MARC BENHAM
Genres: Stride Piano, Hard Bop, Eclectic Fusion • France

Marc Benham is an atypical, self-taught pianist. He learns jazz by listening to records, reproducing them, then playing this music on stage at a very young age. After making a name for himself (and being dubbed by Martial Solal) with two solo piano albums (Herbst -2013/Frémeaux, Fats Food-2016/Frémeaux) then a duo album (Gonam City-2018/Neuklang, with trumpet player Quentin Ghomari), Marc Benham continues to sculpt the swing material with the refined harmonic elements and playfulness that characterize him. In 2020 is «Biotope », his 4th album, released. Recorded in trio with US musicians John Hébert (bass) and EricMcPherson (drums), Marc becomes the first french pianist to be produced by the historical SteepleChase Records label (which produced albums by Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, Lee Konitz, Paul Bley, etc) This year, Downbeat Magazine calls him « a vital voice from upon the pond ». The biotope of a living being is the organic context favorable to its development. read more...