Bio

Bennie Maupin was born in 1940 in Detroit, Michigan. He has since become an internationally recognized master of many different wind instruments. He got his musical start by playing clarinet, flute, and tenor sax. He eventually gravitated towards the flute and bass clarinet. He has led a long and glittering career, both in NYC and on the West Coast. His personal style has ranged far, from the avant-garde, to funk, to straight ahead and third stream. He gained early notoriety as a member of Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi Sextet, and would go on to collaborate with Herbie on a number of projects over his career. He has released numerous albums as a leader, including ‘Jewel in the Lotus’, and ‘Slow Traffic To the Left’. He has collaborated with the likes of Miles Davis, Jack Dejohnette, Mike Clark, Lee Morgan, Andrew Hill, McCoy Tyner and Lenny White.