Benny Carter opens Festival Internacional de Jazz Sao Paulo (1978)
Benny Carter opens Festival Internacional de Jazz Sao Paulo (1978)

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September 11, 1978 – opens the first “Festival de Jazz de São Paulo” at the Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, in collaboration with the Montreux Jazz Festival. On the first day, Benny Carter shares the bill with Ástor Piazzolla and Dizzy Gillespie.