Mangione and Benton Jazz Jazz Ensemble from Leesburg, VA

Mangione and Benton Jazz play as a guitar and piano/guitar duo featuring instrumental jazz standards from the great American standard songbook in the style of such jazz greats as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck, also performing jazzy arrangements of popular modern songs. Additionally, Chris and Ryan are both trained classical musicians with degrees in music and can provide classical music sets for your event. Chris and Ryan love playing for audiences at all occasions providing entertainment at acoustic levels meant to inspire joy and relaxation, and are especially well received by dinner audiences, weddings, wineries, brunches and special occasions. Mangione and Benton Jazz are also lucky to know a wide array of talented fellow musicians to perform with the group and form, whenever necessary, a combo group including horns, vocals, bass and drums by request.