Trumpetist

Singer

Great American Crooners brings the golden age of crooning to life with timeless classics and captivating stories of music legends Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Bobby Darin. Join Robbie Lee and Shenel Johns (who have both graced Jazz at Lincoln Center’s stages) and Benny Benack III (Downbeat’s #1 Rising Star Male Vocalist) for an unforgettable evening of velvety ballads and sentimental serenades.

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Great American Crooners

Irvine Barclay Theatre

In this unique concert, the West Coast Jazz Hour Big Band—led by Josh Nelson and Kevin van den Elzen—gives audiences the rare opportunity to experience two of the most iconic jazz versions of Broadway musicals ever created.

Essential Jazz Albums – Live Porgy And Bess & My Fair Lady

The viral sensation Stella Katherine Cole pairs up with Postmodern Jukebox’s Benny Benack III and tap-dancing star Jabu Graybeal to perform jazz-inspired selections of Broadway Hits from the Golden Age to today.

Some Enchanted Evening

Staller Center for the Arts

Celebrating a century of musical magic from beloved (and obscure) Broadway shows, “Some Enchanted Evening” is a jazz-steeped sojourn exploring a bevy of the American Songbook’s most enduring hits, combining timeless music and dance.

SFJAZZ Center

Celebrating a century of musical magic from beloved Broadway shows, “Some Enchanted Evening” is a jazz-steeped sojourn exploring a bevy of the American Songbook’s most enduring hits from the golden age to today, combining timeless music and dance. Led by 33-year-old Emmy-nominated trumpeter and crooner Benny Benack III, the performance features the lavishly gifted singer and social media sensation, Stella Cole and tap dance phenom, Jabu Graybeal.

Some Enchanted Evening featuring Benny Benack III, Stella Cole and Jabu Graybeal

Grand Theatre Center for the Arts

Description: This performance is free and open for general seating and will be live-streamed on the School of Music's YouTube channel and Facebook page.

The Jazz Studio Orchestra (JSO) with special guest trumpeter/vocalist Benny Benack III

Western Illinois University

Great American Crooners highlights singers such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin, whose velvety voices and sentimental serenades made them superstars on stage and on screen. The show features Robbie Lee and Shenel Johns, who both have graced Jazz at Lincoln Center’s stages, and Downbeat Magazine’s No. 1 Rising Star Male Vocalist, Benny Benack III. Enjoy incredible true stories about legendary artists and relive classics like “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Misty,” “I Only Have Eyes for You” and “Moon River” in this stylish evening of timeless tunes and world-class talent.

Trumpetist, Singer

Benny Benack III

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 25, 2026

Great American Crooners: A Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Production · Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts

Past events

Feb 5, 2026

Great American Crooners · Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Jan 18, 2025

Essential Jazz Albums – Live Porgy And Bess & My Fair Lady · Irvine Barclay Theatre

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