Michel Benita

French musician

Born: 29 July 1954
Algiers
Country: Algeria
Record labels: ECM Records, ACT Music, Label Bleu, Naïve Records
Discography: 9 albums

Biography

Michel Benita is a jazz musician who plays double bass. Michel Benita was born on 29 July 1954 in Algiers. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: ECM Records, ACT Music, Label Bleu and Naïve Records. The discography here lists 9 albums, from “Preferences” (1990) to “Looking At Sounds” (2020). Honours include Officer of Arts and Letters (2015).

Michel Benita (born 1954 in Algiers, Algeria) is a double bass player, prominent in jazz music since the 1980s. Benita moved to Paris in the early 1980s, performing extensively in local jazz clubs and concert venues alongside visiting players, expatriates, and local musicians. In 1986 he was invited to join the inaugural line-up of the Orchestre National de Jazz, under the direction of François Jeanneau. During his career Benita has worked with Aldo Romano, Marc Ducret, Horace Parlan, Martial Solal, Lee Konitz, Andy Sheppard, Dino Saluzzi, Dewey Redman, Erik Truffaz and Archie Shepp, among many others. He formed the ELB trio in 1999 with Vietnamese guitar player Nguyên Lê and American drummer Peter Erskine. In recent years Benita has been closely associated with ECM Records, releasing a number of albums as leader but also as a sideman for saxophonist, Andy Sheppard.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Preferences 1990

Soul 1993

Lower the Walls 1998

Drastic 2006

Ramblin' 2008

Un Soir Au Club 2009

Ethics 2010

Lower the Walls 2013

Looking At Sounds 2020

Also plays on

Albums where Michel Benita is credited as a sideman

2001	E_L_B — Peter Erskine / Nguyên Lê / Michel Benita	double bass
2008	Dream Flight — Peter Erskine, Nguyên Lê & Michel Benita inviting Stéphane Guillaume	bass
2026	Salt Catchers — Andy Sheppard, Rita Marcotulli, Michel Benita	double bass