Ben LaMar Gay

Jazz

The next Ben LaMar Gay concert is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Ostrov Štvanice in Prague 7, Czechia. See all 1 upcoming concerts

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Listen to John, John Henry by Ben LaMar Gay, see lyrics, music video & more!

John, John HenryBen LaMar Gay

Listen to yowzers by Ben LaMar Gay, see lyrics, music video & more!

yowzersBen LaMar Gay

Listen to Aunt Lola and the Quail by Ben LaMar Gay, see lyrics, music video & more!

Aunt Lola and the QuailBen LaMar Gay

Listen to Bang Melodically Bang by Ben LaMar Gay, see lyrics, music video & more!

Bang Melodically BangBen LaMar Gay

Listen to Floating with an Intimate Stranger (feat. Ben LaMar Gay, Bitchin Bajas & Marvin Tate) by Mike Reed, see lyrics, music video & more!

Floating with an Intimate Stranger (feat. Ben LaMar Gay, Bitchin Bajas & Marvin Tate)Mike Reed

Listen to The Storm (feat. Ben LaMar Gay) by Jaimie Branch, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Storm (feat. Ben LaMar Gay)Jaimie Branch

Listen to Sometimes I Forget How Summer Looks on You (feat. Ohmme) by Ben LaMar Gay, see lyrics, music video & more!

Sometimes I Forget How Summer Looks on You (feat. Ohmme)Ben LaMar Gay

Listen to Oh Great Be The Lake by Ben LaMar Gay, see lyrics, music video & more!

Oh Great Be The LakeBen LaMar Gay

Listen to Hood Rich Happy by Ben LaMar Gay, see lyrics, music video & more!

Hood Rich HappyBen LaMar Gay

Listen to Mestre Candeia's Denim Hat by Ben LaMar Gay, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mestre Candeia's Denim HatBen LaMar Gay

Upcoming Concerts for Ben LaMar Gay

Jun
14
Jun 14, 2025
Ostrov Štvanice
Prague 7

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Listen to Open Arms to Open Us by Ben LaMar Gay

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Listen to Confetti in the Sky Like Fireworks (This Is Bate Bola OST) by Ben LaMar Gay

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Listen to Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun by Ben LaMar Gay

ALBUMDowntown Castles Can Never Block the SunBen LaMar Gay

Ben LaMar Gay's Popular Music Videos

The Process (feat. Nubya Garcia, Theon Cross, Joe Armon-Jones, Quiet Dawn, Lefto, Don Leisure, Darkhouse Family, Earl Jeffers & Ben Lamar Gay)

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About Ben LaMar Gay

Hometown

Chicago, IL, United States

Genre

Jazz

Chicago cornetist Ben Lamar Gay is one of the city's most adventurous and boundary-pushing performers with sound that touches upon avant-garde jazz, hip-hop, indie rock, Brazilian traditions, and experimental electronic composition. A member of the AACM, Gay (who also spent time traveling and living in Brazil) emerged in the 2000s singing and playing a variety of instruments. Most often, he works in the studio, layering his songs with overdubbed parts, as he did on his own Juba Dance album Orange. Over the years, he has proven himself to be an unpredictable artist with a wide-ranging stylistic ear, as evidenced by 2021's wildly inventive Open Arms to Open Us.