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David Benoit

David (*1953 in Bakersfield, CA) is a pianist, composer, and conductor. He was a piano student of Marya Cressy Wright and Abraham Fraser, and studied music theory and composition at El Camino College and orchestration with Donald Nelligan. He later attended a film music class at the University of California with Donald Ray. He began his training as a conductor with Heiichiro Ohyama, continued with Jan Robertson and then with Jeffrey Schindler.

David began his musical career in 1976 as musical director and conductor for Lainie Kazan, and later for Ann-Margret and Connie Stevens. He was a member of the Rippingtons, released more than twenty jazz albums, many featuring symphony orchestras, and was nominated for a Grammy five times.

He has also appeared as a conductor of classical works by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Igor Stravinski, Camille Saint-Saëns, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Francis Poulenc, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and others with orchestras such as the Los Angeles and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras and the Dresden Philharmonic performed works by Claude Bolling and performed a suite for guitar and piano with Angel Romero for the founding anniversary of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra.

His symphonic poem Kobe was performed by the Philippine Symphony Orchestra in 2001 and by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra under Kent Nagano in 2003. His piano concerto The Centaur and the Sphinx was completed in 2004. He also composed the musical Something's Got to Give about the life of Marilyn Monroe, film scores for The Wonderful Mr. Cox (produced by Clint Eastwood) and The Christmas Tree (produced by Sally Field) and the music for the soap operas All My Children and Sisters .

from Wikipedia

Stages AVI Records AVI 8527 released 1982	David Benoit, conductor, piano, synthesizer, organ, clavinet Ron Brown, alto sax, tenor sax Judd Miller, flugelhorn Carl Verheyen, guitar Marty Walsh, guitar Wade Short, bass Gary Ferguson, drums Marc Singer, percussion Arnold McCuller, vocals Mona Lisa Young, vocals
The Best Of David Benoit 1987-1995 GRP GRD-9831 released 1985 compilation	David Benoit, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards Eric Marienthal, soprano sax, alto sax Charles Loper, trombone Gary Grant, trumpet Jerry Hey, trumpet Paul Jackson jr., guitar Bruce Dukov, strings Nathan East, bass Ricky Lawson, drums Michael Fisher, percussion
The Artist's Choice Hip-O Records HIPD-40089 compilation	David Benoit, conductor, Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizer, clavinet W. Michael Lewis, conductor, synthesizer Ron Brown, alto sax, tenor sax Judd Miller, flugelhorn Tim Weisberg, flute, alto flute, bass flute Todd Robinson, guitar Carl Verheyen, guitar Marthy Walsh, guitar John Wheelock, guitar Wade Short, bass Dave Williams, bass Gary Ferguson, drums, percussion Hector Andrade, congas, percussion Laurin Rinder, percussion, vocals Marc Singer, percussion Marcelino Valdez, bongos, congas Arnold McCuller, vocals
Professional Dreamer GRP GRD-9942 recorded in Torrance, CA/USA	David Benoit, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, strings, keyboards Andy Suzuki, tenor sax Rick Braun, trumpet Marc Antoine, guitar Ross Bolton, guitar Pat Kelley, guitar Tony Maiden, guitar Bruce Dukov, violin Evan Wilson, viola Larry Corbett, cello string section Arni Egilsson, bass Cliff Hugo, bass Jimmy Johnson, bass Dave Stone, bass Neil Stubenhaus, bass Ken Wild, bass Vinny Colaiuta, drums David Palmer, drums Brad Dutz, percussion John Ferraro, percussion
Fuzzy Logic GRP 314 589 079-2 recorded March through June 2001 in California and London/Great Britain	David Benoit, conductor, piano, Hammond B-3 organ Andy Suzuki, sax Steve Holtman, trombone Nick Lane, trombone Rick Braun, trumpet Rick Baptist, trumpet Richard Todd, French horn Tim Weisberg, flute Jon Clark, oboe Ross Bolton, guitar Ian Crabtree, guitar Paul Jackson jr., guitar Pat Kelly, guitar Tony Maiden, guitar Neil Angilley, keyboards Larry Bunker, vibes Abe Laboriel, bass Phil Mulford, bass Stan Sargeant, bass Dean Taba, bass Steve Ferrone, drums Jeff Olson, drums Scott Breadman, percussion, timbales Brad Dutz, percussion
Right Here, Right Now GRP B0000597-02	David Benoit, Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ Euge Groove, tenor sax Andy Suzuki, tenor sax Brian Culbertson, trombone Nick Lane, trombone Wayne Bergeron, trumpet Rick Braun, trumpet, flugelhorn Randy Jacobs, guitar Pat Kelly, guitar Tony Maiden, guitar Peter White, guitar Kevin Axt, bass Nathan East, bass Dean Taba, bass Freddie Washington jr., bass Steve Ferrone, drums Bud Harner, drums Jeff Olson, drums Land Richards, drums Lenny Castro, percussion Luis Conte, percussion Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Brad Dutz, percussion
Full Circle Peak Records PKD-30015-2 recorded in Sherman Oaks; Palisades, CA; Hollywood, CA/USA	David Benoit, piano, Hammond organ Euge Groove, sax Gary Meek, sax Rick Braun, trumpet Jerry Hey, trumpet Oscar Castro-Neves, guitar Paul Jackson jr., guitar Pat Kelly, guitar Jeff Lorber, keyboards Alex Al, bass Brian Bromberg, bass Nathan East, bass Roberto Vally, bass John Robinson, drums Michael White, drums Alex Acuña, percussion Luis Conte, percussion
David Benoit And Friends Shanachie 5471 recorded in Hollywood, CA/USA	David Benoit, piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ Vincent Ingala, sax Dave Koz, sax Erm Navarro, trombone Rick Braun, trumpet Mike Cottone, trumpet Jamey Havarka, trumpet Tim Weisberg, flute, alto flute, bass flute Marc Antoine, guitar Pat Kelley, guitar Peter White, guitar Justin Cheung, cello string section Ken Wild, bass JR Robinson, drums Luis Conte, percussion Lindsey Webster, vocals
A Midnight Rendezvous Shanachie 5493 recorded in Hollywood, CA/USA	David Benoit, piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ Justin Klunk, soprano sax Sal Lozano, alto sax Eric Marienthal, alto sax Gordon Goodwin, tenor sax Jay Mason, baritone sax Francisco Torres, trombone Charlie Morillas, bass trombone Wayne Bergeron, trumpet Dan Fornero, trumpet Dan Rosenblum, trumpet Pat Kelley, guitar Jeff Lorber, keyboards MonoNeon, bass Roberto Vally, bass Ben Williams, bass John Robinson, drums Dan Schnelle, drums, percussion Luis Conte, percussion

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