Benny Green
Información personal
Nacimiento	4 de abril de 1963 Nueva York (EE. UU.)
Nacionalidad	Estadounidense
Educación
Educado en	Berkeley High School
Información profesional
Ocupación	Pianista y músico de jazz
Empleador	Universidad de Míchigan
Género	hard bop
Instrumento	piano
Discográfica	Telarc Records
Artistas relacionados	Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Freddie Hubbard
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Benny Green (Nueva York, 4 de abril de 1963) es un pianista de jazz norteamericano.

Hijo de un saxofonista con igual nombre, creció y estudió piano clásico en Berkeley (California). Aún adolescente, tocó con Eddie Henderson, y después se trasladó a Nueva York, donde se incorporó a la banda de Betty Carter (1983), liderando después su propio trío, grabando para Blue Note Records y Telarc. Entre 1985 y 1989 estuvo en los Jazz Messengers de Art Blakey, y después tocó con Ray Brown, Arnett Cobb y Freddie Hubbard, entre otros.

• Magic Beans (Sunnyside, 2013)
• Source (2011) - [Trío: Benny Green, Peter Washington, y Kenny Washington] (Jazz Legacy Productions)
• Bluebird - Benny Green & Russell Malone (2004) (Telarc)
• Jazz at the Bistro - Benny Green & Russell Malone (2003) (Telarc)
• Green's Blues (2001) (Telarc)
• Naturally - [Trío: Benny Green, Russell Malone, and Christian McBride] (2000) (Telarc)
• These Are Soulful Days - [Trío: Benny Green, Russell Malone, and Christian McBride (1999) (Blue Note)
• Oscar and Benny (1998) (Telarc)
• Kaleidoscope (1997) (Blue Note)
• Place to Be (1994) (Blue Note)
• Testifyin: Live at the Village Vanguard (1992) (Blue Note)
• That's Right! (1992) (Blue Note)
• Greens (1991) (Blue Note)
• Lineage (1990) (Blue Note)
• Prelude (1988) (Criss Cross)
• In This Direction (1988) (Criss Cross)

Con Art Blakey

• Not Yet (Soul Note, 1988)
• I Get a Kick Out of Bu (Soul Note, 1988)

Con Otros

• Bobby Watson Inventor (1989)
• Jack Walrath I Am the Walrath (2000)
• Jack Walrath & The Masters Out of the Tradition (1990)
• Steve Turre Right There (1991)
• Lew Tabackin Quartet What a Little Moonlight Can Do (1994)
• Lew Tabackin Quartet Ill Be Seeing You (1992)
• Jim Snidero Quartet While You Were Here (1991)
• Jim Snidero Blue Afternoon (1989)
• Jim Snidero Quintet Mixed Bag (1987)
• Jimmy Ponder Steel City Soul (1998)
• Jimmy Ponder Soul Eyes (1991)
• Lisa Pollard I See Your Face Before Me (1993)
• John Pizzarelli Dear Mr. Cole (1994)
• Flip Phillips SwingIs the Thing! (2000)
• Oscar & Benny Oscar Peterson & Benny Green (1998)
• Oscar Peterson Tribute (1997)
• Houston Person Santa Baby
• Houston Person Little Houston on the Side (1999)
• Houston Person Christmas with Houston Person and... (1994)
• Houston Person Lion and His Pride (1991)
• Amani A. W. Murray Amani A. W. Murray (1990)
• Ralph Moore Complete Landmark Recordings (1999)
• Ralph Moore Who It is You Are (1993)
• Ralph Moore Furthermore (1990)
• Ralph Moore Images (1988)
• Ralph Moore Round Trip (1985)
• Mingus Dynasty Next Generation Performs Charles... (1991)
• Brian Lynch In Process (1991)
• Michael Logan Night Out (1990)
• Diana Krall All for You (1995)
• Kristin Korb Introducing Kristin Korb With the... (1996)
• Vince Jones One Day Spent (1991)
• Etta Jones My Gentleman Friend (1994)
• Etta Jones At Last (1993)
• Randy Johnston Walk On (1991)
• Jazz Futures Live in Concert (1991)
• Ron Jackson Guitar Thing (1991)
• Milt Jackson Burnin in the Woodhouse (1995)
• Freddie Hubbard God Bless the Child (1998)
• Freddie Hubbard Live at Fat Tuesday (1991)
• Freddie Hubbard Topsy: Standard Book (1989)
• Fred Horn Steady Freddy Collective Cuts (1995)
• Jay Hoggard Little Tiger (1990)
• Tim Hagans & Marcus... Hub Songs: The Music of Freddie... (1997)
• George Gershwin S' Wonderful (1992)
• Larry Gales Message from Monk (1990)
• Mark Elf Minor Scramble (1996)
• Dalida Annees Barclay (1997) Composer
• Arnett Cobb/Jimmy Heath... Tenor Tribute, Vol. 2 (1988)
• Arnett Cobb with Heath... Tenor Tribute, Vol. 1 (1988)
• Betty Carter Look What I Got (1988)
• Ray Brown Triple Play (1998)
• Ray Brown with John... Super Bass (1997)
• Ray Brown Live at Scullers Jazz Club (1996)
• Ray Brown Some of My Best Friends Are... (1995)
• Ray Brown Seven Steps to Heaven (1995)
• Ray Brown Some of My Best Friends Are... (1994)
• Ray Brown Trio With Benny... Dont Get Sassy (1994)
• Ray Brown Bass Face (1993)
• Cecil Brooks Our Mister Brooks (2000)
• Cecil Brooks Hangin' With Smooth (1990)
• Don Braden Wish List (1991)
• Don Braden Quintet Time Is Now (1991)
• Block 16 Morning Sun Remixed (2002)
• Bob Belden When the Doves Cry: The Music of Prince (1993)
• Bob Belden Ensemble Straight to My Heart: The Music of Sting (1989)
• Gary Bartz, Shadows (Timeless, 1991)
• Clark Terry One on One (2000)
• Ray Brown Trio Walk On (2003)
• Randy Napoleon Between Friends (2006)
• Belinda Underwood Greenspace (2008)
• Anat Cohen, Clarinetwork: Live at the Village Vanguard (2010)

• Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Benny Green.

• http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p81834/biography

• Artículo tomado, en su versión inicial, de Wikipedia en inglés.