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- David Benoit:
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Trax Edition
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February 26th, 2006
Born
in Bakersfield, California, Benoit grew up in The South Bay of Los Angeles.
Part of his formal training on piano included instruction with the pianist
for top maestro Arturo Toscanini. Benoit focused on theory and composition
at El Camino College, studied orchestration, and later took film-scoring
classes at UCLA. He began as a Musical Director and conductor for Lainie
Kazan in 1976 before moving on to similar roles with Ann Margaret and
Connie Stevens. A five time Grammy nominee Benoit, began his career
as a contemporary jazz pianist began in 1977 and has issued close to
30 recordings, a total that includes a couple of efforts as The Benoit/Freeman
Project
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