- Born
- Bennie Maupin was born on August 29, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and composer, known for Brown Sugar (2002), Transversals: A Concert to Celebrate the International Day of Dance (2016) and Austin City Limits (1975).
- SpousesBarbara DuMetz (divorced, 1 child)Sharon (divorced, 1 child)
- Bennie is a member of SGI and a Nichiren Buddhist like his friends Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Buster Williams, and many others.
- Herbie Hancock wrote extensively about Bennie in his autobiography "Possibilities".
- Miles Davis wrote about Bennie in his autobiography.
- Bennie's son Jarmil Maupin is an Emmy-nominated sound editor.
- He was a member of Herbie Hancock's band The Headhunters along with Bill Summers, Harvey Mason and Paul Jackson.
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