Benny Green

Performing April 3rd & 4th. Born in New York in 1963, Benny Green grew up in Berkeley, California, and began classical piano studies at the age of seven. Influenced by his father, a tenor saxophonist, his attention soon turned into Jazz. As a teenager he worked with Eddie Henderson, and got some big band experience with a 12-piece group led by Chuck Israels.After his graduation, Benny freelanced around the bay area for a year, and then moved to New York in the spring of 1982After a short stint with Bobby Watson, Green worked with Betty Carter between 1983 and 1987. In 1987, he joined Art Blakey's band. He remained a Jazz Messenger through late 1989, at which point he began working with Freddie Hubbard's quintet.In 1993, Oscar Peterson chose Benny as the first recipient of the City of Toronto's Glen Gould International Protégé Prize in Music. That year, Green replaced Gene Harris in Ray Brown's Trio, working with the veteran bass player until 1997. From 1997 on, Benny resumed his freelance career, led his own trios, and concentrated on his solo piano performances.His recording career, which includes over one hundred sessions, is very impressive: amongst many others, he has recorded as a sideman with Betty Carter (including Grammy-Award winner Look What I Got), Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Watson, Milt Jackson, Diana Krall, Ray Brown's trio series of CD's for Telarc: Bass Face (1993), Don't Get Sassy (1994), Some of My Best Friends … (1994), Seven Steps to Heaven (1995), Super Bass (1996) and Live at Sculler's (1996). Doors open at 6PM, live performance (first set): 6:30-8PM. Doors open at 8PM, live performance (second set): 8:30-10PM. $75 admission. Location: LIBRETTO, 1242 Park Street, Paso Robles. For more info and to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.librettopaso.com/product/4-3-26-benny-green/F2XFYWFSOSEQPJJTX7VSPXGK?cs=true&cst=custom

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