Archive for the Music Category
Nat King Cole tribute album – Pledge Music
I’m recording a new Nat King Cole tribute album with an orchestra and would love for you to be a part of it! I’ve had the idea to record an album featuring the music of Nat King Cole for quite some time now. Thanks to my long history with Concord Records, together we arranged an [...]
Guitar Man – New album, free download and new tour dates!
Guitar Man is out on October 4, 2011! It’s available to pre order now on Amazon. Click here to check it out on Amazon. Guitar Man will also be available at iTunes on October 4, 2011 + there will be a special deluxe edition with bonus tracks available only at Best Buy, also on October [...]
In the studio creating the Guitar Man
Last weekend was history in the making. George recorded at Capitol Recording Studios with Harvey Mason on drums, Joe Sample and David Garfield on keys and Ben Williams on bass. The legendary, Grammy Award winning engineer, Al Schmidt, was at the board along with Grammy Award winning Producer, John Burk. A late September release titled [...]
Benson peaks after tribute
The voice of The Peddlers, Roy Phillips, opened with an impressive jazzy keyboard and smoky vocals. Phillips was an unexpected but welcome treat with versions of Misty, Last Train to Clarksville and his own compositions. Then came the man we had been waiting for, with his mile-wide smile and rich tones. Dressed in a black [...]
Les Victoires du Jazz
Découvrez Les victoires du Jazz en ouverture de Jazz à Juan sur Culturebox !
Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards
The 6th annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards takes place FRIDAY APRIL 23RD, 2010 in Hammerson Hall at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario where George will be honored for contributing to the success of the Smooth Jazz format in Canada. David Sanborn will be honored with the 2010 George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award. All [...]
Songs And Stories High Definition Surround Super Disc
To give fans a new level of audio and video quality, Songs And Stories has been released on the high definition surround (HDS) format and is available at Best Buy NOW.
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories
When creating Songs And Stories we decided to video tape the recording sessions and give you a look into the making of the record. Those sessions were the heart of The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories. We just uploaded the last video It Aint Over which you can view on the [...]
The George Benson Sessions: Someday We’ll All Be Free LIVE
We just uploaded the video for Someday We’ll All Be Free. Enjoy.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
George recently appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon leading the house band The Roots. In case you missed it you can view the episode here.
Jimmy Kimmel Live Tomorrow Night, Wednesday Sep. 23!
Tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live tomorrow night (Sep. 23) to see George perform throughout the show.
Songs And Stories In Stores Now.
George Benson’s new CD shows warmth of his guitar and voice 10:48 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 By MARIO TARRADELL Music Critic mtarradell@dallasnews.com Ask George Benson whether he’s a guitarist or a vocalist first and he’ll simply answer, “Both.” “I put so much time on each instrument,” he says by phone from Paradise [...]
