BEN KESSLER (he/him) is a music educator, composer, arranger, mixing engineer, sound designer, and multi-instrumentalist from Saline, MI. He has performed with numerous groups and collaborated with Sean Dorsey since 2005. In addition to composing and working in his studio, Ben currently teaches private music lessons, runs a klezmer group for 3rd to 5th graders, and is the musical director and lead trombonist of both a jazz septet and a 19-piece big band.