Available to book from $2000 (USD). For an accurate quote please make an enquiry.
********NOW BOOKING FOR 2026********
BENNIE J. and BENNIE J. & FRIENDS BAND are NOW BOOKING performance dates at various venues for various entertainment and cultural arts events.
The Danville-Lexington, KY native is a Musician, Promoter and Event Planner and he's a Saxophonist and Vocalist currently based in THE DERBY CITY of Louisville, KY.
He and his Bandmates will provide you and your patrons with the best quality, professional "live" entertainment and cultural arts experience for your next event, including but not limited to the following:
CONCERTS, CLUBS, GALAS, PUBLIC and PRIVATE CORPORATE AFFAIRS, BIRTHDAYS, WEDDINGS, WEDDING RECEPTIONS, CHURCH & INSPIRATIONAL PROGRAMS, PROMS, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENTS, COLLEGE SPORTING & CULTURAL ARTS EVENTS, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT EVENTS and FUNDRAISERS, etc.
BENNIE J. had the BLESSED opportunities to share the billing with National Recording Artists such as: SURFACE * ROME * KEITH WASHINGTON * GLENN JONES * MIDNIGHT STAR * S.O.S. BAND * DAZZ BAND * ROGER TROUTMAN & ZAPP with SHIRLEY MURDOCK * ZAPP with LESTER TROUTMAN * SLAVE * WENDELL B * BAR-KAYS * READY FOR THE WORLD * CHOCOLATE MILK BAND * INSTANT FUNK BAND * THE DEELE * BOBBI HUMPHREY * CHANGING FACES * ALEXANDER O'NEAL * BRIAN O'NEAL * MORRIS DAY & THE TIME * NORMAN CONNORS * ROY AYERS * NAJEE * KENANYAH ISRAEL fka BAMM DAVIS * MIKE PHILLIPS * CINDY BRADLEY * BOB BALDWIN * JEFF BRADSHAW * NICK COLIONNE * MARION MEADOWS * and THE URBAN JAZZ COALITION
HIS REPERTOIRE COVERS FUNK, R&B, SMOOTH SOULJAZZ, INSPIRATIONAL CONTEMPORARY, ORIGINALS and MOTOWN
BENNIE J. and BENNIE J. & FRIENDS UPCOMING PERFORMANCE DATES FOR 2026!!!
SAT JAN 17, 2026 - SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY for MOSS MARY BLACKBURN BROWN at THE MEADOWTHORPE COMMUNITY CENTER in LEXINGTON, KY * 4P - 8P (INVITATION ONLY)
SAT FEB 7, 2026 - SOFT OPENING at THE ALL-NEW DADDY VIC'S SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT & BAR (FORMERLY O'CHARLEY'S) 4404 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY 40216 * 12 NOON - 8P
SUN FEB 8, 2026 - NFL SUPER BOWL GAME with SEATTLE SEAHAWKS vs NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS * PARTY TBD
SAT FEB 14, 2026 - LOVE & LEGACY VALENTINE'S DAY CONCERT featuring ROME and SURFACE with BENNIE J. HOSTED by BELLA RAE & LARRY STARKS at PHILLIPS GROVE EVENT CENTER in RADCLIFF, KY * RED CARPET EVENT * 6P - 11P * TICKETS ON SALE AT EVENTBRITE
SAT FEB 21, 2026 - BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT CELEBRATING GOSPEL MUSIC in COLLABORATION with VIOLINIST KOR'EE JACKSON at GEORGETOWN COLLEGE in GEORGETOWN, KY
FRI FEB 27, 2026 - BOURBON IN THE BAYOU AFFAIR at THE MARRIOTT at GRIFFIN GATE 1800 NEWTOWN PIKE in LEXINGTON, KY * 6P - 10P * TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!
SAT FEB 28, 2026 - COUSINS DAY in FRANKFORT, KY * DETAILS TBA
SAT APRIL 4, 2026 - THE SMOOTH SOULJAZZ and R&B AFFAIR at FROZEN SMOKE RESTAURANT BAR 118 M.L.K. SENIOR HERITAGE TRAIL STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30218 * TWO BIG SHOWS: 7P - 9P and 10P - 12A * $20 RESERVATIONS NOW AVAILABLE ON CASHAPP $BENNIEJMUSIC66
SAT APRIL 11, 2026 - 40TH CHARTER ANNIVERSARY of OMICRON NU LAMBDA CHAPTER of ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. RADCLIFFE/FORT KNOX AREA at MELLOW ARTS CENTER 1860 MELLWOOD AVENUE LOUISVILLE, KY * 5:30P - 12A * TICKETS ON SALE NOW
SAT APRIL 18, 2026 - 30K DIAMOND 30TH BIRTHDAY DINNER PARTY CELEBRATION for KENEISHA JOHNSON at a VENUE TBA
SAT APR 25, 2026 - PERFORMANCE at RED MILE FUN ZONE 1200 RED MILE DRIVE LEXINGTON, KY 9P - 12A * NO COVER
FRI MAY 8, 2026 - KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY ANNUAL ALUMNI AWARDS * DETAILS TBA
SAT MAY 9, 2026 - BIRTHDAY PARTY & CONCERT for BENNIE J., SCOTTIE & WAYNE in FORT WORTH, TX * DETAILS TBA
SAT MAY 16, 2026 3RD ANNUAL INDEPENDENT ARTIST SUMMIT SPONSORED BY WQSL I-RADIO in WALDORF, MD * 2P - 8P * REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
SAT MAY 23, 2026 - FASHION SHOW ENTERTAINMENT EVENT in NASHVILLE, TN SPONSORED BY BLACTIFY * DETAILS TBA
SAT MAY 30, 2026 - WEDDING and RECEPTION for COUPLE at GREATER GALILEE CHURCH * DETAILS TBA
SAT JUNE 13, 2026 - WESTERN KENTUCKY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 59TH REUNION at HILTON in LOUISVILLE, KY * 6P - 10P * DETAILS TBA
JULY 18, 2026 - DARRYL JACKSON WEDDING ANNIVERSARY * DETAILS TBA
SAT AUG 1, 2026 - PERFORMANCE at ANNUAL SMITHTOWN DAY CELEBRATION in LEXINGTON, KY * DETAILS TBA
SAT AUGUST 14, 2026 - EAST END EVENING CONCERT SERIES at CHARLES YOUNG PARK in LEXINGTON, KY * 6P - 8P * FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SAT SEPT 26, 2026 - 50th CLASS REUNION for LAFAYETTE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1976 at RED MILE UPPER LEVEL 1200 RED MILE ROAD LEXINGTON, KY 40504 * DETAILS TBA
SAT DEC 5, 2026 - HEALTH MINISTRY BRUNCH at THE SHOW ROOM in DANVILLE, KY * 11A - 2P * DETAILS TBA
(OTHER PERFORMANCE DATES PENDING CONFIRMATION)
"BRINGING LOVE PEACE AND JOYOUS VIBES TO THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD!!!" - BENNY J.
