Piano: Greg Speck, Dave Salazzo, Yuko Kishimoto/ Bass: Linda Brown, Mike DelPrete, Lou Smaldone/ Drums: Mark Foster, Joe Barna/ Saxophone: Lee Russo/ Percussion: Brian Melick/
Vocals: Julia Donnaruma
Influences
My newest band members: Dave Solazzo, Yuko Kishimoto, Mike DelPrete, Lou Smaldone, Joe Barna, Lee Russo, Julia Donnaruma. Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gary McFarland, Miles Davis, Modern Jazz Quartet, Mongo Santamaria, John Coltrane, Cal Tjader, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Ray Mosca, Tom Melito, Gary Burton, Milt Jackson, Buddy Rich.
Sounds Like
1st CD "The New Beat: Bossa Nova in it's purest form.
2nd CD "The Next Phase" Blue Note recordings from the 60's.
I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4From the chilly reaches of upstate New York, come the sunny stylings of the The New Beat as fashioned by Michael Benedict’s new group Jazz Vibes. Multi-Instrumentalist Benedict is a mainstay of the upstate NY jazz scene having fronted a big band there for several years and is a veteran of such diverse groups as the Loren Schoenberg and J.R. Montrose bands, as well as the Spike Jones Orchestra. This new small group allows Benedict to switch gears after disbanding his big band of over 10 years and work in a much more intimate musical environment. It was time for Benedict to feed another side of his musical personality. The New Beat of the title refers as much to Benedict’s switching of musical gears as it does to the music itself.
Michael Benedict Jazz Vibes's Friend Space (Top 8)
For the secound day running Thank you all page one "TOP ARTIST" of "NU-JAZZ" "FUSION" AND FINALLY "JAZZ"
Thank you all for the tremendous support and those wonderful comments which I believe has pushed me all the way up to the top of the list.
Remember I only can get you a free copy of my New Release if you send me a "COMMENT" I don't want to miss any of you who have been with me during the beginning of this Journey.
Please keep those "COMMENTS" coming and tell your friend to pass by to if you would be so kind.
I got the dates.. it's the end of january...ButIi have been informed that I will most likely get stolen and put into the human trafficking circle, so I may be changing my mind ... what do you think?
Thank you! I had a happy birthday and a great time in Poland. I still need to print out pictures- I took so many! I'm planning on doing an art show at the Palmer House this winter though and a Polish Stammtisch, so you'll have to go to that! I'll be waitressing there this Friday and Saturday night so you should stop by for dinner. Hope your summer is going well. TTYS!
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