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Gary Benny

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Kenny Dorham Septet feat: Cannonball Adderley

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Dutch Pendergrass @dutchpendergrass.bsky.social · 2d

Now Streaming

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Kenny̲ D̲o̲r̲h̲a̲m̲ Septet Feat. Can̲n̲o̲n̲b̲a̲ll ̲A̲d̲d̲e̲r̲l̲e̲y̲ – ̲Bl̲u̲e ̲S̲p̲ring̲ (1̲9̲5̲9̲)̲

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November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Gary Benny

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Oscar Peterson Trio - Live in Denmark,1964

Oscar Peterson on Piano
Ray Brown on Bass
Ed Thigpen on Drums

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Oscar Peterson - C Jam Blues

YouTube video by dgbailey777

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November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM

Gary Benny

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Tower Of Power, 50th anniversary concert, 2018

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Tower Of Power – 50 Years of Funk & Soul Live At The Fox Theater - FULL CONCERT IN HD

YouTube video by Howard Ferrier

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November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Gary Benny

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Allerton Gardens, Kauai

#photography
#Hawaii
#Kauai

Lazy stream flowing away from camera. Tropical greenery both sides. Palm trees, bamboo

November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM

Gary Benny

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Stan Stewart

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#piano
#improv

Stan Stewart (muz4now) @muz4now.com · 9d

Improvised piano playing is one of the joys of Stan Stewart's life. What does it take to play a full-length concert of these improvisations?
#PianoImprov #improvisation

How Does One Prepare for an Improvised Piano Concert?

Improvised piano playing is one of the joys of Stan Stewart's life. What does it take to play a full-length concert of these improvisations?

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November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM

Gary Benny

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Nora Germain, Jazz Violin

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Nora Germain 🎻 @noragermain.bsky.social · 10d

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November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM

Gary Benny

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Rocky N. Bullwinkle @lproulx.bsky.social · 7d

Keith Emerson plays with Oscar Peterson. When OP starts, it's like watching Paul Bocuse barge into a McDonald's. Jazzsky #jazz

Keith Emerson & Oscar Peterson - Honky Tonk Train Blues

YouTube video by Manuel333it

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November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM

Gary Benny

@grbenny.bsky.social

#photography
#wildlifephotography

JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 11d

The South American Horned Frog, a.k.a. Pacman Frog, is an ambush predator; it can consume prey almost as big as itself.

My Portfolio:
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November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM

Gary Benny

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Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto

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#Samba

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10.- Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) (45 RPM Issue)

YouTube video by Jazz & Blues

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November 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Gary Benny

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Silver Falls, OR.
Taken from path behind the falls
#photography

Photo taken from behind the waterfall, foreground, left side. Falls into river. River flows away from falls into background of greenery and tall evergreen trees.

November 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM

Gary Benny

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Charlie Christian
with Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk

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Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie & Thelonius Monk - Minton´s Playhouse ( Full Album )

YouTube video by All That Jazz Don Kaart

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November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM

Gary Benny

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John Coltrane

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brett @darkfunk.com · 16d

John Coltrane
Coltrane (1957)

Bakai
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#NowPlaying #JazzSky #VinylSky #JohnColtrane #JohnnieSplawn #SahibShihab #RedGarland #PaulChambers #AlbertTootieHeath #PrestigeRecords

The image shows a vinyl record album cover titled "Coltrane / Prestige 7105" prominently displayed on a wooden stand. The cover features a sepia-toned portrait of a man leaning forward with his hands clasped in front of him, a saxophone laid out in the foreground. The text in the upper right corner reads: "John Coltrane... a major voice in the Miles Davis Quintet the NEW tenor saxophone STAR." The setting appears to be indoors, with a rustic wooden surface, some decorative ceramic drums on the left, and a small green frog figurine on the right next to a glass object and a handwritten note or plaque in the background.

November 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM

Gary Benny

@grbenny.bsky.social

Sundown at Mazatlan

#photography

Waxing crescent moon high in dark blue sky, over red ocean sunset.

November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM

Gary Benny

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@mhallarts.bsky.social Hey Michael! Good to see you here! 😎

November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM

Gary Benny

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Sunday Samba

Cannonball Adderley Sextet
The Jive Samba

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The Jive Samba

YouTube video by Cannonball Adderley - Topic

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November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Gary Benny

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Joni Mitchell, Mingus

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Zero Sum Game 🍁 @classicvibe.bsky.social · 19d

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[1979] Joni Mitchell – Mingus

YouTube video by VintageBassArchive

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November 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM

Gary Benny

@grbenny.bsky.social

Silver Falls, Oregon

Narrow waterfall. Mossy green rocks behind it. Pathway behind the falls

November 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM

Gary Benny

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Kenny Dorham Sextet

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Ira @thejazzsoul.bsky.social · 23d

Kenny Dorham Sextet

'Round Midnight" (Monk)

(Set 3 / Live From Cafe Bohemia/1956)

Kenny Dorham – trumpet
J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Bobby Timmons – piano
Sam Jones – bass
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#Jazz #JazzSky #Music #MusicSky #NowPlaying #NP

November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM

Gary Benny

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Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um 1959

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Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959 - Full Album) - YouTube

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November 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM

Gary Benny

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McCoy Tyner feat Michael Brecker

North Sea Jazz Festival, 1996

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McCoy Tyner Trio & Michael Brecker - North Sea Jazz Festival 1996 - Full Concert

YouTube video by LeonJazzCenter

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November 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Gary Benny

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How about some musical humor? This made me laugh. Much needed lately.

The Cleverlys - Walk Like An Egyptian

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The Cleverlys "Walk Like an Egyptian"

YouTube video by Country Road TV

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November 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Gary Benny

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Billie Holiday

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Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.social · 27d

Always.

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Any Old Time (1938) - Billie Holiday

YouTube video by Croonr1

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October 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM

Gary Benny

@grbenny.bsky.social

Music. Good Medicine.

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DJ Mag @djmag.com · 28d

A new study has found that listening to music regularly later in life can lower the risk of dementia 🧠

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Listening to music can lower dementia risk by up to 39%, study reveals

Actively engaging with music supports memory, emotional response and attention span, according to the search carried out by Monash University

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October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Gary Benny

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Roy Hargrove

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Peter Shaw @pcsoblahdeehell.bsky.social · 28d

Pity!

Does this 11-piece band vrsn work? (noted above)

Roy Hargrove flghrn
Sherman Irby as
Ed Cherry el-g
Larry Willis ac-p
Gerald Cannon db
Willie Jones III, Julio Barreto d
"Changuito", Miguel "Angá" Díaz perc
Frank Ku-umba Lacy tb
Jacques Schwarz-Bart ts

Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe), Apr 1998