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Biography
Ben Davenport is a native
resident of Charlotte, NC, where he
has
been performing and teaching piano and keyboards for over 10
years.
During this time he has been involved with an eclectic variety of
music, including jazz, classical, rock, country, and hip-hop.
Equally comfortable as a soloist or with a band, Ben regularly performs
in a wide variety of settings. These include large nightclubs,
small
bars, restaurants, country clubs, hotels, outdoor festivals, church and
wedding ceremonies, business and wedding receptions, private parties,
and more.
Much of his performance work can be classified as freelance--meaning
that both the location and band lineup change often--but he also has
significant experience working in steady groups and steady
venues.
Some recent highlights include:
- 2005 - Present
- Keyboards and backup vocals for Out of
the Blue,
the Coyote Joe's
house band (Coyote Joe's is one of the largest country
music
nightclubs
in the Southeast). Performances are three nights each week,
usually in front of
large audiences (between 1000 and 3000 people), and sometimes while
sharing the
stage--as an opening act--with many
popular country music artists, including Travis Tritt, Charlie Daniels,
The Bellamy
Brothers, Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence,
Jason Aldean, Billy
Currington, Chris Cagle, Josh Turner, Darryl Worley, Hot Apple Pie,
Little Bigtown and many more.
- 2006 - Present
- Keyboards and backup vocals for Megan Peeler,
the
2006
Colgate
Country Showdown national winner.
- 2003 - Present
- Keyboards and backup vocals for Spin Cycle, a
jazz-inspired,
four-piece rock band. Performed at the Mannerland bluegrass
festival
in 2004.
- 2002 - 2003
- Club pianist at Charlotte Tower Club, an exclusive
dining
venue. Performed several nights weekly as a jazz soloist, and
also
with a jazz trio of revolving lineup that included many of the finest
musicians in Charlotte.
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