Date:
Monday, March 8, 2027
Time:
7:00 PM
Advance Ticket:
$69.93
Advance Member Ticket:
$63.00
Student Ticket:
$36.75
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Kuumbwa Jazz Presents

Benny Green Trio feat. Christian McBride & Carl Allen – 7:00 PM

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All Ages
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On this special concert date, renowned pianist Benny Green will be joined by a remarkable rhythm section featuring bassist Christian McBride and drummer Carl Allen.

A successful bandleader for over thirty-five years, Green has released a string of fine records played on scores of dates with the likes of Etta Jones, Ralph Moore, and Milt Jackson. In 1993, the late great Oscar Peterson picked Green to receive Toronto’s Glenn Gould International Protégé Prize in Music and later recorded the dazzling Oscar & Benny album with him.

Eleven-time GRAMMY-winner McBride is one of the leading bassists, composers, and bandleaders of his generation. Since arriving in New York in 1989, he has performed and recorded with icons from McCoy Tyner to Sting. He leads ensembles including Ursa Major and Inside Straight, hosts NPR’s ‘Jazz Night in America,’ and is Artistic Director of NJPAC, the TD James Moody Jazz Festival and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. 

“One of the most prominent contemporary jazz drummers” (All Music Guide), Allen was a protégé of the legendary Art Blakey and has amassed a staggering resume as a bandleader, sideman, and educator.  

Sponsored by John Livingston & Fran Etow
(Ticket Includes 5% City of Santa Cruz Admission Tax)

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