Ben Paterson - In His Own Words - Feature Interview January 2020

Ben Paterson, pianist/organist and Steinway artist, talks with the founder of Chicago Jazz Magazine, Mike Jeffers for the January 2020 Chicago Jazz Magazine feature interview.

Paterson talks about starting on piano at an early age and discovering jazz music, attending the University of Chicago as a political science major while starting to integrate himself into the Chicago jazz scene, joining Von Freeman's band and playing with him until his passing, performing and touring with Bobby Broom and his trio while opening for Steely Dan, his recent move to New York, touring with his own group throughout the world and much more.