Bennie Moten
Benjamin Moten (November 13, 1893 – April 2, 1935) was an American jazz pianist and band leader born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
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| Birth name | Benjamin Moten |
| Born | November 13, 1893 Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Died | April 2, 1935 (aged 41) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Genres | Jazz, Kansas City jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Labels | Victor, OKeh, Bluebird, HMV, RCA |
He led his Kansas City Orchestra, the most important of the regional, blues-based orchestras active in the Midwest in the 1920s, and helped to develop the riffing style that would come to define many of the 1930s big bands. The jazz standard "Moten Swing" bears his name.
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