Beni Williams has been writing original music and playing keyboards since 1972. His first groups incuded the heavy rock band Equilibrium, Prog Rock group Full Circle, and the seminal World-Jazz fusion group TAO. Recording mashups and mix tapes as far back as 1981, he was one of the godfathers of the 'Bristol Sound' - a style of urban beats and soulful vocals that eventually gave birth to bands like Massive Attack and Portishead. He has given well over 4,000 public performances, worked with musicians from all over the world, and as a session musician recorded with a host of great jazz and world musicians, including Johnny Guitar Watson Tenorman Paul Dunmall, Urban Dance Producer Rob Smith (Smith & Mighty)Present Tense Trio, ECM flautist Neil Metcalfe, jazz diva Yoko Sikes, UK Tenorman Jerry Underwood, LA-based smooth jazz guitarist John Dalton, fusion pioneer John Serry, Colombian Cumbia Queen Toto La Momposina, British Avant-Garde guitarist Philip Gibbs, East of Eden Saxophonist Ron Caines, Bass Phenomenon Antonio Quijano, New York Saxophonists Mike Ellis & Tom Alexander, Andrew Voigt of the World Saxophone Quartet, Los Lobos Conguero Charlie Tovar, Elvin Jones bassman Nobuyoshi Ino, and many others. He currently teaches jazz at the Creative Souls Community Arts Project in St Pauls Afro-Caribbean district, in his home city of Bristol, runs his own record label, and divides his time between Britain and the Far East.