Posts Tagged ‘George Benson’

Each year in early June, tens of thousands of music lovers from throughout the country flock to the suburbs of Washington, D.C. to attend this weekend of cool jazz and soul — The Capital Jazz Fest. Started in 1993, this multi-day, multi-stage outdoor music festival, which attracts music lovers from 44 states, is more than [...]

The Smooth Jazz Cruise 2013, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, has had its lineup set for months now. David Sanborn and Marcus Miller will be welcoming special guest, George Benson, together with a cavalcade of stars, including Jonathan Butler, Candy Dulfer, Brian Culbertson, Bob James, and Angie Stone. Longtime favorites Rick Braun, Richard Elliot [...]

Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC and The Smooth Jazz Cruise announced today that George Benson, one of the most influential crossover musicians in contemporary jazz, R&B and pop, will perform at The Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater (“The Fred”) in Peachtree City, GA on Friday, June 1, 2012 to help launch The Smooth Jazz Cruise: The Greatest [...]

One Eleven Productions and MSG Entertainment welcome George Benson and Boney James, two of the most influential contemporary jazz musicians of the decade, to The Chicago Theatre on Friday, March 23. At various points along the four-decade continuum of George Benson’s career, he has been heralded as a jazz guitarist of unparalleled chops, a vocalist [...]

It’s the Arizona party of the century! And it’s free! It’s Arizona Best Fest Phoenix. The ‘Best of Arizona’ showcase is a traveling museum and mini ‘Arizona world’s fair’ touting Dierks Bentley as honorary chairman of the Arizona Centennial Ride – and yes, he’ll ride a chopper in the ceremonial 20-plus mile journey. The Arizona [...]

The 22nd annual Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest will take place on March 23-April 1, 2012. The festival is well known for its friendly atmosphere and the numerous volunteers that help things go smoothly, in addition to the large number of top-notch artists performing there. Check out the lineup at the festival site, highlights include Jeff [...]

Grammy Award-winning soulful singer and guitarist George Benson will bring his smooth and popular jazz style back to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on December 20 at 8 p.m. in support of his newest release, Guitar Man. George Benson is a captivating musician and performer who has been honored with [...]

Heralded as “a guitarist of unparalleled chops and a vocalist with great emotional range and sophistication”, George Benson entertains in just about any style — from swing to bop to R&B to pop. With his warm tone and silky vocals Benson is a singer of songs and a spinner of tales. His 1976 triple-platinum album, [...]