For those not in the know, Ben Clifton is a dynamic jazz pianist, organist, and composer whose versatility, emotional depth, and collaborative spirit have made him a top-call musician in Houston and beyond.

With roots in classical, gospel, and jazz traditions, he brings a rich musical vocabulary to every performance — whether on stage, in the studio, or in community settings. Known for his soulful touch and genre-crossing fluency, Clifton creates honest, resonant music that connects people and elevates every musical experience.

1. Convocation
2. Shadows
3. No Access to Hollywood
4. Serenity
5. Constructs
6. Overlook
7. Relapse
8. Cortlandi
9. Lost on Maple
10. Return to Sanity
11. Introspection
12. Dream State
13. Don’t Live the Same
14. Precious Transition

His brand new album is entitled Overlook opens on the veritably shimmering Convocation and the dulcet balladry of Shadows (featuring vocals from Nicoya Polar), and then we get the playfully flirtatious, short but sweet No Access to Hollywood, the very aptly-named Serenity, the flourishing Constructs, with both the languishing beauty of the titular Overlook and an aching yearn that thrives within Relapse following behind.

This immerse soundscape continues onward with the expedient, short but sweet Cortlandi and that is itself backed by the delightfully elegant Lost on Maple, the poignantly sculpted Return to Sanity and the crystalline Introspection, before the sumptuously-hued Dream State is given to us, the set rounding out on the melodious Don’t Live the Same, closing on the rhythmically smooth Precious Transition.

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