Tony Benade Jazz Quartet at Unitarian Universalist Church Of Sarasota

The Jazz Club of Sarasota Jazz at Two series continues with exceptional reed player,Tony Benade. He began in local clubs in Chicago and performed with the Tex Beneke & Dick Schory Pops Orchestra. Moving to Miami in the early 70s, he became cruise director for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. In the 1990s, in California, he performed in various Westcoast festivals, as well as consulting for a major Westcoast cruise line. He performed with the Temptations, the Four Tops, Steve Allen and many others. He has produced several revue shows for major cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, Princess and Starlight Cruises...

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The Jazz Club of Sarasota Jazz at Two series continues with exceptional reed player,Tony Benade. He began in local clubs in Chicago and performed with the Tex Beneke & Dick Schory Pops Orchestra. Moving to Miami in the early 70s, he became cruise director for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. In the 1990s, in California, he performed in various Westcoast festivals, as well as consulting for a major Westcoast cruise line. He performed with the Temptations, the Four Tops, Steve Allen and many others. He has produced several revue shows for major cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, Princess and Starlight Cruises. Tony lives in Bradenton, FL and composes jazz ensembles and performs regularly with small groups and big bands.Joining Tony are Jerry Eckert, keys, Bruce Wallace, bass; Dick Hamilton, trombone and Rich McDonald, drums.

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