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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Los Angeles-based Jazz Saxophonist & Educator Jeff Benedict .. We spoke with him in January 2...
Jun 15, 2023 · Los Angeles-based guitarist Dave Askren and saxophonist Jeff Benedict collaborate on their fourth album as co-leaders on the Denver Sessions, an exquisite ten-piece set of primarily original music recorded in Denver, Colorado.
Dec 7, 2020 · Benedict flexes his arranging, soloing, and saxophone soli writing muscle on the standard “Cheek to Cheek.” The song opens we a buzzing intro by the saxophone choir. The melody features each section supporting the melody as Benedict’s alto saxophone playing carries most of the melody.
Jan 8, 2021 · The Jeff Benedict Big Big Band is releasing a sophomore album called, The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful. The album has ten tracks comprised of compositions and arrangements ranging from the straight-ahead title track to the New Orleans Second-line “Mighty Dollar.”
He is in demand as a classical recitalist and clinician and performs regularly with the Orion Saxophone Quartet. He has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony, the Aspen Festival Orchestra and the Tanglewood Fellowship Orchestra.
Jan 30, 2021 · Benedict solos brightly on alto sax ("Nardis," "Armadillo Research," "Ant Dance," "The Mighty Dollar," "Tom and Jerry") and soprano ("The Fotomat Song"). Another of the band's blue-chip soloists, trombonist Paul McKee, is superb on the first five numbers but for reasons unknown vanishes afterward.
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Jun 3, 2023 · Los Angeles-based guitarist Dave Askren and saxophonist Jeff Benedict collaborate on their fourth album as co-leaders on the Denver Sessions, an exquisite ten-piece set of primarily original music recorded in Denver, Colorado.
