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Jazz@The Palmer - Benny Benack Trio

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Set 2 - Benny Benack Trio

An encore broadcast of WPSU's Jazz@The Palmer series recorded in July 2013 featuring The Benny Benack Trio.

Trumpeter/Vocalist Benny Benack has gained a reputation for being incredibly versatile. He has won every major jazz trumpet competition including the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Soloist Competition (2011), International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition (2011), and the National Trumpet Competition - Jazz Division (2012).

Currently living in NYC, he has had the opportunity to perform at some of the finest jazz clubs including The Blue Note, Birdland, SMOKE, The Bar Next Door, The Iridium, The Jazz Gallery, and frequently leads his band playing at Jazz @ Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.

Vocals/Trumpet - Benny Benack III; Bass - Raviv Markowitz; Guitar - Armand Hirsch

Craig Johnson is your local host for weekday All Things Considered. Craig makes his home in the State College area with his wife, daughter and son. He’s been involved in radio broadcasting since 1977 when he got a part-time job while still in high school at a radio station in Somerset, PA. He graduated from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA with a BA in music. (And he can play the guitar just like ringin’ a bell)