Are you a musician who has performed at Smalls or Mezzrow in the past and doesn’t have an artist account then please contact us directly at musician@smallslive.com.
The SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art & Education is a not-for-profit arts organization.
Our mission is to subsidize the operation of our venues, recording projects, tours and educational initiatives.
During this Covid-19 pandemic our mission is to keep the clubs floating until business can be restored.
We will also sponsor live-streamed concerts from the club that will keep the musicians working during this period.
We will also be offering emergency aid for Jazz musicians in need due to this calamity.
Archive
The SmallsLIVE Archive is an audio/video library of all the shows at Smalls & Mezzrow.
Royalties are paid directly to the musicians by The SmallsLIVE Foundation.
Members sponsor their favorite musicians by listening to their music.
Live Stream
Smalls Jazz Club has been a pioneer in live streaming and began streaming shows live from the venue in 2007.
There is no cost to watch our live streams. During normal operating times the entire evening is streamed.
During this Covid-19 pandemic period there will be special live concerts scheduled in advance.
SmallsLIVE Catalog
The SmallsLIVE Catalog is a collection of individually produced artist projects.
SmallsLIVE Members may sponsor artists of their choice and receive their music as downloads or CDs.
Sponsorships directly support the artist.
Ben Meigners
Bass
Recently Added
06/24/2025
Smalls
Ben Meigners Quintet
08/20/2024
Smalls
Ben Meigners/ Hillai Govreen quintet
04/20/2023
Mezzrow
Ben Meigners, Hillai govreen & Rasmus Sorensen
12/26/2022
Mezzrow
Pasquale Grasso, Ben Meigners & Keith Balla
10/04/2022
Smalls
Jade Synstelien’s Fat Cat Big Band
08/16/2022
Mezzrow
Ian MacDonald & Ben Meigners
09/12/2021
Smalls
Stefano Doglioni Quintet & jam session
08/29/2021
Mezzrow
Pasquale Grasso Trio
08/15/2021
Smalls
Stefano Doglioni Quartet & jam session
02/10/2021
Smalls
French Jazz Series @ Smalls - FELIX LEMERLE
08/12/2020
Smalls
Asaf Yuria Sextet Exorcisms
11/28/2019
Smalls
Ben Meigners "After-hours"
11/14/2019
Smalls
Ben Meigners "After-hours"
10/27/2019
Smalls
Asaf Yuria Exorcisms Sextet
07/11/2019
Smalls
Asaf Yuria Exorcisms Sextet
02/06/2019
Smalls
Asaf Yuria Sextet
01/01/2019
Smalls
Corey Wilcox Quintet
05/25/2018
Smalls
Asaf Yuria "After-hours"
04/27/2018
Smalls
Asaf Yuria "After-hours"
04/15/2018
Smalls
Sacha Perry Quartet
03/15/2018
Smalls
Asaf Yuria Sextet
01/22/2018
Smalls
Asaf Yuria - After-hours Jam Session
11/22/2017
Smalls
Asaf Yuria Quintet
06/22/2017
Smalls
The Asaf Yuria Quintet
04/03/2017
Mezzrow
Zaid Nasser w/ Sacha Perry, Neal Miner
06/24/2016
Smalls
The Ben Meigners Quintet
05/29/2016
Smalls
The Freddie Redd Birthday Celebration
04/21/2016
Mezzrow
Spike Wilner Solo Piano (no cover)
03/19/2016
Smalls
Robert Edwards - Afternoon Jam Session
01/30/2016
Smalls
Ben Meigners - Afternoon Jam Session
01/16/2016
Smalls
Ben Meigners - Afternoon Jam Session
01/04/2016
Smalls
The Asaf Yuria Quintet
01/02/2016
Smalls
Ben Meigners - Afternoon Jam Session
12/19/2015
Smalls
Ben Meigners - Afternoon Jam Session
12/05/2015
Smalls
Ben Meigners - Afternoon Jam Session
11/21/2015
Smalls
Afternoon Jam Session
11/07/2015
Smalls
Afternoon Jam Session
10/24/2015
Smalls
Afternoon Jam Session
10/10/2015
Smalls
Afternoon Jam Session
09/26/2015
Smalls
Afternoon Jam Session
09/12/2015
Smalls
Afternoon Jam Session
08/29/2015
Smalls
Afternoon Jam Session
08/16/2015
Mezzrow
Jazz Legend Freddie Redd
08/11/2015
Mezzrow
Sacha Perry "after-hours"
08/04/2015
Mezzrow
Sacha Perry "after-hours"
07/26/2015
Smalls
The Sacha Perry Trio
11/20/2014
Smalls
The Chris Byars Quintet
05/26/2013
Smalls
The Ben Meigners Trio
01/31/2013
Smalls
The Ben Meigners Trio
09/22/2012
Smalls
The Montez Coleman Group
01/07/2012
Smalls
The Asaf Yuria Quintet
04/17/2010
Smalls
The Eric McPherson Band
Upcoming Shows
Ben has been an integral part of the west village jazz scene since making the move from Israel in 2002, where he went to H.S. with some of the most outstanding musicians to ever emerge from Israel.
after being mentored by Dennis Irwin, Steve Blum, and a bit of college hopping, he found residence at Fat Cat, where he became the unofficial house bass player.
Over the couse of the next 5 years, Ben was playing at Fat Cat with 7 different groups weekly, including Harry Whitaker trio, The Fat Cat Big Band, Billy Kaye band, Saul Rubin zebtet, Don Hahn quintet, Shimrit Shoshan trio, as well as with his own band "Smashing Molek".
Meigners has been a member of groups led by Andy Bey, Freddie Redd, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Cobb, Slide Hampton, Frank Wess, George Braith, Chris Byars, Ned Goold, Gilad Atzmon, Sacha Perry, Yonatan Voltzuk, Jack Glottman, Pascuale Grasso, Kim Thompson, Asaf Yuria and many more.