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David Benoit

American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953)

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Also known as David Bryan Benoit

Born: August 18, 1953
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1.Stated in Grove Music OnlineRetrieved 2023-12-21
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Birthplace: Bakersfield
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-15
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: pianist
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, jazz musician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, composer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: Mira Costa High School
, El Camino College

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David Bryan Benoit is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Benoit has charted over 25 albums since 1980, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. He is also music director for the Pacific Vision Youth Symphony and the Asia America Youth Orchestra. Furthermore, crediting Vince Guaraldi as an inspiration, Benoit has participated both as performer and music director for the later animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip, such as the feature film, The Peanuts Movie, restoring Guaraldi's musical signature to the franchise.

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Given name: David
Instrument: piano
musical keyboard
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1.Stated in Montreux Jazz Festival DatabaseRetrieved 2020-09-28
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Genre: jazz
jazz-funk
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1.Stated in Montreux Jazz Festival DatabaseRetrieved 2020-09-28
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Website: benoit.com
Different from: David Benoit
Family name: Benoit
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-19
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Label: GRP Records
AVI Records
Start of work period: 1976
Social media followers: 3,488(January 6, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 25253851

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