Ben Peters is a jazz pianist based in Red Bank, the hometown of the legendary Count Basie. In the few short years since he developed an interest in jazz, Ben's performance career has already seen him share the stage with such jazz greats as Jon Faddis and Don Braden. Ben is a freshman at Rutgers University, where he is pursuing a computer science degree with minors in music and music technology. With a passion for improvisational music, Ben works to expand and develop his own unique voice within the vast jazz landscape.