Wednesday, June 22, 2011

GEORGE BENSON - THE GUITAR MAN & SUMMER TOUR 2011

Guitarist George Benson recently recorded at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA 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 The Guitar Man is planned with a tour to follow where you can find George Benson leading a quartet in intimate venues throughout the US. Stay tuned for more details. This summer will also see another historic event. George will be performing the multi-Grammy Award winning recording, Breezin' from start to finish with a full orchestra at the Montreaux Jazz Festival, July 4, 2011.

George Benson Tour Dates:
June 23 - Samois-sur-Seine, France @ Festiva; Django Reinhardt
June 25 - Marbella, Spain @ Puente Romano Hotel Stadium
June 29 - Paris, France @ Olympia
June 30 - Vienne, France @ Vienne Jazz a Vienne
July 1 - Brussels, Belgium @ Viage
July 2 - London, United Kingdom @ Kenwood House
July 4 - Montreaux, Switzerland @ Stravinsky Hall *Breezin Performance.
July 5 - Montreaux, Swizterland @ Stravinsky Hall
July 6 - Strasbourg, France @ Palais De La Musique Et Des Congres
July 8 - Rovinj, Croatia @ Tobacco Factory
July 9 - Graz, Austria @ Graz Jazz Summer
July 11 - Milan, Italy @ Arena Civica
July 13 - Naples, Italy @ Arena Flegrea
July 19 - Beirut, Lebanon @ The Palace of Beiteddine
July 21 - West of Or Akiva, Israel @ Caesaria Amphitheatre
July 23 - Girne, Cyprus @ Mer Rocks Hotel
August 26 - Grande Ronde, OR @ Spirit Mountain Casino
August 27 - Brooks, CA @ Cache Creek Resort
August 30 - Friant, CA @ Table Mountain Casino (Private event)
August 31 - Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
September 3 - Temecula, Thornton Winery

Stay tuned for more details on The Guitar Man and tour!

1 comment:

dario.zg said...

July 8 - Rovinj, Croatia @ Tobacco Factory

I've been with my girlfriend, my brother in law & friend - it was GREATTTT!!!!!!!!

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