Benny Benack III Tickets

Acclaimed Emmy-Nominated Jazz Trumpeter & Singer Benny Benack III has proven to be that rarest of talents: not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the postbop trumpet vernacular in the vein of Kenny Dorham and Freddie Hubbard, but also a singer with a sly, mature, naturally expressive delivery in the post-Sinatra mold, performing standards and his own astute songs with a thrilling sense of showmanship. This duel-threat ability was recognized by the 2022 Downbeat Critics Poll where he appeared as #2 "Rising Star Male Vocalist" and "Rising Star Trumpeter". His superb intonation and bracing virtuosity enable him to handle astounding feats of originally composed vocalese (complex solos with written lyrics).

Benny has performed internationally as an Emcee/Host for the Youtube sensation Postmodern Jukebox, and achieved his own viral success amassing millions of views for his crooning alongside the GRAMMY® Award-Winning “8-Bit Big Band”. In early 2020, he released the album 'A Lot of Livin’ to Do', the follow-up to his well-received 2017 debut 'One of a Kind'. This sophomore effort, richly varied in mood and brimming with bop inflection, features bassist extraordinaire and Jazz ambassador Christian McBride (whose GRAMMY® Award-winning Big Band frequently calls upon Benny in the trumpet section) and drummer/producer Ulysses Owens, Jr., as well as the radiant Takeshi Ohbayashi on piano and Rhodes. His vocalese duet on “Social Call” from this album alongside fellow young star vocalist Veronica Swift became an instant smash hit single, being transcribed and learned by Jazz vocalists around the world.

In addition to his global touring as a straight-ahead/contemporary bandleader, Benny has appeared as a trumpet soloist alongside Josh Groban, Ben Folds, Christian McBride, Veronica Swift, Joey DeFrancesco, fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi, Ann Hampton Callaway and many others. His TV credits include “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” where he frequently performs in the House Band.