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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.







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