Ben Hans - Artist Profile
Ben Hans is a Nashville based musician and music instructor who keeps a busy performance schedule performing many genres of music. Ben performs as a freelance artist, who cut his teeth performing under the tutelage of Jazz Guitarist Jack Grassel and the late Swing Clarinetist Chuck Hedges.
Ben has shared the stage with a diverse list of artists such as singer/songwriter/composer and Grammy nominated C. F. Kip Winger, Eric Martin (of Mr. Big), Steve Brown and PJ Farley of Trixter, Anthony Corder (the voice of Tora Tora), Rock Vocalist Fiona Flanagan, Guitar virtuosos Reb Beach, John Roth, Jorge Salan and Donnie Wayne Smith, the late great Jazz Pianist Barry Harris, celebrated Saxophonists Eric Morones, Johnny Padilla and Jesse Lee Montijo, Jazz Guitarists Scott DuBois, Jeff Schroedl, Steve Peplin, Kirk Tatnall, Mike Standal, Michael Arnold, Pete Billman and Roger Brotherhood as well as many more great Jazz artists such as Rick Embach, Berkeley Fudge, Tom McGirr, Aaron Gardner, John Babbitt, Mark Solveson, Hal Miller, Kevin Kostick, Mark Lewandowski, Jeannine Rivers, Anita Stemper, Vince Oglesby, Swing Nouveau, in addition to Blues artists Altered Five, Jonny T-Bird and Tallan Latz. Ben has worked with Legendary Rudimentalists John S. Pratt, Dominick Cuccia and Mitch Markovich, as well as Percussionists Jim Sewrey, Jeff Salisbury, Kaili Francisco and many more.
Ben is also an author, proofreader, freelance editor and session performer for Hal Leonard Publishing, with published works including: "Workin' Drums - 50 Solos for Drumset", "40 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos", "Rudimental Solos for the Marching Snare Drummer", "Modern School for Mallet Keyboard Instruments", "Hal Leonard School for Snare Drum", transcriptions of Ray Luzier's "Double Bass Drum Techniques", the compilation book "First 50 Solos You Should Play on Snare Drum", as well as performing on and writing for the Hal Leonard DVD "Traditional Rudimental Drumming" by John S. Pratt. Ben has also released "How to Play Drums in 14 Days" from Troy Nelson Music.
With over three decades of experience as an educator and clinician, Ben currently instructs private studio lessons in Nashville, TN privately and through the Nashville Music Academy. Ben has also enjoyed working with his students at his former music instructor positions at the Milwaukee Area Technical College, the Wisconsin Lutheran College, SAE Institute - Nashville and the Wisconsin Academy of Music.
Ben is a Yamaha Performing Artist who also currently endorses Aquarian Drumheads, Mike Balter Mallets, Vic Firth Drumsticks, Tycoon Percussion and Impression Cymbals. Ben is a member of ASCAP and John S. Pratt's 'International Association of Traditional Drummers'.
Photo Courtesy of Lee Ann Flynn
