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Featured in ‘The Province’

June 17, 2015 (Vancouver, BC) – Eli Bennett has been featured in the Province Newspaper promoting his 2015 Breakthrough Tour across Canada! Read the article: http://www.theprovince.com/Bennett+hitting+road+Breakthrough+Canadian+tour/11141299/story.html#__federated=1 Vancouver Tour dates: https://elibennett.com/BreakthroughTour2015-Vancouver1 https://elibennett.com/BreakthroughTour2015-Vancouver2

Featured in ‘The Toronto Star’

June 12, 2015 (Toronto, ON) – Eli Bennett has been featured alongside six legendary artists (Celine Peterson, Branford Marsalis, Freddy Cole, John Pizzarelli, Carmen Bradford, and Gerald Clayton) in The Toronto Star to promote the Toronto International Jazz Festival.  Eli Bennett performs at the Toronto Jazz Festival on June 25 at The Rex Hotel with […]

Featured in Vancouver’s ‘The Georgia Straight’

June 10, 2015 (Vancouver, BC) – Eli Bennett has been featured in Vancouver’s ‘The Georgia Straight’ newspaper promoting his 2015 Breakthrough Tour across Canada.  The newspaper is available at newsstands across the Lower Mainland and can also be viewed online below. Full article: http://www.straight.com/music/467336/eli-bennett-keeps-his-jazz-audience-friendly

Nominated for TD Grand Jazz Award & the Galaxie Rising Star Award – Festival International de Jazz de Montréal!

Eli Bennett has been nominated for the prestigious TD Grand Jazz Award and the Galaxie Rising Star Award from the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal! As part of the #BreakthroughTour 2015, Eli Bennett will be performing at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal with his quartet on Saturday, June 27th at the SCENE TD outdoor […]

2015 Canadian Tour

  Breakthrough 2015 Canadian Tour: Thirty-five-time award-winning jazz saxophonist and 4-time Leo-Nominated film composer Eli Bennett embarks on a 2015 Canadian Jazz Festival tour with his band in support of his critically acclaimed debut album Breakthrough. Since its release Breakthrough has received international attention, ranking #3 on the Canadian National Jazz Charts in December 2014, […]

‘Breakthrough’ Nominated for Western Canadian Music Award!

May 5, 2015 (CANADA) – Eli Bennett’s debut album “BREAKTHROUGH” has been nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award for ‘Jazz Recording of the Year’!   The 2015 WCMA Nominees for ‘Jazz Recording of the Year‘ Are: A/B Trio – Out West (AB) Eli Bennett – Breakthrough (BC) Jill Barber – Fool’s Gold (BC) Paul […]

‘Breakthrough’ Receives Critical Acclaim from Jazz Da Gama

Jazz Website “Jazz Da Gama” has just released a review of Eli Bennett’s debut album ‘Breakthrough’! “Mr. Bennett “speaks” in an accessible tonal style, with a knack for simple beauty backed by colourful, flexible, open and populist musical arsenal punctuated with occasional outbursts of musical fireworks that reside somewhere between Sonny Rollins and Chris Potter.” […]

Eli Bennett joins Selmer-Paris Saxophones as Endorsing Artist

March 31, 2014 (CANADA) – Thirty-five-time award-winning jazz saxophonist Eli Bennett has joined Conn-Selmer’s artist roster as a Selmer-Paris Endorsing Artist. Eli performs exclusively on a silver Mark VI Selmer tenor saxophone. Visit Eli Bennett’s Selmer Artist Page: HERE Media inquires may to be directed to management@elibennett.com