have been the resident Tuesday night band at The Gilbert Hotel for 9 years!  Music: Intro "Band It About" written and recorded by Catherine Lambert and Michael Bryant. Outro The Airbenders performing Duke Ellington's "Angelica" Live at The Gilbert Hotel, Adelaide. To purchase a copy of the album please visit their website (see link below). The Airbenders Website: https://airbendersjazz.com/ The Airbenders Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airbendersjazz Please Follow the BAND IT ABOUT -podcast series on your favorite podcast listening platform, thank you to everyone who has already done this both here in Australia and overseas, it is wonderful knowing that listeners are enjoying this series all over the world! To Rate https://ratethispodcast.com/banditabout Android Link http://www.subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/10a6ecfc/podcast/rss Band It About can be heard on all of the major podcast listening platforms including: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts & Spotify. Website: https://www.podpage.com/band-it-about-podcast-series/ Social Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allowmetoguideyoutothegig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/banditaboutpodcastseries/