Review written by: Wilbert Sostre Eclectic might be a good word to describe the music on Purpose. This is the new release by Puerto Rican Grammy Award winning bass player John Benítez. The music is...
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John Benitez at the Jazz Standard
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” [...]
John Benitez at the congahead studio
Legendary bassist, John Benitez with a powerhouse band at the congahead.com studio, performing his original compositions: Rumba, Purpose, Bomba Lírica and Pureza. The group...