BENNY GREEN Tickets
Oakland, CA

BENNY GREEN Tickets

Echoes of Prez: A son's tribute to jazz legacy and fatherly love.
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BENNY GREEN Tickets

About BENNY GREEN

my Father introduced me to this music. his name is Bert Green, he was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in 1928. he played the tenor saxophone with all his heart, and while he consistently showed me throughout my precious time with him a selfless admiration for any cat who could really play the horn, his musical hero and prime inspiration was unquestionably Lester Willis Young, ‘Prez’. recordings like the 1936 Count Basie small group session with ‘shoe shine boy’ and ‘lady be good’, his solos with the Basie orchestra in the late 1930’s into the early ’40’s, and most of all the dreamworld realm of Prez’s recordings with Billie Holiday, formed the core foundation for my Father as a tenor player. you could hear and feel it whenever he put that 1938 lacquer-barren selmer balanced-action tenor in his mouth. my Dad. pretty much my Father’s last words to me years later as he was dying in his bed at home, were ‘you’re a beautiful cat’. that’s what my Dad was; a beautiful cat.

he seemed to understand musical expression profoundly as a listener, be it Bartok or Slim and Slam, and as a player he swung and played the blues. he made no secret that he expected authenticity from me as a Jazz musician, as his ‘son-of-the-righthand-man’, which he explained to me is what my name, Benjamin, means.

Run time

1hr 10min. (approx.)

Start date

November 20th, 2024

End date

November 20th, 2024

Categories

Cabaret

Age

All Ages.

Venue

Yoshi's Oakland

510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, United States, 94607

Frequently asked questions

What is the running time of BENNY GREEN?

1hr 10min. (approx.)

Where is BENNY GREEN?

BENNY GREEN is at Yoshi's Oakland, which is located in Oakland, CA, United States, 94607.

How much are tickets for BENNY GREEN?

BENNY GREEN tickets start at $20.

What is the age recommendation for BENNY GREEN?

All Ages.

How do you get tickets for BENNY GREEN?

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