Benny Green
Jazz
The next Benny Green concert is scheduled for Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Théâtre de Verdure in Nice, France. See all 2 upcoming concerts
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About Benny Green
Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Born
April 4, 1963
Genre
Jazz
An adept jazz pianist with a deep understanding of the acoustic bebop, hard bop, and post-bop traditions, Benny Green built upon his early years as a prodigy, maturing into a nuanced and sophisticated virtuoso. Influenced by artists like Bud Powell, Wynton Kelly, Bobby Timmons, and Oscar Peterson, Green emerged in the late '80s, garnering praise for his work with veterans like Betty Carter, Art Blakey, and Ray Brown. He has regularly led his own groups, playing with luminaries like Peter Washington, Kenny Washington, Carl Allen, and Christian McBride, and releasing a bevy of well-regarded albums, including 1993's That's Right!, 1999's These Are Soulful Days, and 2011's Source. While standards and acoustic straight-ahead jazz are his main focus, he has continued to expand his approach, exploring his inventive compositions on 2013's Magic Beans, playing Rhodes keyboard on 2020's Benny's Crib, and putting his unaccompanied piano chops on display with 2023's Solo.
Benny Green has also released music as a member of Ray Brown Trio, The Benny Green Trio, KBS Trio, and Benny Green Quintet.
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