Benny Green Trio with Veronica Swift

Photo Credit Courtesy of Artist

Click HERE to purchase matinee tickets online!

Click HERE to purchase evening ticketes online!

It’s difficult to believe, but nearly 30 years since Benny Green made his first Columbia appearance followed by a number of subsequent Jazz Series appearances – doing so in a variety of configurations. However, it’s been five years since we last presented the pianist. We thought it was time for a reprise visit. Green, at one-time Oscar Peterson’s hand-picked protégé, has long-since evolved and become one of the world’s finest, most lyrical and well-respected pianists. While Green performs with ensembles of all sizes, there is no question that one of his strongest suits is when he leads a trio, which is what he will do this time around – although with a twist.
  On this occasion, Green’s trio is audaciously augmented by vocalist Veronica Swift – a rising star in her mid-20s whose jazz travels are still far closer to the front end than they will undoubtedly be down the line. “’V-Bop’, as Green calls her, “is an epic leader if I’ve ever met one. “[There’s] an incomparable vocal ease and mesmerizing fluency.” The Jazz Series is pleased to welcome the vocalist for the first time.                    

Audio and Video


Sunday, Mar. 10, 2019

"Sundays @ Murry's"

Murry's

Show 1 | Doors: 2:30 | Start: 3:30

Show 2 | Doors: 6 | Start: 7

Benny Green Trio with Veronica Swift

Benny Green: Piano
Veronica Swift: Vocals
David Wong: Bass
Aaron Kimmel: Drums

"From hotshot young lion to keeper of the jazz flame he has consistently electrified audiences with his live performances."

Theater Pizzazz

- All About Jazz

“It's not often you hear one so young interpret the sounds of a seasoned jazz performer and make everything she touches her own [...] that's Veronica Swift!”

- Theater Pizzazz

Press Photos

Photo #1
Photo #2


All performances/personnel, dates are subject to Pandemic Developments. We adhere to Boone Co./Columbia Health Dept. & CDC Guidelines.

© 2009—2024 "We Always Swing" ® Jazz Series. All Rights Reserved. 21 N. 10th St., Columbia, MO 65201 | Tickets: 573-449-3009 ext. 1

The "We Always Swing”® Jazz Series is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation administered by “We Always Swing,” Inc. The Jazz Series is supported by: concert revenue; federal, state and local grants and contracts; corporate sponsorships; underwriting and advertising-derived income; and by the generosity of individuals who make tax-deductible contributions. “We Always Swing”® and “The Swinging Saxophonist”™ logo are registered trademarks of “We Always Swing,”® Inc./National Pastimes Productions™ and may not be reproduced in print or digital format without prior consent.