Benoir is best known for his unique voice on the guitar. His love of jazz began at the age of 13 when he attended a Stony Brook IAJE program led by Arnie Lawrence. He majored in Jazz Performance / Studio Music at the U Of M and has performed with; Bakithi Kumalo (Paul Simon), Pharoah’s Daughter, Tribe Of Djembe, Kema Jamal, Anna Pipoyan and Rhys Chatham’s 200 guitar orchestra “A Crimson Grail”. ... more