Benny Benack III helps us celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with the albums that have most impacted his musical journey.
🔷 Clifford Brown with Strings - Clifford Brown
“As a trumpet player, there’s no better sound on a ballad than the lush, warmth and sparkle of Clifford’s playing - virtuosic yet melodic!”
🔷 Hub-Tones - Freddie Hubbard
“My favorite trumpet solo of all-time is on ‘You’re My Everything’ and encapsulates everything I adore about Freddie’s playing, time feel, language, and swagger.”
🔷 Oscar Peterson Trio + One - Clark Terry
“No one exemplifies the joy of Jazz more than Clark Terry (except perhaps Pops himself!)…he is my favorite player for the blues, bar none.”
🔷 Gumbo Nouveau - Nicholas Payton
“Nicholas’ deference for Louis Armstrong is palpable on this tribute to all things NOLA, and at my young age, this album caught my ear like no other.”
🔷 Standard Time, Vol. 3: The Resolution of Romance - Wynton Marsalis
“I had a cassette tape of this in my car driving around as a kid… Wynton’s sound and restraint playing beautiful ballads on this record informed my playing nearly as much as Clifford Brown w/Strings above…just a perfect trumpet sound and immaculate phrasing.”
I’m really excited to be back on the road with @bbjazziii . It’s always inspiring and so much fun playing together! Catch us in May in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
@joellocher on bass and #XaverHellmeier on drums will bring the extra heat.
Special thanks to @jazzbuero for supporting us!
#AndreWeiss #BB3 #BAM #tour
Starting the year off right: Hello 2026 and hello again @downbeat_mag 📰 - Head to the February issue to see a full page @turntabletickets 🎟️ x BB3 crossover ad…new headshot who dis? 😉🎺
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Grateful that @outlawjazz & the top notch turntable team saw fit to use my new @imgartists photo (shoutout @coreyrivesvisualart 🫶🏻📸) to represent their awesome brand - you guys know I’m always on the road playing clubs, and almost all of them use #turntableticketing nowadays 🎫💻.
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Shout-out to my costar, my @bachbrass horn 🎺 - I’m looking forward to a full year of playing Bach horns on recordings and gigs…I’m stockpiling models right now and I dig them all! 🫡
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#bb3 #croonerrific #timetoswing #adventuresinjazz
#jazzmeetsfashion #jazzscene #alifeinjazz #jazzlifestyle #jazztok #instajazz #jazzhero #makethehang #jazztravels #jazzfam #jazzcats #manwithahorn #bachbrass #downbeatmagazine #turntabletickets #newheadshots #coreyrivesvisualart #jazzcrooner #jazztrumpeter #trumpetsofinstagram #trumpeteer #trumpetlife #trumpetlovers #trumpetswag #downbeatad
Who knew the secret to iron chops was having the lady in front of me on the plane to Europe ✈️ complain she was trying to sleep and that by using my silent brass practice mute 🎺 I was being rude even though it’s literally imperceptible on a plane, and I sat there and watched her doink around on her phone 📱 for the next two hours and not sleep one minute 😑…she made me play my routine at ppp volume and I *think* it got my aperture locked in? Go figure 🤔😎💪🏻😤🎺⚡️.
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Our 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇦🇹 tour is underway and the band is already 🔥!!!
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#bb3 @bachbrass #bachtrumpet #jazztrumpet #trumpetplayer #trumpetsolo
A @pictowatches on my wrist, a crisp #boulevardier in my hand 🥃, and a fine Jazz establishment such as @docs_houston to regale a roomful of souls…These are a few of my favorite things 😉.
