“Ben Goldberg” has been at it for a long time. His mother Judy played the clarinet and when Ben was little he was drawn to the smell of cork grease and old wood inside the case. In fourth grade Willie Hill taught him the proper emboucher and why you have to sit up straight and know the name of the note, not just the fingering. Clarinet, like many instruments, is not easy. Music gets complicated but you can always sit up straight and keep playing your song.

(produced with the support of the Zellerbach Family Foundation Community Arts Program 2025)

Each night will follow this format:

6pm doors

6:30 solo set

7pm first band INSECT LIFE (Ben Davis, Raffi Garabedian, Danny Lubin-Laden, Ben Goldberg) with special guests Myra Melford and Hamir Atwal

8pm second band BEN GOLDBERG’S BRAINCHILD (everyone)