Hi Benito,

It`s Marina, Jazz piano player,originally from Russia. We have met at Puppets, while the club was still open.
I have ask you about Recommended Letter to support my Artist Visa - and you kindly agreed to sign the letter. Thank you so much, Benito, I got this visa ! I'm playing in the city-it's great!

Now I have a chance to apply for a green card, because the case on the green card is almost the same. My lawyer ask me to renew the date of the recommended letters.

Is it OK if I type your previous letter and come to to sign it?
I would be very grateful to you! Let me know where is the right place to meet you- for example I can come to your place in Brooklyn (I also live here) or on concert to 55 Bar on Tuesday.

Sincerely,
Marina Makarova

Are you playing with Kenny Garrett at the Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta this Friday?

So glad to have found your site. My daughter is learning how to play the violin and I wanted to introduce her the piano also. It is also awesome that you have the same name as my father, grandfather and brother lol. Pa'lante :)

Hey Benito - I'm not familiar with your stuff but I saw you on a Youtube video with Eric Wyatt. Unfortunately the piano was a little far back in the mix (plus a loud drummer!), but you were really digging in and found your playing really enjoyable, so I just wanted to send you a quick message. I'll try to keep you on my musical radar - I hope you make it up to Boston soon!

Best,
Ryan Fleming
Framingham, MA

hey bro! hope you're having a great hoilday. are you avail to play with me at club A on Jan 4?

Hermano benito me siento muy contento por tus logros de verdad no sabes cuanto siento como si un hemano mio tubiese en tu lugar de verdad mil felicitaciones hermano siempre pendiente de ti y tus logros me enorguyeses como venezolano y como amigo, gracias por ser mi amigo.

In the last 3 days I spent some time in "Jazz Heaven" in Budapest with David Hodek, Radovan Tariska and you leading the way - I hope I can visit the place again very soon

hi! BENITO!
how are you up?
I think that you do not have a single minute of free time
but can you give me contact of pianist who can help me
I want to make my new project and release cd
it will be classic arias
in jazz, accompanied by
it is well-known arias they are in YouTube
I can send the chords of a jazz arrangement
sending you a sample it is not recorded in the studio
my arias it is Songs My Mother Taught Me and aria Rrusalka ( Song of the moon) Antonin Dvorak : Rahmaninov Zdes horosho; O mio babbino caro from Puccini ;Verdi - La Forza del Destino, 'Pace, pace, mio Dio ;Qui la voce, Elvira's aria from I Puritani :Puccini - Tosca, 'Vissi d'arte'
thank you in advance
your friend tatiana
with the hope of cooperation

Benito!

Congratulations on a great album with Kenny Garrett! I can't get enough of "Wiggins." You blew the roof off on that one.

You may not remember my name, but I am a drum student from Hartt and I am close friends with Nat. We met awhile ago and I saw you at Sculler's a while back.

Anyway, hope to see you soon.

Dane Scozzari

Hola Benito,
Feliz dia de los Padres.
See you sometime this year, i hope, perhaps at Small's where I've seen you before. You seem a good guy. Que lo pases bien, joven.

I would like to know your availability for a performance at the University of Mary Washington Jazz Festival on April 15, 2012. Please give me an idea of the cost for a one set performance (1 hour)and an additional 1 hour clinic for music students.

Doug Gately
Director of Jazz Studies
Instructor of Woodwinds
University of Mary Washington
1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 654-1954
dgately@umw.edu
On the web: visit douggately.com

Are you performing in Mannhaten on February 4th? not clear from your Gigs.
Thanks
Achi

I think some dates must be wrong-- HR57 site says Antonio Parker CD release on Jan. 20 and 21. Caton Castle shows are always on Saturdays; Jan. 22nd is a Sunday. The Caton Castle website doesn't show anything for Jan. 21 at this time.

Why don't you set up a mailing list that will automatically send out advance notice of your shows? I'm going to try for one of the shows coming up in January in DC area.

Saludos Bro.

Benito!

We saw you with Papo Vazquez at FB Lounge a few months ago and really liked your playing. Bought your CD (Azar Lawrence) from you that night and I've been enjoying it quite a bit.

Are you playing in NYC again soon? I just found your site, and it looks like we just missed you with Azar at Jazz Standard.

Have a great Christmas! Hope to hear from you.
Mark and Sandra Garvin

You're an amazing player. I loved your playing with Stan Killian at the 55 Bar last night. Great technique and feel. The best.

Benito
For me you were the \'star\' at last night\'s gig in Mallorca. Have a great future. Ivan

Hi Mr. Gonzalez,

It was great meeting you at Little Bar the other week! My name is Jacob Kelberman, and I'm a guitar player at Temple University. My friend James Collins and I talked about scheduling a lesson with you sometime during the remainder of the summer. I was wondering if you still had any availability in August?

