benny green trio

At the age of 19, Benny Green moved to New York City to join legendary vocalist Betty Carter’s band and never looked back. He would then assume the piano chair with some of jazz music’s most important instrumental groups, including Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Freddie Hubbard, and the Ray Brown Trio. With these artists he would receive an invaluable artistic education, learn to embody the artform and master the music.

Taking inventory of the music industry and societal perception of jazz today, Benny Green states that he is committed to “the truth of what has been given by people who lived and died for this music, playing honest jazz is precious to my human existence. I’ve never felt a need or a calling to become one who’s thought of or labeled as an innovator. Rather, I’ve strived since childhood to become an authentic jazz musician, and I seek to stand as a torchbearer for the continuum of straight-ahead jazz piano.”

Benny is joined by two of the finest veterans in the scene, Bassist Dezron Douglas (Pharaoh Sanders, Ravi Coltrane, Trey Anastasio) and Carl Allen (Freddie Hubbard, Betty Carter, Benny Golson). For a classic night of jazz piano, look no further.

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Benny Green – Piano
Dezron Douglas – Bass
Carl Allen – Drums