Bennie Maupin

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Headhunters - Herbie Hancock 01/12/2012

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: The Bennie Maupin Ensemble - Penumbra (2006) 10/01/2011

INTERVIEW/PROFILE/TRIBUTE: Miles Davis Immeasurable Influence 05/20/2011

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Forgotten Series: Bennie Maupin - The Jewel in the Lotus (1974) 04/02/2011

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: A Season of Many Singers in Jazz at Lincoln Center 02/28/2011

Bennie Maupin is best-known for his association with Herbie Hancock and his atmospheric bass clarinet playing on Miles Davis' classic Bitches Brew album. Maupin started playing tenor in high school and attended the Detroit Institute for Musical Arts, playing locally in Detroit. He moved to New York in 1963, freelancing with many groups, including ones led by Marion Brown and Pharoah Sanders. ...more