FRIDAY 21st OF JULY

BEN TOURY

“The Rythm and Blues concerts of the singer, pianist Ben Toury are similar to shows mixing virtuosity, energy and emotion.”

Benjamin Toury is a young pianist, composer. This self-taught pianist begins the piano at the age of 5 and has been playing in public since the age of 11.

He starts playing piano and harmonica in duet blues boogie with his father drummer. They will play more than 500 times throughout France. At 20 Benjamin comes to Paris and forms the Benjamin Toury trio with the bassist Nick Whewell (1st disc: Blue Mexico). At 22 years the trio becomes quartet with the addition of a baritone saxophone. The music of Ben is always in constant evolution integrating in addition to the Blues-Boogie of its origins, hip hop, funk ska and classical music. The Benjamin Toury quartet then becomes quintet with the addition of a second saxophone (2nd disc: Heavy Staccato). Since then the virtuoso pianist will add the vocals to the instruments and the formation will become the Ben Toury Corporation with the exchange of the brass section for a jazz guitar.

With more than 1,000 concerts under his belt, Ben is a professional and efficient stage musician, his virtuoso play inflames the halls and festivals where he performs. In all hundreds of shows in France and abroad. Benjamin’s current music distils great moments of virtuosity and emotions. The shows of Ben Toury meet the interest and arouse the enthusiasm of a large public.

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