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Latin Jazz Bassist of the Future
John Benitez
by Eugene Holley, Jr.
A new kind music has emerged in New York City. It blends the swing and the sound of surprise of North American jazz with the Afro-Iberian derived rhythms and musical forms from the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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Ever since he arrived to the Big Apple from Puerto Rico in 1993, acoustic/electric bassist John Benitez has been one of the key players in this vibrant, Pan-American genre. He’s performed with an impressive array of musicians including Danilo Perez, David Sanchez, Eddie Palmieri, The Mingus Big Band and Wynton Marsalis.
His debut recording as a leader is entitled Descarga in New York(Khaeon). It features a hemispheric assemblage of young musicians: Cuban Drummer Dafnis Prieto, Puerto Rican conguero Richie Flores, African-American tenor/soprano saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and the gifted Venezuelan pianist/composer Luis Perdomo.
“I didn’t want to do just a ‘Latin jazz&#