Bennett Roth-Newell is a jazz pianist, emcee, composer, and music educator. An accomplished bandleader and in-demand sideman and accompanist, he has performed on multiple occasions at San Jose Jazz Summerfest and Winterfest, Yoshi鈥檚, Shoreline Amphitheater, SFJazz, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Great American Music Hall, Mr. Tipple鈥檚 Jazz Club, Herbst Theater, Oakland Art & Soul Festival, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Black Cat Jazz Club, The New Parish, and The National Black Theater Festival, to name a few. Bennett鈥檚 discography includes full-length albums 鈥淪essions鈥� (2026), 鈥淚t鈥檒l Always Work Out鈥� (2024), and 鈥淕rown鈥� (2022), the duo album 鈥淎fter You鈥� (2015) alongside guitarist Mason Razavi, "The Bad Ones" (2016) self-titled debut album with 6 of his own compositions, and "Put It Out" (2019), a 4-song hip-hop and jazz-influenced EP.
He has shared stages with notable artists including Matt Wilson, John Handy, Carl Allen, Idris Ackamoor, and Charo, while opening for celebrated R&B and hip-hop acts Moonchild, Teedra Moses, Tamar Braxton, Marsha Ambrosius, and B.o.B. Recognized as one of five artists to receive the Leigh Weimers Emerging Artist Award in 2024, his compositions have reached beyond concert halls to television and radio, including the Amazon series 鈥淐ross,鈥� the weekly high school sports show 49ers Cal Hi Sports, and 95.7 FM The Game and KNBR 680 AM sports programs. His film score for the documentary 鈥淪an Jose Is Not For Sale鈥� demonstrates his versatility as both a performer and composer.
In addition to performing and recording, Bennett is an accomplished jazz educator and has taught and mentored students at Stanford Jazz Workshop, Valley Christian High School, San Jose State University, The Riekes Center, and Synapse School. He is currently the adjunct faculty for applied jazz piano at 91制片厂. Bennett holds an M.A. in Jazz Studies from San Jose State University and a B.A. in Jazz Studies from Sonoma State University.