Thanks,

Jacob Kelberman

Heard you play with Paul and Tunde Sunday night--WOW!! I work with Paul in Gettysburg. The concert was reallyl SUPERB, and I just LOVED hearing you play!! Congrats! & best wishes!
Susan Russell

Hey B What a great night of music at the Jazz Standard the other night! Everybody was killin', especially you and Billy.What a surprise to hear A love Supreme as well. Thanks for adding me to your guest list when you saw me. I appreciate it and look forward to the next time. Take care...James

B, its clyde
Man how u been? I see you working a lot. U need a drummer, hit me up. I will travel. Hope all is well.

Peace

Clyde Adams II
832 420 9289

Hi,

We could really benefit by having 2 CD DEMO copies of the:

Benito Gonzalez - Circles CD

One for a listening post and one for the store system. If you are unable to swing two, one will do.

Send all web banners and website related added value promotions to: angie@strictlydiscs.com

Please respond with what we should expect.

Regards,

Ron Roloff
Owner/Buyer
Strictly Discs
1900 Monroe Street
Madison, WI. 53711
ron@strictlydiscs.com
608.259.1991

Hi Benito, This is LaZette from Bill's Place. Glad to see you are gigging uptown. Between the Lenox Lounge and Creole I'll get by to see you. I will spread the word! Regards,

Hey Benito!

¡Feliz año nuevo!
What´s going on right now? Have you been in Germany already?

Muchos saludos de Lea y Ursula de Alemania

Hello,
I'm jazz journalist and jazz radio presenter from Poland. I had a great pleasure to listen to some music on your website. One time in the month I prepare audition about new talents in jazz scene. Please let me know could you send me your Cds to larger presentation in radio and to review it in polish newspappers?
I will be great also to show your music to some concert menagers in Poland. Some of them often ask me what new artist I could recomend. I' sure it will be great to see you in concert!
best
maciej karlowski
maciej.karlowski@polskieradio.pl
maciej.karlowski@radiojazz.pl
mobile phone: +48 512 100 323

saw u play at 55 ....nice ..I play a steady mon.an fri trio plus rotate singers if u play with singers contact me asap Steve 917 301 1130

Hola Benito, estuve leyendo la revista downbeat (on line) y vi una reseña de tu último trabajo. Es posible conseguirlo en Venezuela?.

Saludos y que continuen los éxitos
PD: piensas hacer conciertos en Venezuela el proximo año?

Bro, you are blessed... Thank You very much for your energy and enthusiasm in keeping the music alive. You make the difference.

Mil Gracias, Que Dios te Bendiga y sigue abriendo sus caminos.

When will your new cd, Circles, be available for purchase/download?

Yo man,

What been going on? LIstening to some of these live tracks you got up. We gotta play again. Yousa bad mofo!

Best
JV

Hey Benito,

I don´t know if you remember but we met 10 days ago in Lenox Lounge. We really liked you playing the piano! You have a great technique but you also enjoy the music very much, that´s perfect! What´s going on right now?

Muchos saludos de Lea y Ursula de Alemania

SALUDOS HERMANO!....QUE MOLLEJA PERO NO PONEIS EN LA BIOGRAFIA QUE TOCASTE CON BOCHINCHE!...JE..JE.....SALUDOS, VAMOS HACER UNA GIRA POR AQUELLOS LARES CON MARACAIBO 15, GRAN COQUIVACOA Y GUACO!

Dear Benito,
I came across your playing on the web and it's absolutely wonderful and you show great technique- I wish I can play like that! do you teach jazz piano to private students? if yes, may I know how you would do it? skype? live? charges per hour? etc.?

grateful if you can reply. thanks! eric

Hee Benito. Love your music man!! I dont know if u remeber but few years ago we met in Poland ( poznan ) u were touring with Kenny that time. We spend hours talking in the hotel where u were staying after the gig that nite. The gig was in (bluenote) It was really great to meet u. Im in New Zealand now. Studying jazz piano and playing a lot... how u doing??

Epa hermano es hueso como esta la cosa la vaina pues, soy maracucho mijo, me siento muy orgulloso de todo lo que has logrado pues eres uno de los mejores del mundo y eso para mi ser tu amigo me alaga y ma pone bien contento y muy feliz, hermano donde estas en que pais te encuentras? por aqui muchas cosas han sucesido unas malas como amigos fallecidos bueno esa es la ley de dios y otras cosas buenas esas si son muchas te cuento tengo mi propio estudio de grabaciòn y hago muchas producciones de todo hermano, estoy haciendo un disco yo como solista en el piano un poquito de jazz con afro y gaita negra inventos a ver que sale pero le aplico principios de la gaita el asincopao y el cacharrito se escucha bien luego te envio unos temitas para que me des tu visto bueno modestia a parte muchos dicen que yo soy un barbaro porque invento mucho con los ritmos otros dicen que estoy loco pero bueno hay que hacer de todo y tu sabes como son aqui con la gaita muy conservadores. de verdad benito muchos exitos de corazon y mucho apoyo de mi parte aqui tienes y siempre has tenido un hermano. felicidades.

