Ben Stivers

Ben Stivers
Ben Stivers After Jazz @Radisson Blu By McYavell
Background information
Genres	Jazz, Soul, Blues-Rock, Latin Music
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer, musical director
Instruments	Piano, Keyboards, Organ
Years active	1986–present
Associated acts	Chris Botti, Rez Abbasi, Bee Gees, Ricky Martin, Barry Gibb
Website	benstiversmusic.com

Ben Stivers is an American piano, organ, and keyboard player based in Brooklyn, NY who records, tours and collaborates with top artists across multiple genres including jazz, blues, rock, pop, Latin pop and jazz fusion.

Stivers was born in Indiana but his family moved to Las Vegas when he was four to pursue musical careers. His father was the bandleader at UNLV and his mother was a professional violin player. Stivers was a devoted classical piano student and earned recognition as a finalist in the prestigious Arnold Bullock National Piano Competition at age 16. While attending Chaparral High School (Paradise, Nevada), he took an interest in jazz fusion bands such as the Yellowjackets and Weather Report that drew him to synthesizers and groove.

Stivers moved to Miami in 1986 to pursue a degree in Studio Music and Jazz at the University of Miami Frost School of Music under Vince Maggio.

In Miami he worked with numerous high-profile artists such as Gloria Estefan,Ricky Martin,Chayanne, Exposé, Jon Secada, Julio Iglesias, Emilio Estefan, Dan Warner, Matchbox 20 and many others.

A highlight of his Miami years was his collaboration with the Gibb family. He has toured and collaborated with Barry Gibb since the early 90s and he played piano and keyboards with the Bee Gees. Ben played on the Bee Gees records This Is Where I Came In and One Night Only (Bee Gees album). He continues to collaborate with Barry Gibb in the studio and on stage as keyboard player in the Barry Gibb Band.