MICHAEL BENEDICT
Hard Bop / Post Bop / Funk Jazz • United States
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Michael Benedict was born and raised in Rome, NY. He started playing the drums at age 10 and was performing professionally by age 15. Michael studied percussion at the Crane School of Music at the State University College at Potsdam, NY and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. He Later attended Rutgers University and graduated in 1990 with a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies. At Rutgers, Michael was an assistant to Dan Morgenstern, the Director of Jazz Studies at Rutgers and former Downbeat Magazine editor.
As a member of the Potsdam Jazz Ensemble, Michael had the early opportunity to perform in concert with Marian McPartland, Frank Foster and Milt Hinton. Michael would go on to work with groups and individuals as diverse as hard bop legend J.R. Monterose, opera star Renee Fleming, the Spike Jones Orchestra and the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra. He has toured the United States
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