George Benson

George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is a ten time Grammy Award winning
American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a
jazz guitarist. Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s playing soul
jazz with the likes of Jack McDuff. Benson then launched a successful solo
career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat ... read more

Festivals guide 2012 listings: jazz, blues, funk and soul festivals

If soulful stuff is what you're after, here are the best jazz fests taking place this summer up and down the countryBluesFestWhen 26 June-6 JulyWhere Various venues in Lo...
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Red Holloway

Saxophonist who adapted to the passing fashions in blues and jazzIn a long performing career, the saxophonist Red Holloway, who has died aged 84, criss-crossed musical ge...
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Toto - Falling in Between (Live 2007)

For today's Live Performance we got an appointment with a bunch of studio cats that were on nearly half of what was recorded in the U.S. in the 80s, from Michael Jac...
Posted 29 November 2011 5.20pm — Comment on this

Legendary Musician George Benson Returns with Guitar Man October 4

On October 4, 2011, National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master and Grammy-winning legend George Benson brings his guitar to the forefront in his newest album Guitar Man...
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Jheri Curl Fridays 09: “Give Me the Night”

There's music in the air and lots of lovin' everywhere in this Jheri Curl Friday, thanks to George Benson.
Posted 29 July 2011 9.00pm — Comment on this

Billy Jenkins: Jazz Gives Me the Blues – review

(VOTP)Billy Jenkins is a joker. He takes the mickey – not out of jazz but out of jazz cliches. The easy way would be to play badly, but his way is to get everything...
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4hero remix Nuyorican Soul's I Am the Black Gold of the Sun

1997: Number 32 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicI Am The Black Gold of the Sun was originally recorded in 1971 on Rotary Connection's clas...
Posted 15 June 2011 12.19am — Comment on this

Behind the music: Labrinth on life with Simon Cowell

The producer of Tinie Tempah's Brit single of the year Pass Out explains why he's signed to the X Factor creator's SycoWhen Labrinth signed with Syco it raised a few eyeb...
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saturday afternoon updates

VoodooSeb said...- Pink Floyd - The great gig on the Moon (1972) (Bootleg Download)- Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding (sortie prevue le 28 Fev 2011)- Votez p...
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saturday noon updates

Global Rock Team said...Foreigner - Head Games (1979)http://globalrockteam.blogspot.comVoodooSeb said...- Rainbow - Heritage While The Light Lasts - Osaka, Japan (De...
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Great moments in jazz: How Miles Davis plugged in and transformed jazz...all over again

How the tireless musical innovator came to make, in Bitches Brew, one of the biggest-selling jazz albums of all timeBetween 1945, when he hustled his way on to New York's...
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monday evening updates

Willard said...Rare Harry NilssonORIGINAL IRISH CAST: The Point! (1977)FIRST TIME ONLINE: An obscure curio, a note-for-note cover of Harry Nilsson's album, The Point!....
Posted 13 December 2010 8.18pm — Comment on this

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Various Artists - Cti: The Cool Revolution (Sony, 2010)

After helping to form the Verve and Impulse! labels, jazz producer Creed Taylor struck out on his own, lending his initials to his new label, and signing some of the most...
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jambase Questionnaire: Soulive

Welcome back to JamBase's baker's dozen to the bright lights of the music world. Last time we heard from Rubblebucket.Jazz has been mulling over The Beatles since the F...
Posted 12 November 2010 8.31am — Comment on this

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