Ben has found considerable success in recent years through his ability to bend. In 2007, he was named one of NPR’s “Top Ten Unknown Artists of the Year.” His distinctive cello technique and soulful voice have been marinating for years in his work with avant-garde bluesman Otis Taylor, The Sparrow Quartet, (featuring banjo-master Béla Fleck), and on the internationally known Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour.

Ben’s unique performance experience and creative vision trump his 24 years and traditional classical training; he is poised to emerge as a solo artist, bridging genres and demographics with earnest and dynamic songwriting. However, the single most salient quality of Learning to Bend, is Ben’s contagiously optimistic worldview. Ben is not just expressing his personal quest for flexibility, he is asking the entire country to learn to bend, learn how to cry, learn how to see the sun rise… He is at the forefront of a movement that is happening right now: a zeitgeist in which a nation can face reality and empower itself to evolve and feel deeply and stand up for the power of hope.

The Adam Ezra Group sold out their latest boston appearance a week after tickets went on sale; and a month and a half before the show! They have made appearances with the Goo Goo Dolls, Guster, Aerosmith, Modest Mouse, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, DeSol, Blackalicious, Spearhead, The Donnas, Josh Kelley, Dave Matthews Band, Carbon Leaf, The Wailers, The Samples, Pete Seeger, Braddigan, Pete Francis, and State Radio (from Dispatch), Edwin Mccain, Widespread Panic, The Pat McGee Band, Cake, Cracker, and many more.