George Benson: Still Breezin’ After All These Years We sat down with the 81-year-old legend about making his dreams come true by releasing a lost album—and greatest feats of roller skating ...

Jazz guitarist George Benson walks us through his life in music, from discovering guitar to the 'sin' of covering the Beatles, 'Breezin'' and beyond.

In the 60-plus years that George Benson has been a professional musician, the Montreal International Jazz Festival has always held a special place in his heart dating back to the event’s humble ...

It's been nearly 30 years since guitarist George Benson released his groundbreaking album Breezin'. Not only did it sell millions of copies, it paved the way for today's "smooth jazz" radio format ...

George Benson thinks back, way back, and laughs at the path not taken. He recalls days as a hotshot jazz guitarist in his 20s during the 1960s. The legendary record producer John Hammond — who ...

With multiple Ibanez signature guitars under his belt, the Breezin' guitarist shares the story of how his relationship with the Japanese guitar brand came about ...

After releasing more than 40 albums across a genre-hopping career that never shied away from six-string experimentation, George Benson is now launching a new chapter with Breezin' With The Stars ...

Hosted in Phoeniz, AZ, in partnership with Ibanez, Benson's Breezin' With The Stars features concerts, signing sessions, stories from the stars, and Rick Beato as master of ceremonies When you ...

George Benson tells UCR during an October 2024 interview how he ended up recording his own versions of classic songs by the Beatles.

“Breezin’’” may be the song that made George Benson a pop-music star, but it took some convincing for the guitarist to record it in 1976 for the album of the same name.

The late 1980s were hectic for George Benson—maybe even busier than the late 1970s, when he notched massive crossover hits like “Give Me the Night” and “Turn Your Love Around.” The ...