Benet McLean
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Benet McLean is a British jazz violin and piano virtuoso and singer.
Benet was regarded as a child prodigy and attended the Purcell School for Young Musicians on a scholarship.[1] He was mentored by Yehudi Menuhin.[2][3][4]
He has performed at the London Jazz Festival [5] and has collaborated with Partikel, Nightmares on Wax, Laura Mvula and Mahalia, Andy Davies, Benjamin Croft, Omar, Julian Joseph,[6] Sir Simon Rattle, Dave O’Higgins,[7] TY, Steve Williamson,[8] Jean Toussaint,[9] Tommy Smith, Cleveland Watkiss,[10] Yellow Station Blue, Phillip Bent, Orphy Robinson, Kevin Haynes,[11] Roachford, Maxi Jazz (Faithless) and Loose Tubes.[12]
Benet also teaches and is a professor of jazz violin at the London School of Musical Theatre (LPMAM).[13]
References
- ↑ "Arco" (PDF). Summer 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-26.
- ↑ "Benet McLean Band & Friends". Time Out London.
- ↑ "Benet McLean – Sussex Jazz Magazine".
- ↑ "Jazz Goes To Leeds: Interview with Benet Mclean". March 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Benet McLean Quintet". EFG London Jazz Festival.
- ↑ "Interview: Julian Joseph OBE". www.prsformusic.com.
- ↑ "Our Guest Soloists". April 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Benet McLean Quintet – Theatre at the Tabard". tabard.org.uk.
- ↑ Fordham, John (June 24, 2010). "Jean Toussaint: Live in Paris and London" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ "Cleveland Watkiss/Benet McLean". www.vortexjazz.co.uk.
- ↑ Review, Alt A. (June 5, 2020). "KEVIN HAYNES: Alto Saxophonist Percussionist/ African Folklore Singer releases Ajo Se Po – third studio Album". Alt A Review.
- ↑ "Benet McLean unleashes The Bopped And The Bopless at 606 Club". Jazzwise.
- ↑ "Faculty Jazz&Rythm - LPMAM". September 22, 2020.