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Ben Tyree

Guitarist Ben Tyree is a performer and composer of virtuosic ability, infectious groove, and eclectic tastes. All of those elements are placed on stunning display on albums released by his own Sonic Architectures label (re:Vision - 2010, Thoughtform Variations - 2012, Burn It! LIVE - 2014, Lifelines - 2020, Sameer Gupta + Ben Tyree = Unruly Neighbors - 2020, and Sameer Gupta & Ben Tyree: Catalytic - 2022). Originally from Washington, DC - having attended the prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts and subsequently majored in Jazz Studies at Howard University - Tyree has been NYC-based since 2002. His versatility has additionally led to work with artists as diverse as Vernon Reid, Valerie June, Elliott Sharp, Brooklyn Raga Massive, and the mainstay Burnt Sugar: The Arkestra Chamber to name a few.

Releases

• Catalytic
• Lifelines
• Unruly Neighbors
• Thoughtform Variations
• Burn It! LIVE
• re: Vision
• Because We Can
• Live Flux
• Dead In Dreams
• Miscellaneous Flux
• Angels Over Oakanda
• Liquid Sunshine
• Volume 2
• All You Zombies Dig The Luminosity
• Burn It! LIVE
• On The Shoulders Of Giants (Side A)
• Homeostasis
• All Ya Needs That Negrocity
• re: Vision
• Because We Can
• Vol. 1
• Making Love To The Dark Ages
• Funkular Crouton
• Tellin You Right Now
• Rocketlove34
• Live Flux
• Dead In Dreams
• The Dead Air Project
• Hemp Hop
• In The Corner
• The Twelfth House
• Time Bomb
• Miscellaneous Flux
• Purple Legion
• I Never Meta Guitar Too (Solo Guitars For The 21st Century)