Dr. Jeff Benatar is a Jazz Pianist with a passion for
teaching. He is an Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies and Coordinator
of Music Management at Florida Southern College. Benatar directs FSC’s big band and combos, leads
the Jazz Piano Studio, and teaches Jazz Studies and Music Management courses. Benatar’s composition, “Hank and Joe”
for Jazz Septet, was called “Superb” and “Intense” by JazzTimes Magazine. Benatar has performed
with Clay Jenkins, Harold Danko, Adam Larson, Pat LaBarbera, Bob Sneider, John Sneider, Melba
Joyce, Andy Watson, and the Dayton Jazz Orchestra. He received degrees from Eastman, Rutgers, and Ohio State.
Picture by Laura Randall
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