Performances at high-profile venues: The Apollo, New York City’s Blue Note, Lincoln Center, Tonic, D.C.’s Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, Festival Sons d’Hiver (Paris, France), the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Austin City Limits Festival, Chenango Blues Festival, and the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. TV appearances include CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and VH1's Big Morning Buzz amongst many others.Performed with: Clark Terry; J.T. Lewis; Frank… Show more Performances at high-profile venues: The Apollo, New York City’s Blue Note, Lincoln Center, Tonic, D.C.’s Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, Festival Sons d’Hiver (Paris, France), the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Austin City Limits Festival, Chenango Blues Festival, and the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. TV appearances include CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and VH1's Big Morning Buzz amongst many others.Performed with: Clark Terry; J.T. Lewis; Frank Foster; Wadada Leo Smith; Elliott Sharp; Delfeayo Marsalis; Res; Kyp Malone (TV On The Radio); Stephanie McKay; Keter Betts; Melvin Gibbs; Swiss Chris; Ronny Drayton; Nicholas Payton; Dr. Cornel West; Ralph Alessi; Warren Smith; Roy Hargrove; Tamar Kali; Graham Haynes; Marc Cary; Brian Jackson; Valerie June; Grady Tate; Angelo Moore (Fishbone); Martha Redbone; Pyeng Threadgill; Sandra St. Victor; Chris Rob; Nona Hendryx; Abiodun Oyewole (The Last Poets); HR (Bad Brains); Corey Glover (Living Colour); Maya Azucena; Abby Dobson; Stacy Dillard; and Jeremy Clemons’ Soul Understated (feat. Mavis "Swan" Poole).Recorded with: Vernon Reid (Living Colour); John Medeski (Medeski, Martin & Wood); The Family Stand; Burnt Sugar: The Arkestra Chamber; Kalae Nouveau; DJ Logic; Onaje Allan Gumbs; Carl Hancock Rux; Miscellaneous Flux; Stephanie Rooker; Nomi; The Cornel West Theory: and Brooklyn Raga Massive. Show less

Music production & publishing - Sonic Architectures (ASCAP)Releases: • Sameer Gupta + Ben Tyree: Unruly Neighbors (2020) • Ben Tyree: Lifelines (2020) • BT3: Burn It! LIVE (2014) • Ginger Ingalls: Blessing (2013) • Ben Tyree: Thoughtform Variations (2012) • Ben Tyree/BT3 - re:vision (2010) • Sonic Architectures, Vol. 1 (2007)Film & Television:Several scores featured in indie films, television, advertising, etc. • Guitar tracks for… Show more Music production & publishing - Sonic Architectures (ASCAP)Releases: • Sameer Gupta + Ben Tyree: Unruly Neighbors (2020) • Ben Tyree: Lifelines (2020) • BT3: Burn It! LIVE (2014) • Ginger Ingalls: Blessing (2013) • Ben Tyree: Thoughtform Variations (2012) • Ben Tyree/BT3 - re:vision (2010) • Sonic Architectures, Vol. 1 (2007)Film & Television:Several scores featured in indie films, television, advertising, etc. • Guitar tracks for soundtrack by Vernon Reid for documentary There Are Jews Here (2016) • Composed/Produced soundtrack for Michael Burns film EMDR (2011) • Guitar tracks for productions by V. Jeffrey Smith licensed by the ESPN network (2007) • Composition “Blue” used for online advertising campaign by Green Team USA (2007) • Sountrack/sound design for inaugural run of Joel Shatsky play Amalia at The Impact Theater in Brooklyn, NY (2006) • Composed/Produced soundtrack for Stephán A. McKenzie short film Private Dancer (2006) Show less

Clinics and workshops on improvisation, guitar and modern/electronic music production most notablyat Howard University (Washington, DC), Brown University (Providence, RI), Dwyer Center (New York, NY), Radford University (Radford, VA), Williams College (Williamstown, MA) and Columbia University (New York, NY).

Formed in 2009, BT3 has been astonishing NYC audiences at The Blue Note, (the now defunct) Black Betty, The Living Room, Rose Live Music, The Shrine, BAM Cafè and on 89.3 FM WKCR's Live Constructions with their daring and unique style of instrumental, and heavily improvisational jazz/funk fusion. Performing all original material composed by guitarist/band leader Ben Tyree, BT3 also features rotating members Theo Harden (bass), Kevin Farrell (bass), Steve Jenkins (bass), Jeremy "Bean" Clemons… Show more Formed in 2009, BT3 has been astonishing NYC audiences at The Blue Note, (the now defunct) Black Betty, The Living Room, Rose Live Music, The Shrine, BAM Cafè and on 89.3 FM WKCR's Live Constructions with their daring and unique style of instrumental, and heavily improvisational jazz/funk fusion. Performing all original material composed by guitarist/band leader Ben Tyree, BT3 also features rotating members Theo Harden (bass), Kevin Farrell (bass), Steve Jenkins (bass), Jeremy "Bean" Clemons (drums), Lawrence Qualls (drums), John Medeski (organ), DJ Logic (turntables), Stacy Dillard (tenor saxophone), and V. Jeffrey Smith (tenor saxophone).BT3 released the critically acclaimed Ben Tyree/BT3 - re:Vision in 2010. A live recording of “A Song Of Hope" was featured on a benefit compilation for Partners In Health (raising funds to benefit the earthquake victims in Haiti) called Mizik Pou Dwa Moun: A Burnt Sugar Collective Compilation for the People of Ayiti (burntsugar.bandcamp.com) that same year. The full-length Burn It! LIVE album was released on September 9, 2014 to critical acclaim Show less

Led by Village Voice icon Greg "Ironman" Tate and monster groove bassist Jared Michael Nickerson since 1999, Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber is a sprawling band of musicians whose prodigious personnel freely juggles a wide swath of the experimental soul-jazz-hip hop spectrum. This very accomplished crew has playing credits that range from Melvin Van Peebles, Whitney Houston, Toshi Reagon, DJ Logic, Gary Lucas, Jay Z, TV On The Radio, Tamar Kali, Phish, William Parker, Lizz Wright, The Holmes… Show more Led by Village Voice icon Greg "Ironman" Tate and monster groove bassist Jared Michael Nickerson since 1999, Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber is a sprawling band of musicians whose prodigious personnel freely juggles a wide swath of the experimental soul-jazz-hip hop spectrum. This very accomplished crew has playing credits that range from Melvin Van Peebles, Whitney Houston, Toshi Reagon, DJ Logic, Gary Lucas, Jay Z, TV On The Radio, Tamar Kali, Phish, William Parker, Lizz Wright, The Holmes Brothers, Wadada Leo Smith, David Murray and Joseph Bowie. Show less