David Benoit a Phoenix
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Locale: Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Artista: David Benoit
The heir to Vince Guaraldi brings the joy and fun of A Charlie Brown Christmas to the audience. For four decades, Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, and arranger David Benoit has reigned supreme as one the founding fathers of contemporary jazz. The California native was bitten by the jazz bug after watching a Peanuts special on television and listening to Guaraldi’s music in 1965. He would succeed Guaraldi in the Peanuts realm and spend more than 10 years composing music for Peanuts specials on CBS. Benoit has received three Grammy nominations in his career: one in 1989 for Best Jazz Fusion…