Anthony Monahan

Benjamin Boone: Dream Walking

by Don Ball
February 12, 2026

Integrating different cultural entities in music is always a difficult proposition; getting the right mix and balance so that one culture does not usurp others to make a new artistic product requires great skill and tact. The New Global Ensemble, made up of musicians from the U.S., Germany, Ghana, Mexico, and Ireland, pull from their respective music traditions for a creative fusion on their album Dream Walking. U.S. saxophonist Benjamin Boone got together with German violinist Stefan Poetzsch ...