Benny Green (pianist)

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Benny Green
Photo by John Dugan
Background information
Born	(1963-04-04) April 4, 1963 (age 61) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Piano
Labels	Criss Cross, Blue Note, Telarc, Sunnyside
Website	bennygreenmusic.com

Benny Green (born April 4, 1963) is an American hard bop jazz pianist who was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He has been compared to Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson in style and counts them as influences.^[1]