DAVID BENOIT WITH BIG BAND!

The iconic pianist, composer, arranger, producer, film and TV scorer David Benoit, is a founding father of Contemporary Jazz, rooted in the tradition of Bill Evans and Dave Brubeck. Always one to break boundaries, Benoit has never been one to stay with one formula or style. He has consistently pushed the envelope, always drawing from his influences, which include jazz, film, comics, Broadway, symphonies and more. His fans love 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, Sally Field and many others. His collaborations with such diverse artists as The Rippingtons, Faith Hill, David Sanborn, Marc Antoine and CeCe Winans have brought accolades from press and fans alike. His orchestra work with the Pacific Vision Youth Symphony (the orchestra he founded in 2001), the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Philippine Philharmonic are legendary. And now, in the spirit of that collaborative drive, David teams up with the super-hot, and energetic big band from London, Spice Fusion. After having been a guest of this amazing group in concert in London, they formed a friendship that led to an amazing new recording.

Timeless is a collection of tracks recorded live in the studio in Surrey, England in August 2023. Taking some of his favorite songs from the past like “Drive Time” and “Fuzzy Logic” along with new originals, the band and David smoked through his own arrangements and those of big band heavy weights, Mike Tomaro, Doug Beach and a version of a classic Buddy Rich chart on “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” composed by Joe Zawinal and arranged by Phil Wilson. The Spice Fusion band leader, Simon Niblock and engineer, Chris Traves did an audiophile worthy job recording this amazing ensemble.