Ben Sidran has been a major force in the modern day history of jazz and popular music, having played keyboards with or produced such artists as Van Morrison, Diana Ross, Michael Franks, Rickie Lee Jones, Mose Allison, and Steve Miller. A jazz pianist of international reknown, lyricist of a rock classic, award-winning national broadcaster, record and video producer, scholar, author, journalist, and father to a second-generation musical prodigy, Sidran makes your average renaissance man look like a slacker. bar centro is proud to welcome The Ben Sidran Trio; Ben Sidran on piano and vocals, Leo Sidran on drums, and Billy Peterson on bass.