Vibraphonist Behn Gillece, from the Philadelphia area, started playing music as a percussionist at age 14. He made a full-time commitment to the vibraphone at age 22, influenced by such greats as Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson. Since moving to New York in 2006, he has had the opportunity to play with some great musicians including David Hazeltine, Spike Wilner, Ryan Kisor, Roy Hargrove, Joe Magnarelli, Joel Frahm, Steve Wilson, Paul Bollenback, and many others. Venues include the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Kimmel Center, Smalls Jazz Club, Fat Cat, Chris’ Jazz Cafe, Ortlieb’s Jazz Haus , and others. Gillece has also appeared at jazz and music festivals worldwide, including the North Sea, Montreux, Nice, Molde, Ghent, Montreal, and Toronto festivals. As co-leader of an ensemble with tenor saxophonist Ken Fowser, he recently recorded "Little Echo", which was released by the Positone record label in the summer of 2010. The recording features their original music. Their first record "Full View", was released by Positone in 2009. In addition to being well received by critics, Full View was in the top 100 jazz albums for most airplay on jazz radio in the country for several weeks. Gillece can also be heard on singer/songwriter Melody Gardot's album entitled "My One And Only Thrill", which was released by Verve in March 2009. In the spring of 2008, Gillece finished his master’s degree at SUNY Purchase College. Some of Gillece's awards and honors include winning the 2008 Jazz Improvisation competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, participating in the 2009 Betty Carter Jazz Ahead residency, and winning the Generations competition in 2009.