BIOGRAPHY
Pianist/Composer/Filmmaker Richard X Bennett plays modernistic and soulful music with a wide ranging sound all his own. He has many jazz and electronica releases on Ropeadope Records, Ubuntu Music and Bynk Records as well as six critically acclaimed raga-based records on Indian labels. Beyond the sonic, lies the visual, an indispensable element of his creative process. rXb's art videos evoke a myriad of emotions through their abstract, whimsical, and esoteric nature. The music is all about groove and beauty, while the visuals are raw and ambient. These different elements are juxtaposed to create fresh art.
His newest movie is SCAVENGER in six parts (2024). The movie has already screened at festivals in Poland and Berlin. The accompanying music was released by Ropeadope Records in November 2024.
In New York, rXb's groups have performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors,
The Guggenheim Museum, The Rubin Museum and Central Park Summerstage.
Internationally, he has played in over twenty countries.
For more about his RXB3 trio click HERE
For more about his raga-based music click HERE
Bennett is always modern, as shown in his extensive collaborations with electronic musicians HUW (three albums on Ropeadope) and Angus Tarnawsky.
RXB also has a long-standing duo with singer/percussionist Paula Jeanine Bennett. Together they have composed numerous songs and performed in Indonesia, Morocco, India as well as the U.S.A. The best of their creations can be heard HERE.
Bennett is the lead musician for the Dance for Parkinsons Program, based in NYC. In that capacity he composed the music for Dance For P.D. Videos 4 and 5.
He has also written music for modern dance including:"Fragments" for the Ailey 2 Dance Company (performed at the Essence Festival in New Orleans) and pieces for choreographers Elisa Monte, Duane Cyrus and Macy Sullivan.
For reviews of Richard X Bennett's music, click HERE
