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Benny Benack III with Bill Cunliffe Trio plus Grant Geissman at Sunset Jazz At Newport Summer Series at Bistango Restaurant
Courtesy of Arthur Pazornik | Posted on June 24, 2021
When
Mon, July 26, 2021
6:00 pm
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Musicians
Benny Benack III
trumpetBill Cunliffe
pianoGrant Geissman
guitarMike Gurrola
bassKevin Kanner
drumsAbout
By age 28, trumpeter and singer Benny Benack III has proven to
be a rare talent: not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the postbop trumpet vernacular in the vein of Kenny Dorham and Blue Mitchell, but also a singer with a sly, mature, naturally expressive delivery in the post-Sinatra mold, performing
standards and his own astute songs with a thrilling sense of showmanship. His superb intonation and bracing virtuosity enable him to handle astounding feats of originally composed vocalese (complex solos with written lyrics). And he’s a highly capable pianist
as well.