Phillip Bent

Not to be confused with Philip Bent.

Phillip Bent
Born	(1964-09-16) 16 September 1964 (age 61) London, England
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Flute
Years active	1980s–present
Labels	GRP

Phillip Bent (born 16 September 1964) ^[1] is an English jazz flautist from London, England, ^[2] who was a member of the GRP All-Star Big Band. He has made references to a number of musicians as his inspiration, including Bobbi Humphrey, James Newton, Kathryn Lukas (his teacher), William Bennett, and James Galway.

Discography

As leader

• The Pressure (1993)
• The Magic of Your Spell (2007)

As sideman

With GRP All-Star Big Band

• GRP All-Star Big Band (1992)
• Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live! (1993)
• All Blues (1995)

With others

• Jazz Warriors, Out of Many, One People (1987) ^[2]
• Ronny Jordan, The Antidote (1992)
• Galliano, A Joyful Noise Unto The Creator (1992)
• The Prodigy, Music for the Jilted Generation (1994)
• Des'ree, Endangered Species (2000) ^[3]

References

1. "Phillip Bent at All About Jazz". Allaboutjazz.com. 16 September 1964. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
2. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 224. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
3. "Phillip Bent | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 May 2017.