Ben Tankard (born January 10, 1964) is an American gospel/smooth jazz musician, producer, and arranger.
[1] He has worked with Gerald Albright, Twinkie Clark, Fred Hammond, John P. Kee, Shirley Murdock, Kelly Price, and Take 6.
[1] Tankard discovered a third-grade school teacher named Yolanda Adams and signed her to his indy Tribute label.
He credits her voice for helping to bring his production style and keyboard playing to a large audience.
[4] In 2012, Ben Tankard/ Full Tank was nominated by the Soul Train Music Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Artist.