Education
MA, Music Education, San José State University
BFA, Jazz Performance, The New School University
Alumni of Brubeck Institute Fellowship Program

Contact
Email: bflocks@glendale.edu

Saxophonist and educator Ben Flocks captivates audiences around the world with his soulful sound. Born in Santa Cruz, California and residing in Los Angeles, Ben has led his band at the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Bern Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and has had the honor to perform with Joshua Redman’s Trio, with Dave Brubeck as a Brubeck Institute Fellow, and with Antonio Sanchez and Migration. Ben's educational focus is saxophone, improvisation, and ensemble studies utilizing listening and peer-mentorship methods, and he leads interactive concerts in schools for all ages tracing the history of jazz. Ben holds a MA in Music Education from San José State University and a BFA from the New School in New York and currently serves on faculty at Glendale Community College, Harvard-Westlake School, and the Stanford Jazz Workshop.