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Ben Flocks

@benflocks

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• Saxophonist 🎷• Teacher 🎵• Los Angeles 🌊•
New Album Moonshades out now

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heading home! 🌊
back in santa cruz with the trio 3️⃣
thursday october 8 at my favorite place to play @kuumbwajazz 🎷
sharing the stage with two musical giants @mohlerific & #jaybellerose 🎻 🥁
see you there 🤙🏼 by @benflocks

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💿 New Music Friday 💿

🌙 We're loving @benflocks' celestial new record 'Moonshades'

🌖 Don't miss his homecoming return to Kuumbwa on October 8, featuring Billy Mohler and Jay Bellerose.

🎧 Streaming link in @benflocks' bio
🎟️ Link in bio by @benflocks

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It’s a good day 🎷
8am: Breakfast, listened to A Love Supreme with my wife and son
11am: Lesson w/ a new saxophone student, introduced them to John Coltrane
Noon: Practice
1:30pm: Rehearsal with my high school jazz ensemble, working on Coltrane’s song Equinox
9pm: Going to hear @ravicoltranemusic live

Happy 100th birthday to the greatest @johncoltrane #coltrane by @benflocks

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🎷 Our good friend @benflocks is heading to Kuumbwa next month for a homecoming trio show, featuring @mohlerific and Jay Bellerose. Always a special full circle moment when a Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band alum returns to our stage.

🎟️ Link in bio taken in Santa Cruz, California by @benflocks

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I’m honored and excited to join the faculty @lachsa_jazz ! 🎷
So many of my favorite musicians in the world have studied or taught @lachsa_official. I’m grateful for the opportunity to explore music making in an inclusive and collaborative space alongside such inspirational educators and talented students. by @benflocks

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Catch me, @ricc_jamzz, & Jay Bellerose in residency @justineswinebar all month long for the dog days of summer 🐕☀️

We’re celebrating the release of our new record and looking forward to serenading you on our home turf in #frogtown 🐸🏡

🎨 by me! :)👨🏼‍🎨 by @benflocks

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Got inspiration from the next generation of young musicians and thinkers ✔️
Payed tribute to Trane & Sonny and played music from my new album w/ the best in the biz @bennettpaster @thurstonmilgrom & @sturijo ✔️
Conducted the 10th(!) annual saxophonic solar system saxplosion ✔️
Made music with new friends & old ✔️
Thank you @stanfordjazz ♥️ 🌲 🎷 by @benflocks

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I am lucky
I have seen, I have heard
I have thought, I have felt
I have loved, I have cried
I have shared time on earth with the colossus

Keep dancing, weaving, flying, swinging, Sonny Rollins. We love you forever ♥️

#sonnyrollins by @benflocks

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by @benflocks

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It’s #bandcampfriday! Order a copy of moonshades on vinyl and check out other releases from your favorite musicians today and all proceeds go directly to the artists! Click the link in my bio or in my stories to get your copy. Thanks y’all 🙏🏼 by @benflocks

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thanks @paris_move for the thoughtful review of moonshades 🌙 🌖 🌕 by @benflocks

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Very excited to teach & perform this summer @stanfordjazz! 🎷🌲♥️
I’m on faculty during Jazz Camp Week 2 and I’m playing music from my new record at the festival on July 20th. Honored to share a bill with the incredible saxophonist, composer, and educator @ajrushmusic. Joining me for my set are some of my favorite musicians and longtime friends from the SJW community, @bennettpaster on 🎹, @thurstonmilgrom on 🎻, & @sturijo on 🥁
See ya there 🤙🏼 by @benflocks

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