MOTTO: "HAVE GIG...WILL TRAVEL!!!"
BENNIE J. 👊🏿🙏🏿👊🏿
Our repertoire covers:
SMOOTH JAZZ
R&B
FUNK
TOP 40
BLUES
MOTOWN
ORIGINALS
GOSPEL & INSPIRATIONAL
TBD
OPENING ACT for the FOLLOWING ARTISTS:
MIDNIGHT STAR & S.O.S. BAND 1983 - LEXINGTON, KY
ZAPP featuring ROGER TROUTMAN 1985 - LEXINGTON, KY
ALEXANDER O'NEAL and THE DAZZ BAND KSU HOMECOMING 1985 - FRANKFORT, KY
MORRIS DAY & THE TIME 2022 - LOUISVILLE, KY
GLENN JONES 2024 - LEXINGTON, KY
FUNDRAISERS for GREAT CAUSES
CONCERTS OPENING for NATIONAL RECORDING ARTISTS
DERBY TIME EVENTS
WEDDINGS & RECEPTIONS
STARTED OUT PRACTICING and PLAYING with NEIGHBORHOOD MUSICIANS. AS TIME WENT ON, I JOINED DIFFERENT BANDS AND ULTIMATELY GOT TIRED OF THE "BAND BREAKUP SYNDROME" and STARTED HIRING MUSICIANS and VOCALISTS BACK in 1988
*MIDNIGHT STAR
*GROVER WASHINGTON, JR
*ROGER TROUTMAN & ZAPP
*NAJEE
*EARTH WIND & FIRE
*LUTHER VANDROSS
*PATTI LABELLE
*TEENA MARIE
*BEYONCE'
GREATEST SONGS:
"WE ARE THE WORLD"
and
"HEAD TO THE SKY"
Setup usually takes anywhere from 1-3 hours
YES
USUALLY A COMBINATION OF BOTH I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO REQUESTS. BIT WE DO CATER TO WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC THE CLIENT REQUESTS FOR THEIR EVENT(S)
VERY ENTERTAINING and ENGAGING with HIGH ENERGY while MEETING THE MOOD of the MOMENTS
*LADYJO ENTERTAINMENT
*GERALD BELLE PROMOTIONS
*G2 COFFEE LOUNGE & BISTRO
*LA & FRIENDS PRODUCTIONS
*CRYSTAL BLOSSOM AFFAIR COMMITTEE
*A&B ENTERPRISES
*CHERYL J. PROMOTIONS
*MAC AVENUE EVENT CENTER
*MADISON COUNTY YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
*MACKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
*THE RED MILE GAMING & RACING
*LOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE GUILD
*HOUSTON EVENTS MAGAZINE
*SOPHISTICATED LADY PRODUCTIONS
*COFFEE TALK JAZZ NETWORK MEDIA of LOS ANGELES
*BLACK JOCKEYS LOUNGE
*ROYALTIES EVENT CENTER
*KENTUCKY U.S. FREEDMEN COALITION
*ISAAC MURPHY MEMORIAL ARTS GARDEN
*CASTLEWOOD PARK
*DOUGLASS PARK
*BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
*DR. PAMELA PERRY-HILL
*BRO. NATHAN BANKS
*THE DENISON LOUISVILLE
*FROZEN SMOKE RESTAURANT ENTERTAINMENT
*ALMA ROBERTA ELLIOTT AWARENESS for DEMENTIA FOUNDATION
*ERICA DENISE ENTERTAINMENT
*PRESTIGIOUS ENTERTAINMENT
*HISTORIC LYRIC THEATRE & CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
*JOE'S PALM ROOM
*L.I.T. CIGAR BAR & LOUNGE
*BACK DECK BAR & LOUNGE
*KENTUCKY CENTER for AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE
*ROOTS 101 AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
*SHELBYVILLE CONFERENCE & WELCOME CENTER
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Religious Event
Recording Session
Charity Event
Theatre Show
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
Jazz
Blues
Cabaret
Christmas
Church Music
Gospel
Background Music
Originals
Lighting system included
Instrumental
Male & female vocalists
Female vocalist
DJ / background music options
Will travel internationally
PA / sound system included
Male vocalist
Uses backing tracks
Gig Heaven has members, our newest member is (updated )
