Ben Schachter is a powerful and original saxophonist and composer. As a leader, he has six recordings on his own label, with more to come. He has performed and recorded in the U.S., Europe, and Asia with; Tim Hagans, Conrad Herwig, John Zorn, Gary Bartz, Dick Oatts, Sam Rivers, Jef Lee Johnson, Terell Stafford, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Uri Caine, George Garzone, Marc Ribot, John Swana, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Burhan Ocal, Jack Walrath, etc. As a composer, Ben has been recognized with grants from the American Composers Forum (2003), Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2001 & 2005), and Pew Fellowships in the Arts (1999). A Philadelphia native, he has been cited in his hometown press as “Best Jazz Artist” and “Best Saxophonist”. Ben has been active in education for many years. He taught at Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) from 1986-88, at Bucks County Community College (Newtown, PA) from 1991-96, and has been a clinician at other colleges and Universities. In Philadelphia he has been on faculty at Temple University since 1993, and at The University of the Arts since 2004.