Results for "John Benitez"

John Benitez

John Benitez - acoustic and electric bass Grammy award-winning bassist John Benitez, born in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, started playing gospel music in church at the age of thirteen. Already a gifted musician, John began his formal education at "Escuela Libre de Musica" followed by study at the University of Puerto Rico and later the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music with master bassist Federico Silva. By age nineteen, John was the first-call bassist in San Juan's thriving Jazz and Latin music scenes. He performed with, among others, such well-known artists as Chick Corea, Lucecita Benitez, Batacumbele, Lalo Rodriguez, Cuco Peña, Roberto Roena, and Justo Betancourt

Clouds (Special Edition)

By Marie-Paule Franke

Label: MariPosa Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Bleu la réunion, Does it matter, Time passes on, Everything happens to me, Si par hasard, Give this love a chance, Clouds, Love is not all, Tango of a lonely room

Jewels

By Lolivone de la Rosa

Label: Music for Roses
Released: 2026
Track listing: Si por mi llueve; PB & J; Interludio I; Ella & Gala; Bomba Mundo; Not In Service; Segment; Interludio II; Ibero; Tote Bag; Interludio III; Beautiful Friendship; Jewels

Si Par Hasard

December 5, 2026

Album: Clouds (Special Edition)
By Marie-Paule Franke
Label: MariPosa Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 06:57

Gateway

July 9, 2026

Album: Gateway
By Michael Pallas
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 07:06

Mi Hogar II

By Rachel Therrien

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Fiestas Campesinas; Orun; Back Home; Sueños de Cambio; Soucy; Mambo 'Chucho' Influenciado; Beauty Free.

Armando Mi Conga

Label: Amor de Flores Productions
Released: 2025

Irving Flores: Armando Mi Conga

by Bridget A. Arnwine
September 2, 2025

Every now and again an artist releases an album that is so striking, so stellar, that it cements their legacy forever, not in a way that the artist can never grow beyond the album's greatness, but in a way that propels them beyond it. Pianist Irving Flores and his all-star Afro- Cuban Jazz Sextet have created ...

'El Maestro' Irving Flores Readies Thrilling Afro-cuban
 Jazz Sextet Project With Giovanni Hidalgo & Horacio “El Negro” Hernández; 'Armando Mi Conga' Arrives August 26

August 10, 2025

Acclaimed pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Flores is set to release his most ambitious project to date, ;Armando Mi Conga (Amor de Flores Productions), available on CD and all streaming platforms beginning August 26, 2025. A vibrant celebration of Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz, the 9-song album blends virtuosity with soul — and features an all-star ...

Fiestas Campesinas

April 9, 2025

Album: Mi Hogar II
By Rachel Therrien
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 08:50