When guitarist George Benson's Warner Bros. debut Breezin' was issued in March 1976, it immediately became a hit; indeed one of the largest hits jazz has ever known. Guided by the successful hit ...

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 ...

In September 1945, Leon Hefflin Sr. brought the first jazz music festival to the masses at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Cavalcade of Jazz was an opportunity for music lovers of all stripes to join ...

That’s exactly what happened with Dreams Do Come True, an ambitious orchestral pop record he made with famed arranger Robert Farnon in 1989. Farnon was at the time still one of the most celebrated ...

SFJAZZ announced that 10-time GRAMMY Award–winning jazz icon George Benson will make his SFJAZZ debut at San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall for one-night-only on Monday, May 11, 2026 at 8 p.m.

According to news on Tuesday, "Grammy-winning producer, keyboardist, and composer Jason Miles, whose five-decade career includes collaborations with icons such as Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, and ...

A childhood head injury meant the session icon had to find his own way of making music. But after working with King, Aretha Franklin, Benson, Roberta Flack, and many others, he’s proud to be a poster ...