Álvaro Benavides

Álvaro Benavides is a Venezuelan-born bassist based in New York, best known for his long tenure with the Grammy-nominated Pedrito Martinez Group. A Berklee College of Music scholarship first brought him from Venezuela to the United States. He was the original bassist of the Venezuelan band Los Crema Paraiso, and has shared stages with Wynton Marsalis, John Scofield, Steve Gadd, Rubén Blades and Issac Delgado. He leads the Álvaro Benavides Group, a quintet rooted in Afro-Cuban and Latin rhythms that has played Brooklyn's Bar Lunático and been presented by Lincoln Center.