CATALINA JAZZ CLUB is thrilled to have the Grammy nominated pianist and KJAZZ host DAVID BENOIT return for two nights, June 5th and 6th at 8:30PM. Benoit has charted over 25 albums since 1980 and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards.
Benoit has participated both as performer and music director for the later animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip, such as the feature film, The Peanuts Movie, restoring Guaraldi’s musical signature to the franchise.
David Benoit currently hosts a morning radio show on KKJZ 88.1 FM, CA, and continually tours & records and is composer in residence at Montalvo Arts, the Music Director a & Conductor for the Asia America Symphony Association.
What: DAVID BENOIT (Grammy Award-nominated Pianist, KJAZZ Host)
When: Friday and Saturday, June 5th and 6th
Time: Showtime at 8:30pm. Dinner begins at 7:00pm
Where: Catalina Jazz Club, 6725 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028
Tickets available online at CatalinaJazzClub.com or TicketWeb.com
About: David Benoit
For four decades, the Grammy-nominated pianist/composer/ arranger David Benoit has reigned supreme as one the founding fathers of Contemporary Jazz. David Benoit began his career as a musical director and conductor for Lainie Kazan in 1976. His GRP Records debut album, Freedom at Midnight (1987), made it to number 5 on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. Waiting for Spring (1989) made it to number 1 on Billboard’s Top Jazz Albums chart. Shadows, from 1991, made it to number 2 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Many of his songs employ a string section, most notably on his American Landscape (1997) and Orchestral Stories (2005) albums. In 2000, after the death of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, he released a memorial album titled Here’s to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!
Benoit has arranged, conducted, and performed music for many popular pop and jazz artists, including Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons (he was involved with the band in its formative stages, and they often appeared on each other’s albums), Kenny Loggins, Michael Franks, Patti Austin, Dave Koz, Kenny Rankin, Faith Hill, David Lanz, Cece Winans, David Pack, David Sanborn, The Walt Disney Company and Brian McKnight. He paid homage to one of his chief influences, Leonard Bernstein, by playing, arranging, and performing on The Songs of West Side Story, an all-star project produced by David Pack which achieved gold sales status. Benoit contributed to the Rippingtons’s debut album, Moonlighting, which was named the most influential contemporary jazz album of all time by Jazziz magazine.
About: Catalina Jazz Club
The American dream came true for Catalina Popescu in October of 1986 when she and her husband Bob created a supper club devoted to serving an experience of superb eats and the shared magic of live performance. That grand experience began at the door where every night her mother Maria would greet each guest as family and share in their love of music. Housed in Hollywood and decked out in a timeless charm, the club offers a cozy ambience under sparkling stage lights garnished with its signature concoction — Jazz. The first artist to grace the stage was the masterful flutist and saxophonist Buddy Collette, and ever since then, over the past 36 years, the Catalina Jazz Club has hosted the most illustrious legends of all time — from the powerful puffers of Dizzy Gillespie to the electrified fingers of McCoy Tyner, the bubbly belt of Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lynda Carter, the flirtatious saxophone of Joshua Redman, the slick strumming of Kenny Burrell, the insane drum clinic of Steve Gadd, the romance of Steve Tyrell, and the masterclass of Mike Stern. For Catalina, Jazz is our way of life. It breathes pain. It knows love. It dreams hope. It bleeds courage. Whether we’re showcasing Broadway, Soul, R&B, or stand-up comedy, the lesson learned from all the greats who have serenaded our spirits is how to connect to one another.
The Catalina Jazz Club has been honored by A.S.M.A.C., California Jazz Foundation, Los Angeles Jazz Society, and a City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation on their 25th Anniversary, which was awarded by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LA City Council.
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