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Oh and suits…definitely suits too. Okay so that’s four things. Four of my favorite things! And if you really twisted my arm for a fifth I’d say a trumpet 🎺 w/silver plating that shimmers and glimmers and shines and sizzles and sings…a horn w/zing! ⚡️
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#bb3 #docshouston #theseareafewofmyfavoritethings #whiskeyloversunite
Benny Benack Quartett @bbjazziii 🎺
Für den zehnten Termin der 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
👉 kommt Trompeter, Sänger und Entertainer Benny Benack III nach Dessau-Roßlau
💫 Mit seinem unverkennbaren Stil, der modernen Jazz mit klassischem Crooner-Charme verbindet, begeistert der aus New York stammende Künstler Publikum und Kritiker gleichermaßen.
🎵 Begleitet wird er von drei herausragenden Künstlern der europäischen Jazzszene: @andreweiss André Weiss am Piano, @joellocher Joel Locher am Bass und Xaver Hellmeier am Schlagzeug.
📅 MO, 18. Mai 2026 | 19.30 Uhr
📌 Großes Haus/Restaurant
🎟️ Karten & weitere Infos auf unserer Website (Link in Bio)
📸 jazzaddikt
@visit.dessau@stadt_dessau_rosslau@dessau.cc@thomassiffling #anhaltischestheater #dessau #jazz #veranstaltungstipps
🎙️ Billie’s Bounce can only mean one thing…audition season!! 😉
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Had to film a chorus from my second home (LGA airport ✈️) to let the cats know that @jazzinstituteatbrevard is still accepting applications for this Summer’s Jazz camp! Scholarships are available too so don’t be afraid to shoot your shot - currently calling all swinging DRUMMERS especially to give it a go! 🥁
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@brevardmusic is one of those magical campuses tucked away in the woods, and the Jazz camp is led by Prof @deasejazz and an amazing faculty. Would love to see some of y’all join us!
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#bb3 #jazzinstituteatbrevard #brevardmusiccenter @brevardcollege #summerjazzcamp #billiesbounce
What a great week we had swingin’ on the West Coast ☀️🎶 - killing band w/the cats @george.colligan@claffybass & @joeperi bringing “The Magic of Manhattan” 🗽 to life 🎺!
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1️⃣:green room 📸 from @sfjazz - @cxrolinapena joined us 🎤
2️⃣: hit the diner and ran into @thomasmarriott206 🎺 legend!
3️⃣: my old @sfconservmusic@rjamcommunity student @instagrahamhoupt sat in and scatted/played his butt off 🫡
4️⃣/5️⃣: sit in queens 👑 at @carpentercenter : @maevie_ 🧜♀️ & @jasmin_alvarez67 🎙️ 🎙️ 🌟
6️⃣: even the soundchecks were burning lol 🥵
7️⃣: popped by @sfblackcat to say hey to our NYE fam 🫶🏻
8️⃣: 🥁 Philly master @byronlandham played w Thomas M.
9️⃣: @olmosdef@madroneartbar jam always an SF must ⚡️
🔟: ripped some Footprints 👣🔥 - these guys go HARD 😤
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#bb3 #themagicofmanhattan #jazztour #jazzmusician #jazz
💐 Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there!! 💐
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Been a certified Mama’s Boy®️ since 1990 and not changing it up now! ❤️ to @cjbenack for all of my diva qualities and my singing voice (though she always reminds me how sorely I need some actual voice lessons 😂).
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I love seeing everybody posting their Mom’s today 🥹 - to all the mother’s out there…we love you we appreciate you! 🫶🏻
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#bb3 #happymothersday #divamom #mymomiscool #mamasboy
Soundcheck at SF Jazz me plus Alex Claffy and Benny Benack on piano? Damn he plays good! @bbjazziii@alexclaffy #bennybenackiii #alexclaffybass #georgecolligan
🚨 New Jazz Club Alert: @docs_houston 💫🔥🎶‼️
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I had the best time playing at @outlawjazz newest club in Texas: #DocsHouston 🫡🎺 - let’s check it out! The fine folks who brought you such gems as @jazz_texas have done it again! 🤠
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#bb3 #texasjazz #houstonjazz #houstonnightlife
