BEN KRAEF

Post Bop • Germany
Jazz music community with review and forums
BEN KRAEF picture
Ben Kraef, a German-Montenegrin saxophonist and composer, who graduated from the University of Music “HannsEisler”, is based in Berlin.

In 2007 he relocated to New York City on a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and obtained a Master of Arts from The City College of New York in 2009.

In the past years Ben has won international acclaim in form of several prizes and awards, among these most notably the BiberacherJazzpreis (2006), the “Concours International de Jazz de Fribourg” (2007), the Yamaha Saxophone Contest (2007), and the Billie Stoller Scholarship to an outstanding scholar and musician from The City College of New York (2008).

Ben’s activities as a performer have included his membership in the renowned National German Youth Big Band (BuJazzO), where he was part of the concert line-up for a total of three years.

He has had the chance to perform throughout Europe, the Middle East, as well as
read more...
Thanks to snobb for the addition

BEN KRAEF Online Videos

See all BEN KRAEF videos

Buy BEN KRAEF music

More places to buy jazz & BEN KRAEF music

BEN KRAEF Discography

BEN KRAEF albums / top albums

BEN KRAEF Ben Kraef, Rainer Böhm, John Patitucci, Marcus Gilmore ‎: Berlin - New York album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ben Kraef, Rainer Böhm, John Patitucci, Marcus Gilmore ‎: Berlin - New York
Post Bop 2011
BEN KRAEF Ben Kraef Trio : Think of One album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ben Kraef Trio : Think of One
Post Bop 2013

BEN KRAEF EPs & splits

BEN KRAEF live albums

BEN KRAEF demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

BEN KRAEF re-issues & compilations

BEN KRAEF singles (0)

BEN KRAEF movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)

BEN KRAEF Reviews

No BEN KRAEF music reviews posted yet.

BEN KRAEF Movies Reviews

No BEN KRAEF movie reviews posted yet.

BEN KRAEF Shouts

Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

JMA TOP 5 Jazz ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
A Love Supreme Post Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
Kind of Blue Cool Jazz
MILES DAVIS
Buy this album from our partners
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Progressive Big Band
CHARLES MINGUS
Buy this album from our partners
Blue Train Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners
My Favorite Things Hard Bop
JOHN COLTRANE
Buy this album from our partners

New Jazz Artists

New Jazz Releases

Green Puma / Tropical Dandy Jazz Related Rock
THE LINK QUARTET
Buy this album from MMA partners
Vinny Golia Quintet : Can You Outrun Them? 21st Century Modern
VINNY GOLIA
Buy this album from MMA partners
Bow Code Fusion
SAMPO HIUKKANEN
Buy this album from MMA partners
Anthem For No Man’s Land Jazz Related Improv/Composition
ANDREAS SCHAERER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Cabaret Eclectic Fusion
MARIUS NESET
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Jazz Online Videos

Paper Plane Pilot
MIKE DE SOUZA
js· 5 hours ago
Green Puma
THE LINK QUARTET
js· 5 hours ago
Heavy Cream
SAMPO HIUKKANEN
js· 7 hours ago
Sunday afternoon
FURIO DI CASTRI
snobb· 20 hours ago
Harmônicos
FABIANO DO NASCIMENTO
js· 1 day ago
More videos

New JMA Jazz Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Jazz News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us