Ben Hall is an artist and composer based in/from Detroit, Michigan.

Hall frequently works as a critic and essayist with a research focus on the visionary American composers Milford Graves and Bill Dixon. He formerly served as a senior research fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College from 2018-2022. He has presented prints, drawings, film, sculpture and works for sound in numerous solo exhibitions including the solos Jives & Gambles at Essex Flowers in NYC and Slow An Alarm Until It’s A Tone at MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit). He is currently compiling material for the forthcoming publication, A Black Liberation Music Guide.

The band Hall primarily composes for, field kitchen, with Indira Edwards and Mike Khoury will perform at Big Ears in 2027 in collaboration with Ken Vandermark. Hall was profiled in Fred Moten’s 2017 book, Black and Blur with whom he collaborates.

No Idea 2026 performance:
* Established ensemble, Spite of Darkness Austin debut performance (Friday, November 20)
* Established duo with Indira Edwards in a first-time trio collaboration with Juan García (Saturday, November 21)
* First-time collaboration with TBA (Sunday afternoon, November 22)