David Benoit
USA
Born: 06 May 2011
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Fusion, Crossover Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Pop
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One of the more popular performers in the idiom somewhat inaccurately called "contemporary jazz," David Benoit has mostly performed light melodic background music, what critic Alex Henderson has dubbed "new age with a beat." Benoit has done a few fine jazz projects (including a tribute to Bill Evans and a collaboration with Emily Remler) but most of his output for GRP has been aimed clearly at the charts. He studied composition and piano at El Camino College and, in 1975, played on the soundtrack of the film Nashville. After recording with Alph...
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