Port Coquitlam’s Eli Bennett scored a top prize at the first-ever Fraser Valley Music Awards last Saturday.
The gala, held at the Abbotsford Arts Centre and hosted by CIVL Radio, saw the 27-year-old clinch the jazz accolade for his work as a saxophonist.
Bennett’s debut album, Breakthrough, was released in October 2014.
A Conn-Selmer endorsing artist, Bennett regularly composes for TV and film — sometimes with his dad, Darryl Bennett, the drummer for the Powder Blues.
He has received Leo award nominations for his writing on Remedy (animation), Reset (short drama), Escape Act (short drama) and Nash (feature documentary).
On Friday, Bennett appears in the Gotham lounge (615 Seymour St., Vancouver) with pianist Austin Nash Park.
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