Romanian-American jazz pianist born 1969. He studied composition at Bucharest Music Academy from 1992 to 1995. He established the group Jazz Unit in 1995 and released two albums as a leader for Green Records in Romania. In 1999 he moved to New York City, where he studied for two years at New School University. Ban has played with John Surman, Gerald Cleaver, Nasheet Waits, Mat Maneri, Mark Helias, Tony Malaby, Evan Parker and Ralph Alessi.