Artful Discourse: Benjamin Boone talks about his new album ‘Confluence – The Ireland Sessions’

September 23, 2024.Reading time 2 minutes.

For the first show of the Fall 2024 semester, Professor of Composition Dr. Benjamin Boone joined us while in Ireland – after spending a year as a United States Fulbright Scholar in Limerick.

Faylita Hicks and Benjamin Boone perform in ‘The Black Arts Lounge’ in celebration of Black History Month

February 16, 2024.Reading time 14 minutes.

Falita Hicks at a microphone and Benjamin Boone on a saxophone.

This vibrant gathering will take place from 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery, located on the second floor of the Fresno State Library.

Fulbright scholar Boone brings new insights into pedagogy from Ireland

November 16, 2023.Reading time 18 minutes.

Benjamin Boone holds his saxophone in front of a dark grey-blue background wearing a dark blue sport jacket and black Tshirt with bright blue eyeglasses.

Boone spent the 2022-23 school year as a Fulbright scholar exploring pedagogy and learning and collaborating in the diverse musical program at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.

Benjamin Boone’s new album ‘Caught in the Rhythm’ adds to poetry and jazz experiment

September 15, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

“Caught in the Rhythm” is the fourth in a series of Boone’s explorations of improvised music and spoken language, long an area of both scholarly and artistic interest for the saxophonist.

Fulbright awarded to Prof. Benjamin Boone to explore pedagogy in Ireland

June 8, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

PHOTO: Benjamin Boone CREDIT: Tamela Ryatt

Fresno State professor of music theory and composition, Dr. Benjamin Boone, was named a U.S. Fulbright Scholar for the 2022-23 academic year.

Stonewall inspired concert features composer Benjamin Boone and poet Faylita Hicks

October 8, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Black and white headshots of Benjamin Boone and Faylita Hicks with their names spelled out in text on a dark blue textured background.

Presented by the Center for Creativity and the Arts, “Benjamin Boone and Faylita Hicks: Nobody Promised You Tomorrow Concert and Poetry Reading” begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in the Phebe Conley Art Gallery courtyard. The outdoor concert and indoor art exhibit are free and open to the public.

‘Jazz Station’ names faculty musician Boone as number three alto sax performer in 2020

March 8, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Fresno State music theory and composition professor Benjamin Boone plays his alto saxophone in the studio while recording his album "The Poets are Gathering."

Jazz Station, a Portuguese language blog based in Los Angeles, named Boone the number three alto saxophone artist and number 10 soprano saxophone artist of 2020 for his album “Joy.”

Poets, musicians gather with Benjamin Boone and Juan Felipe Herrera in new album

October 19, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

Boone’s third album combining jazz and poetry, “The Poets Are Gathering,” was released by Origin Records on Oct. 16.

Masterclasses with film composer Robert Allaire model some advantages of virtual instruction

June 2, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

When the in-person classes became impossible, Boone and Allaire moved to Zoom’s virtual environment. To the surprise of everyone involved, that move made the experience better.

Provost celebrates National Poetry Month with Levine and Boone’s ‘Our Valley’

April 27, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

"Our Valley" Poetry by Philip Levine, Music by Benjamin Boone from "The Poetry of Jazz, vol. 1"

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Fresno State Provost Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval offers a message of how poetry contributes to a greater sense of community and presents “Our Valley” a fusion of poetry and music by Philip Levine, an emeritus professor of English at Fresno State and former poet laureate of the United States, and Benjamin Boone, a Fresno State Music professor.