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Put his name in the search engine of CDBaby and it pops up over 200 times as " liked" by other artists ! With his new CD Ben proves why he is the most respected and bestselling smooth gospel / jazz artist of all time ! Gerald Albright / Take - 6 guests. Ben Tankard (born January 24, 1964) is a former professional basketball player and an American gospel, jazz keyboardist producer, songwriter and motivational speaker. Ben dropped out of college after one year to play minor league pro basketball in Canada. He was invited to an NBA camp but was injured and cut. Ben rebounded from his basketball injury to become the world's bestselling and most popular musician in gospeljazz music. Often referred to as the "Godfather of Gospel Jazz", Ben Tankard discovered Yolanda Adams, signed her to his independent record label, Tribute Records (Ben-Jamin' Universal Music & Film) and produced several of her earlier works. Tankard has also recorded a series of well received instrumental solo albums and soundtracks, with music styles ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz. Tankard was the first artist to dedicate complete instrumental albums to a mixture of gospel and jazz, thus the term "gospeljazz". Since he came on the scene in 1990 Ben's musical accomplishments have earned him a total of three Grammy nominations, eight Dove Award nominations, and twelve Stellar Awards including 2010's "Best Instrumental Album" for his Mercy, Mercy, Mercy CD. This was his career highest charting release and featured an instrumental remake of the Chris Tomlin Christian hit song, "How Great Is Our God". Though many of Tankard's releases have received heavy rotation on gospel and smooth jazz stations, The Weather Channel, XM Satellite Radio and cable TV's Music Choice, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy was the first CD in the history of Billboard Magazine to chart on the gospel, contemporary jazz, and jazz chart all at the same time. With his ability to assemble stellar talent for his recordings, Tankard has been also been called the "Quincy Jones of Gospel", and is the bestselling gospeljazz instrumentalist in the world with 15 solo albums to his credit. In additional to his extensive work with Yolanda Adams, Tankard has produced and collaborated with several other Grammy Award winning, gold and platinum artists including, Take 6, Fred Hammond, Kelly Price, John P. Kee, Shirley Murdock, Twinkie Clark and Gerald Albright. He has earned 15 Gold and 6 Platinum records in his two decades in the music business. Tankard was born in Daytona Beach, FL and also lived in Starke,FL and Chattahoochee, FL. After attending college in Dothan,AL he made short stops in Windsor,Canada and Portland,OR. When his short lived pro basketball career ended he moved back to Tallahassee,FL and eventual opened his studio/production company, BENote Music. One of his early customers would often come in BENote studio to record demos and would bring his 3 year old son "Faheem" to hang with Ben and tweak the studio console knobs. Faheem eventually grew up and is now known as the world famous Grammy Award winning rapper/producer/singer/songwriter, T-Pain. VH-1 is currently producing a Behind the Music episode on T-Pain which will include commentary by Tankard as an early influence. Tankard considers T-Pain his "nephew". Now, based in Murfreesboro, TN (near Nashville), Tankard is an avid aviator and instrument rated pilot. He flies to most of his concerts on his own fleet of airplanes. His favorite aircraft is the Pilatus PC-12. He makes over 100 special appearances and concerts each year including, Jazz Festivals, Gospel Explosions, and corporations. He shares the joy of flight with young children through his Urban Eagles outreach program. Since 2007 he has worked with the NBA on special projects as a musician and speaker. He provides support for the NY based NBA League office player development division and his role allows him to share his success stories and show the players " how to have a life outside of basketball". In his motivational sessions with the young players, Ben often plays a smoothjazz mini-concert from the piano as the players write out their goals and plans. Tankard married Jewel LaGreen on January 27, 2000. They have five children, Marcus, Benji, Brooklyn, Britney, and Cyrene. Having both been survivors of divorce, the Tankards often speak on TV and at national conferences on marriage and the blended family. In 2002, The Tankard's launched Destiny Center Church in Murfreesboro, TN which is also the national headquarters for Tribute Records/Ben-Jamin'. Destiny Center is 1 church in 2 locations (Nashville and Murfreesboro) and in is one of the fastest growing churches in the State. Their ministry TV broadcast, Ben & Jewel Tankard Today, is one of the more popular programs on the CTN, TBN, and IMPACT Networks. On July 16, 2011 Tankard was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Musical Excellence as an artist, producer, and songwriter by The Atlanta Gospel-fest. Ben Tankard is also a noted speaker and has spoke at major venues and events for the National Basketball Association, Joel Osteen, and Bishop T.D. Jakes amongst others. Tankard's sixteenth studio album, the highly anticipated " Ben Tankard / Full Tank " on his revamped Tribute Records (Ben-Jamin' Universal Music & Film) label. It features music from legendary producer-songwriters, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and special guest appearances by Mark Kibble / Take 6, & Gerald Albright and others. This is the launch pad release that marks his return to the corporate executive chair. Tribute/Ben-Jamin' imprint label is also the home to several TV and Film projects Tankard has in development including, " Ben Tankard's Faith & Family", a new reality show that showcases Tankard's family life, music career, business ventures, passion for aviation, and his role as a motivational speaker with the National Basketball Association (NBA).

状态	发布中
Alias	full tank
Extra	full tank
Name	full tank
原始名称	Full Tank
发行时间	2012-06-05
名称	full tank
歌手	ben tankard
类别	录音室专辑
语言	英语

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