Saturday, August 02, 2025
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Show 8:45pm | Doors 8pm
$57.65 to $70.65
Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 8:00pm.
Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members.
For information regarding our Baby Grand Membership click here.
A FOUNDING FATHER OF CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
DAVID BENOIT
For four decades, the GRAMMY®-nominated pianist, composer, and arranger David Benoit has reigned supreme as one of the founding fathers of Contemporary Jazz. Rooted in the tradition of Dave Brubeck and Bill Evans, his music is engaging, soulful, and sophisticated.
David’s career as a contemporary jazz pianist began in 1977 and includes 41 solo recordings, many considered influential classics in the genre. Grammy nominations include Best Instrumental Composition and Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance. David was voted “Keyboardist of the Year” in 2000 and 2001 by the Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards and on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart. David’s latest release, Timeless (2024), is his first all big band recording, a celebration of the classic big band sound in a contemporary setting.
Across a 40-year career, David has worked with an impressive potpourri of musicians, including the Rippingtons, Emily Remler, the late Alphonse Mouzon, Dave Koz, Faith Hill, David Sanborn, CeCe Winans, Keiko Matsui, Hiroshima, and Brian McKnight.
Benoit has been a popular film and television composer. His most notable film scores are The Stars Fell on Henrietta, starring Robert Duvall, and The Christmas Tree, produced by Sally Field. For 10 years, Benoit composed music for the Peanuts TV specials on CBS. In addition, he has written themes for the long-running soap opera All My Children (ABC) and Sisters (NBC).
He has served as conductor with a wide range of symphonies, most recently the Asia America Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. A long-time guest educator with the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, he received that organization’s Excellence in Music Award in 2001. In addition to conducting, touring, and recording, David Benoit currently hosts a morning radio show on KKJZ 88.1 FM in CA.
