Middle C Jazz Club

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 5:15pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

DAVID BENOIT
Have you ever met an artist whose craft is merely an extension of who they are? The iconic pianist, composer,
arranger, producer, film and TV scorer David Benoit, embodies this archetype. He is as cool, measured, engaging,
soulful and sophisticated as one of his mellifluous solos in a flight of fancy. A Founding Father of Contemporary
Jazz, rooted in the tradition of Dave Brubeck and Bill Evans, David Benoit started playing the piano as a child
and has never looked back. “As long as I'm alive and well,” declares the Grammy nominated pianist, “I hope to
write and perform as long as possible.” Unbound by categories and rules, the trailblazer has built an enviable
four-decade career drawing inspiration from his vast influences which have included jazz, comics, film,
Broadway, symphonies and more. From endearing fans with his magical soundtracks for the Peanuts television
movies, to garnering over 20 chart-topping radio hits and scoring music for films produced by Clint Eastwood
and Sally Field and soap opera themes like “All My Children,” David Benoit IS music. His free-spirited approach
has allowed him to collaborate with such diverse artists as The Rippingtons, Faith Hill, David Sanborn and CeCe
Winans, among numerous others. Benoit, who leads his own Pacific Vision Youth Symphony (the orchestra he
founded in 2001) and who has collaborated with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Symphony
Orchestra and Philippine Philharmonic, among others, fulfills a long-time dream on his new and highly
anticipated new recording, A Midnight Rendezvous (February 18, 2022). Benoit records for the first
time with a big band under his own leadership and is joined by numerous special guests including
label-mates pianist Jeff Lorber and saxophonist Eric Marienthal.

Craft cocktails and small plates begin at 8:00pm.

Middle C Jazz has General Admission seating available on a first-come basis. We also offer preferred seating for our Baby Grand members. 

DAVID BENOIT

Have you ever met an artist whose craft is merely an extension of who they are? The iconic pianist, composer,
arranger, producer, film and TV scorer David Benoit, embodies this archetype. He is as cool, measured, engaging,
soulful and sophisticated as one of his mellifluous solos in a flight of fancy. A Founding Father of Contemporary
Jazz, rooted in the tradition of Dave Brubeck and Bill Evans, David Benoit started playing the piano as a child
and has never looked back. “As long as I'm alive and well,” declares the Grammy nominated pianist, “I hope to
write and perform as long as possible.” Unbound by categories and rules, the trailblazer has built an enviable
four-decade career drawing inspiration from his vast influences which have included jazz, comics, film,
Broadway, symphonies and more. From endearing fans with his magical soundtracks for the Peanuts television
movies, to garnering over 20 chart-topping radio hits and scoring music for films produced by Clint Eastwood
and Sally Field and soap opera themes like “All My Children,” David Benoit IS music. His free-spirited approach
has allowed him to collaborate with such diverse artists as The Rippingtons, Faith Hill, David Sanborn and CeCe
Winans, among numerous others. Benoit, who leads his own Pacific Vision Youth Symphony (the orchestra he
founded in 2001) and who has collaborated with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Symphony
Orchestra and Philippine Philharmonic, among others, fulfills a long-time dream on his new and highly
anticipated new recording, A Midnight Rendezvous (February 18, 2022). Benoit records for the first
time with a big band under his own leadership and is joined by numerous special guests including
label-mates pianist Jeff Lorber and saxophonist Eric Marienthal. “The idea began when I was an artist in
residence in Saratoga, CA and I was looking for something unique to do,” reflects Benoit who hosts the morning
show on KKJZ in Long Beach, CA. “I decided to write a big band arrangement for my ‘Cabin Fever’ on the
record. I initially started arranging on my computer but the greatest thrill was hearing the playback with the real
players in the big band when the project progressed. Wow! It was one of the most exciting sessions I've done in
many years.”