As a full-time professional musician, I am constantly involved in a diverse array of musical activities. Here is what I have been up to in some of my various roles:

Performing:

My jazz trio 'Ben Milstein and Friends' did our final performance of 2025 at Haymaker in North Portland; most of the show consisted of my original compositions. You can listen to a few of the songs here.

Currently this group is on hiatus - we will be returning to the stage in 2026 with a new lineup, new sounds, and new musical ideas. Stay tuned!


Piano Teaching:

At this point I am still doing about half my teaching online and the rest in-person at my studio in North Portland. My studio now consists of about half adults and half youngsters; I'm really enjoying the variety of different challenges involved with teaching people of very different experiences and ages.


Choral Accompanying:

This is my 15th season serving as accompanist for Satori Men's Chorus and I have been with the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Choristers for almost as long. In 2025 I also started working with the Blueprint Arts family of choirs.


Audio Engineering:

I was able to work on some great projects by local and non-local artists this year. The vast majority of my mixing and mastering work has been in the electronic music realm; it has been gratifying to continue to hone my skills in that area and work with artists to bring out the full potential of their music. You can find out more about my engineering work over at my other website.