Saxophonist, composer, and arranger, was born in Los Angeles, California in 1980. At the age of 3 his parents enrolled him in a Yamaha music class where it was discovered that he had good relative pitch. He played the piano by ear until he was twelve, when his father gave him a saxophone and he began studying jazz and blues. In junior high school, he was composing and arranging for the jazz band for which he won the PTA Reflections Contest for the Best Musical Composition in the State of California.

After Benny finished junior high school, he attended the Alexander Hamilton Music Academy where he had the opportunity to play with some of the best young jazz musicians in Los Angeles.

At the age of 17, Benny signed his first record Contract with RCA records where he was involved with a rock group currently known as "The Calling".

After graduating from high school, Benny studied at California State University, Northridge where he received his Bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies. At Northridge, Benny studied classical saxophone with Jerry Leudders and studied jazz with Matt Harris and Rob Lockart. It was during this time that Benny had the opportunity to play in China with the California State University, Northridge Jazz Ensemble. This ensemble also was invited to play at the IAJE International Convention in 2002.

After completing his Bachelor's Degree, Benny continued his education at New England Conservatory of Music, where he received his Masters Degree in Jazz Studies. At New England, Benny studied jazz and improvisation with Jerry Bergonzi, Allan Chase, and George Garzone. Benny also had the oppertunity to work with Composers and Conductors such as Bob Brookmeyer, Ken Schaphorst, George Russel, and Gunther Schuller.

Benny has done a lot of composing, arranging, and transcribing for groups ranging from small to large ensembles whether it is Jazz, Rock or Orchestral styles. He has done several arrangements for the California State University, Northridge jazz ensembles. He has done several transcriptions for various groups and companies such as Golden Performing Arts, Pretzel Logic (A Steely Dan Review), and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band DVD's.

Benny's music has also taken him outside the country several times. He has played in countries such as Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Wales, and China. Benny plays in Prague just about every summer with Emil Viklicky and his trio. He had the opportunity to record two of his own CD's with the Emil Víklicky Trio at Czech Radio Studios: "American in Prague" and "A Summers End". Both of these CDs are currently being played on various radio stations throughout Europe and the U.S.