WED 11/30 @ 7:30PM + 9:30PM – John Benitez Quintet (New Dimensions in Latin Jazz )
Where: JAZZ STANDARD 116 East 27th Street (Train 6 – 29th St)
Who: John Benitez – acoustic & electric Bass; Yosvanny Terry –saxophone; Manuel Valera – piano; Tom Guarna – guitar; Francis Benitez – drums
How: $20. Purchase tickets at www.jazzstandard.com or call 212.576.2232
Grammy Award-winning bassist John Benitez was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and by age nineteen was the first-call bassist in San Juan’s thriving Jazz and Latin music scenes. Since moving to NYC in 1993, John has gigged and recorded with a plethora of jazz and Latin greats ranging from Wynton Marsalis and Ravi Coltrane to Ray Barreto and Mongo Santamaria. In 2001, John released his first album as a leader, “Descarga in New York”; a showcase for his prodigious talents as a bassist (both acoustic and electric), composer, arranger, and producer. “For me it’s all the same, one great dance music,” says John Benitze. ”All the styles of the Caribbean, South America, and New Orleans are but an extension of African music with that special bounce.”
Music Charge: $20
