Landscape-inspired composer and traveling pianist Ben Cosgrove moves through the world writing instrumental music about place, space, and environment. Described by the Boston Globe as “a sonic plein-air painter… [using] his piano as a paintbrush,” Ben has performed in every U.S. state except for Delaware, collaborated with groups ranging from rock bands to research scientists, contributed music to radio and film projects, and held residencies and fellowships with institutions including NASA, the National Park Service, the National Forest Service, Harvard University, Middlebury College, the Schmidt Ocean Institute, and the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology. The songs on his latest album, “Bearings,” a series of improvisations that meditate on movement and place, illuminate his unique position as a musician suspended somewhere between genres: “I’m either a singer-songwriter who doesn’t sing, or a composer who behaves like a singer-songwriter,” he has said. In addition to his solo work, Cosgrove regularly tours, records, and collaborates with artists from across the worlds of folk, rock, and Americana music, and while parts of the album recall the work of George Winston, Keith Jarrett, Nils Frahm, or Ludovico Einaudi, other elements reflect his extensive experiences working with acts like Max García Conover and The Ghost of Paul Revere. For a full bio and other information, please visit bencosgrove.com