Benny Bennett
Benny Bennet (also Benny Bennet , * 1922 in Port-d'Espagne , Venezuela , † after 1961) was an American jazz and entertainment musician ( drums , orchestral direction) who mostly worked in France.
Life
Bennett moved to the United States with his family when he was two years old; at the age of twelve he had lessons in percussion and drums at the Manhattan School of Music . He made his first appearances in the environment of the early bebop musicians at Club Minton's Playhouse . Under the influence of his first wife, Cathalina, a Cuban dancer, he became interested in Latin American music . After the end of the war he lived in Paris, where he initially played at jam sessions with jazz musicians such as Harry Cooper , Robert Mavounzy , Frank Goudie and Charlie Lewis . In 1947 he belonged to the Be Bop Minstrels around Hubert Fol , André Persiany and Emmanuel Soudieux ; in a similar line-up he recorded with Robert Mavounzy & His Orchestra . In 1951/52 he played with Don Byas and His Rhythm (inter alia with Maurice Vander and Jean-Pierre Sasson ), in 1953 with Clifford Brown , Henri Renaud and Pierre Michelot ( Clifford Brown in Paris ) and in 1960 with André Réwéliotty before joining Relocated dance and light music and worked in Paris with his own bands ( Benny Bennet et son Orchester de Musique Latine-Américaine ). In the 1960s he presented a number of singles, EPs and LPs such as Festical a Cuba - Cha Cha Cha ( Disques Vogue ). In the field of jazz he was involved in 17 recording sessions from 1946 to 1961.
Web links
- Benny Bennett at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bennett, Benny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bennet, Benny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port d'Espagne , Venezuela |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1961 |