Special Event: Benny Benack Iii Quartet Feat. Jeremy Kahn at Cafe CODA

BENNY BENACK III QUARTET IS BACK!!
A finalist in the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition, and the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, 30-year-old Benny Benack III is a key part of the superlative group of young musicians that’s breathing new life into New York City’s legendary jazz scene. UPDATE: Benny Benack III just won Third Prize from a field of more than 600 applicants, and is the first male award winner in the competition’s history.
Here are two samples of Benny’s performances with several of these musicians: on trumpet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vp_7J6rzX4) from a recent house concert in Harlem (starting with the second tune, “On The Trail,” from the “Grand Canyon Suite”), and on vocals (“Social Call”) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evVDxThlc3o) from his most recent album, “A Lot of Livin’ to Do.” For more info:...

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BENNY BENACK III QUARTET IS BACK!!
A finalist in the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition, and the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, 30-year-old Benny Benack III is a key part of the superlative group of young musicians that’s breathing new life into New York City’s legendary jazz scene. UPDATE: Benny Benack III just won Third Prize from a field of more than 600 applicants, and is the first male award winner in the competition’s history.
Here are two samples of Benny’s performances with several of these musicians: on trumpet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vp_7J6rzX4) from a recent house concert in Harlem (starting with the second tune, “On The Trail,” from the “Grand Canyon Suite”), and on vocals (“Social Call”) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evVDxThlc3o) from his most recent album, “A Lot of Livin’ to Do.” For more info:
https://www.bennybenackjazz.com/
Tyler Shields on drums
Sam Peters on bass
Jeremy Kahn on piano
Veteran pianist Jeremy Kahn has performed with many jazz luminaries over the years, including Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, Branford Marsalis, Phil Woods, Charlie Haden, Bobby Watson, Nicholas Payton, Marquis Hill, Wycliffe Gordon, Steve Turre, Curtis Fuller, Ray Brown, Christian McBride, Kenny Clarke, Tito Puente, Sheila Jordan, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, Karrin Allyson, and Mary Stallings, as well as pop giants like Joni Mitchell and Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Jeremy was also honored to be a guest on Marian McPartland's long-running NPR program, "PianoJazz,"
One show only! Door opens at 5 PM. Show starts at 7:00 PM, $25 cover. Get your tickets before they are gone!
Production: Cafe CODA
Sounds: Papa Scott

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