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If you were not one of the four- or five-hundred people who attended pianist Benny Green’s concert at the Oregon Coast Jazz Party last weekend—or perhaps especially if you were—here’s a Rifftides listening tip. Jim Wilke’s Jazz Northwest broadcast on Sunday will present Green’s trio with bassist David Wong and drummer Rodney Green. Mr. Wilke recorded their concert this summer on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. This is from his announcement of the program:
…Green leads his trio in an exciting concert airing on Jazz Northwest on Sunday October 12
at 2 PM Pacific on 88.5 KPLU and streaming on kplu.org. The concert was recorded last July at Centrum’s Jazz Port Townsend for this broadcast.
Benny Green is a powerful pianist with a deep sense of swing. Not surprising, because he came up as a sideman in two great universities of the road, as a member of Betty Carter’s group and with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Another pivotal experience was being chosen by Oscar Peterson for the Glenn Gould International Protégé Prize which included extensive mentoring by Oscar Peterson.
For the Rifftides account of the exhilarating Green-Wong-Green appearances in Oregon, go here.