Detroit - George Franklin Benson Jr., Detroit's jazz saxophone legend, passed away on March 9, 2019 at the age of 90. George has a stellar reputation as a masterful alto and tenor saxophonist, as well ...
Few musicians have seen the success that guitarist, vocalist and cultural icon George Benson has — platinum records, a record of the year Grammy, four top 10 hits. But from behind the gilded veil of ...
You could say George Benson's latest album, Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, was conceived decades ago. Benson was just a kid when he first mimicked Cole off ...
This concert is a lot of fun for those who want to enjoy George Benson interpreting pop and smooth jazz. He's exciting, and he really gets into his songs. Solid vocals and smooth instrumentals carry ...
Twenty minutes into my interview with George Benson, the sun, moving out from behind a cloud above the Metropolitan Hotel, focuses its full glare on the musician’s face, turning his eyes a deep ...
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Grammy-winning jazz musician George Benson is taking the stage for one-night-only over at the Wynn's Encore Theater. He's best known for the 1976 album Breezin', which became one of ...
For the famed American jazz guitarist and vocalist George Benson, playing at London's Ronnie Scott's in 2019 was sort of a homecoming: it was his first performance at the venerable jazz club in 45 ...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- He still has the voice, and he can still play the guitar. George Benson still loves coming home to the town that shaped his life. "Nobody could love Pittsburgh more," said Benson.
Pinemarten is no stranger to ’80s R&B—last year, he released an entire EP of Carly Simon covers—and here, again, he mines the decade with an edit of George Benson's Grammy award-winning "Turn Your ...