Stanford Jazz Festival Presents Mel Martin and the Benny Carter Tribute Band

Mel Martin, saxophones and flute; Andrew Speight, alto saxophone; Jackie Ryan, vocals; Don Friedman, piano; Rob Fisher, bass; Jeff Marrs, drums

Among the Dukes, Earls, and Counts of jazz royalty, Benny Carter was known as the King. He passed away in 2003, but his spirit lives on in the music of his erstwhile student Mel Martin. Martin is a Bay Area jazz institution, known for his woodwind virtuosity and his teaching. His Benny Carter Tribute Band has had engagements at Yoshi’s, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center, and the Hollywood Bowl.