Dude! what a great pleasure to meet you at Puppets place. Thanks for playing my song In Your Eyes. I really dig Mcoy and you are like the next generation!
We GOT to play some more!

hola!

nice meeting you at zinc the other night. you sounded great. :-)

when are you playing again? please let me know. i wanna try to come out and see you. i have a small gig w guitar & bass tuesday the 20th at esperanto (restaurant gig but very cool vibe & we play what we want) 7:30-10pm. come if you can. it's a great place to hang, eat & drink.

elin

I believe we are scheduled to play in Bozeman, MT March 11. Do you have that on your calendar? At "The Shed." You, Azar, Lorca and myself. Just checking in to see that you hve been asked about all this. (?) thanks, Benito.

SALUDOS, PRIMO TE ENVIA EDUARDO VALBUENA MI CORREO ES VALBUENA ED AROBA HOTMAIL.COM

HELLO BENITO, Tried to reach you, What is your new number? call me 609 468 0427. Jack Henry

Benito,,Im Victor Bastidas, a drummer,just moved in from Miami acouple of months ago.I wanted to scheduled a session with you and Brandon Wright.let me know if you would be interested,and also if there is a number where i can reach you at.
Big Hug
my number is 786 234 1938
dpproject@yahoo.com
www.depaisesproject.com

Hi,i am Sinisa from Croatia and i have 27 years old.I request somebody who will teach me a piano/keyboard,I would like to will learn will jazz the another type of music!WOULD GIVE ME a help? that is my video that see how i play!THANKS A LOT, SINISA! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKD2WA88J5s

hermano saludos es el hueso de maracaibo te acordais en gaiteros del empedrao

Hermano es el hueso de maracaibo venezuela tu amigo del alma me da gusto que estes triunfando.

hey benito hows it going? great website! Ive been practicing those ideas you gave me and there really opening my head up. they are great! in another week or two i would like to take a lesson again. probably sometime late next week. anyway i hope everythings cool.
sincerely
kris

Hi Benito!
Can we push the whole thing back one hour tomorrow? Come at 2:15, and perform for students at 3:15? That would be a huge help.
Please call me! Or email ASAP!!
Shelly
505-401-8882

buenas lo felicito por todo su logro su gran sueño ese es mi correo kelly la loquita

Benito. How are you? I'm not sure if you remember me, but I was the owner of the restaurant, FoodBar DC, where you performed on several occasions for our Sunday Brunch and on some Tuesday evening, a couple of years ago. I saw you last at Twins Jazz, with Andrea Wood. I'm not sure if you remember, but I was the vocalist with the Airmen of Note Jazz Band. I'm looking to do a performance at Twins Jazz in the very near future. Also performing with me will be Tracey Wright, who was also the vocalist with the Airmen of Note. She is an amazing vocalist and performer and you'd enjoy her stylings. I'm looking for a trio or quartet for the performance. I'm also going to have Saul Miller, Lead Saxaphonist with the Airmen of Note, perform. It will be an amazing performance and I can't think of any other pianist that I would love to feature other than you. There are about 4 selections that I would accompany myself on, but for the evening, you would accompany Tracey and myself. I'll be having another conversation with Twins Jazz, but I wanted to see if you'd be interested in the performance. Please let me know as soon as you can. I see you're quite busy. Congratulations on all of your success.

DJ

Hi Benito--Jon Heagle, guitar player, here. Wanted to remind you--the jam session is on at the Royale Bar in Park Slppe tonight. It's on 5th Avenue between 12th and 13th St.--1 block from Puppet's, on the other side of the street from Puppet's. They're starting around 10 or 10:30. There's a Wurlitzer electric piano there. Hope you can make it, if not this week then pretty soon. They play every Tuesday. Hope you're well, man...cheers, Jon

I am friend of Azar Lawence . DJ for WCLK 91.9 FM IN Atlanta Georgia. Your music is very free and melodic sets the tone for a true listening experience. If possible would like to interview you. My number is 770-4631868. Keep the music real it sets the world on fire.
Jay

Hola Benito,

I like your new site! Nice pictures. I especially like the "air piano" shot with the red wall in the background. ;) Hope all is well with you...

- Susanne

p.s. Are you on facebook? I was looking and couldn't find you

Benito I need a scan of your passport as soon as possible for ticketing on the Al Foster tour. Can you email it to me? Glad to have you on board!
Doug