New Yorker Benny Green has been one of the most renowned pianists on the jazz scene since the 1980s. A brilliant instrumentalist since childhood, Green learned to play jazz at a very young age by memorizing solos by Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and other jazz totems.
Benny Green
Bebop Club presents for the first time in Argentina Benny Green, one of the indisputable references of jazz piano today. There will be four solo piano concerts and some duets with the Argentine trumpeter Mariano Loiacono as a special guest.
the new yorker Benny Green Since the 1980s he has been one of the most renowned pianists on the music scene. jazz. A brilliant instrumentalist from childhood, Green learned to play jazz at a very young age by memorizing solos from Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and other jazz totems.
Before he was 16 he was already accompanying musicians like Fay Carroll. He worked with trumpeter Eddie Henderson and in a big band led by Chuck Israels.
In the early 1980s, he met the pianist Walter Bishop, whose disciple he considers himself. He then he collaborated with Bobby Watson and Betty Carter. He was also part of the Jazz Messengers (1987-1989) and Freddie Hubbard’s group, starting in 1989. Later, he replaced Gene Harris in the famous Ray Bronw trio.
Sponsored by Oscar Peterson, he won the prestigious Glen Gould International Protege Price in 1993. In 1997, he launched a prolific solo career, while collaborating with Diana Krall, among other artists.
His extensive discography includes works such as those he signed with Ray Brown, the duo he recorded with Oscar Peterson or the records he released on the Criss Cross label. His style drinks from the expressive power of Errol Gardner, Bud Powell, Phineas Newborn and Oscar Peterson himself.
This Saturday, August 12, at 11, Benny Green will give a Masterclass aimed at instrumentalists and singers.
Source: Ambito
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