Bennie Maupin

Bennie Maupin
Maupin in 2012
Maupin in 2012
Background information
Born (1940-08-29) August 29, 1940
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
  • Bass clarinet
  • saxophone
  • flute
Years active1950s–present
Labels
Formerly of
Bennie Maupin, 30th Detroit International Jazz Festival

Bennie Maupin (born August 29, 1940)[1] is an American jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet.[2]

Biography

Maupin was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He is known for his participation in Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi sextet and Headhunters band, and for performing on Miles Davis's seminal fusion record, Bitches Brew.[1] Maupin has collaborated with Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, McCoy Tyner, Lee Morgan, Marion Brown, and many others.[3] He is noted for having a harmonically-advanced, "out" improvisation style, while having a different sense of melodic direction than other "out" jazz musicians such as Eric Dolphy. In 1970, he became a practitioner of Buddhism.[4]

Maupin was a member of Almanac, a group with Cecil McBee (bass), Mike Nock (piano) and Eddie Marshall (drums).[5]

Maupin (far right) with the Headhunters in 1974

Maupin lost his home, instruments, and other belongings in the Eaton Fire in January 2025.[6]

Discography

Source:[7]

As leader/co-leader

With Almanac (Maupin, Mike Nock, Cecil McBee, Eddie Marshall)

As sideman

With John Beasley

With Marion Brown

With George Cables

With Mike Clark

  • Actual Proof (Platform Recordings, 2000)

With Miles Davis

With Chick Corea

With Jack DeJohnette

With Patrick Gleeson and Jim Lang

  • Jazz Criminal (Electronic Musical Industries, 2007)

With Herbie Hancock

With The Headhunters

With Eddie Henderson

With Andrew Hill

With Freddie Hubbard

With Lee Morgan

With Darek Oleszkiewicz

With the Jimmy Owens-Kenny Barron Quintet

With Woody Shaw

With Horace Silver

With Lonnie Smith

With Jarosław Śmietana

  • A Story of Polish Jazz (JSR, 2004)

With McCoy Tyner

With Lenny White

  • Big City (Nemperor, 1977)

With Meat Beat Manifesto

References

  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1644/5. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ "Bennie Maupin Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Gluck, Bob (August 15, 2012). You'll Know When You Get There. University of Chicago Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780226300047. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ^ Haider, Shuja. "Bennie Maupin: The Jewel in the Lotus". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Lord, Tom (1992). The Jazz Discography. the University of Virginia: Lord Music Reference. p. 296. ISBN 9781881993223. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "Exclusive | Six Californians describe terrifying moments they lost everything to LA wildfires: 'Like being in a war zone'".
  7. ^ "Bennie Maupin discography". JazzLists. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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