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Benny Golson at Knoxville Jazz Festival at U.s. Cellular Stage At The Bijou

Courtesy of Nelda Hill | Posted on August 18, 2015

Where

When

Fri, August 28, 2015
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Benny Golson
saxophone, tenor
Jon Hamar
bass, acoustic
Greg Tardy
saxophone
Mark Boling
guitar

About

To say that Benny Golson is among the greatest living jazz players in the world may sound like hyperbole. Yet few jazz musicians can claim to be true innovators and fewer yet can boast of a career that redefines the word “jazz”. “His playing is always full of surprises,” said University of Tennessee Jazz Studies professor, Keith R. Brown. “It’s swinging and soulful. He’s the perfect example of the best of the best in jazz.”

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