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French musician (born 1954)
Musical artist
Michel Benita (born 1954 in
Algiers ,
Algeria ) is a
double bass player, prominent in
jazz music since the 1980s.
[1] Benita moved to Paris in the early 1980s, performing extensively in local jazz clubs and concert venues alongside visiting players, expatriates, and local musicians.
[2] In 1986 he was invited to join the inaugural line-up of the
Orchestre National de Jazz , under the direction of
François Jeanneau .
[3] During his career Benita has worked with
Aldo Romano ,
Marc Ducret ,
Horace Parlan ,
Martial Solal ,
Lee Konitz ,
Andy Sheppard ,
Dino Saluzzi ,
Dewey Redman ,
Erik Truffaz and
Archie Shepp , among many others.
[2] He formed the ELB trio in 1999 with Vietnamese guitar player
Nguyên Lê and American drummer
Peter Erskine .
[4]
In recent years Benita has been closely associated with
ECM Records , releasing a number of albums as leader
[5]
[6] but also as a sideman for saxophonist,
Andy Sheppard .
[7]
[8]
Awards
Discography
Preferences (Label Bleu, 1990)
Soul (Label Bleu, 1993)
The Woman Next Door (Label Bleu, 1998)
ELB (
ACT , 2004)
Drastic (BHM Productions, 2006)
Dream Flight (ACT, 2008)
Ramblin' (Blu Jazz, 2008)
Un Soir au Club (
Le Chant du Monde , 2010)
Ethics (Zig Zag, 2010)
River Silver (ECM, 2016)
Looking at Sounds (ECM, 2020)
With
Andy Sheppard
References
^ Marmande, Francis (2004) "Michel Benita, les basses doucement !",
Le Monde , 16 January 2004
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"Michel Benita" . ECM Records . ECM Records. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ Benita, Michel.
"Biography" . Michel Benita . Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
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"E_L_B (Peter Erskine_Nguyen Le_Michel Benita): Dream Flight" . All About Jazz . 7 May 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2019 .
^ Fordham, John (2016).
"Michel Benita and Ethics: River Silver review – world-folk that's like a warm bath" . The Guardian . No. 21 January. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ Kunzmann, Friedrich (2021).
"Michel Benita: Looking at Sounds" . AllAboutJazz . No. 22 May. ll About Jazz & Jazz Near You. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ Fordham, John (2015).
"Andy Sheppard Quartet: Surrounded by Sea review – an intriguing shift for lyrical saxophonist" . The Guardian . No. 16 April. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ Layman, Will (2018).
"The Andy Sheppard Quartet Creates Jazzy Beauty on 'Romaria' " . PopMatters . No. 20 June. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
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"Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2015" . culturecommunication.gouv.fr (in French). 9 April 2015. Archived from
the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017 .
External links
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