Ben Bussey is a musician and teaching artist whose training and experience span a wealth of genres and reflect a keen interest in developing, promoting, and supporting new music, emerging artists, and students of all ages and abilities.

Based in Minneapolis, MN, he is a founding member of The Paper Clips Trombone Quartet and his creative projects include Heavy Metal Brass Band and the Encore Wind Ensemble. He is on the faculty at University of Wisconsin - River Falls and serves at the MacPhail Center for Music as a low brass instructor, ensemble clinician, and arts administrator.

Ben has performed with some of the music industry’s best artists across a variety of styles - The New Standards, The Shabby Road Orchestra, Davina and the Vagabonds, Chuck Lazarus, Michael Davis, Catherine Russell, Ingrid Jensen, Mayito Rivera, Oystein Baadsvik, Big Star, Dave Pirner, Aby Wolf, Cameron Kinghorn, Jeremy Messersmith, Jaedyn James, Scott Bergman, The Belfast Cowboys, Adam Meckler Orchestra, the Twin Cities Jazz Composers Workshop, IMPROVESTRA, Dream on Nilsson, the Lake Woebegon Brass Band, Artistry MN, and the Jungle Theater.

Ben is an active guest artist, clinician, and adjudicator for music programs throughout the Midwest. He has served on the boards of the Minnesota Music Educators Association and the Minnesota Band Directors Association. His wide range of music making experiences are crucial in shaping his pedagogical approach with students - whether playing for fun, auditioning for honor bands or college programs, or winning competitions, Ben is prepared to help students cultivate their highest possible level of musicianship.

A Minneapolis native, Ben holds degrees from the University of Minnesota (BM Music Ed, 2008) and McNally Smith College of Music (MM Trombone, 2015). His teachers include Scott Agster, Pete Whitman, Adi Yeshaya, John Tranter, Tom Ashworth, Dave Werden, & Jerry Luckhardt. He is a coffee enthusiast & avid baseball fan.