GEORGE BENSON – ROMANTIC OF THE ROAD
ArmInfo
2009-11-12 17:58:00
ArmInfo. The sole concert of the legendary George Benson is expected
in Yerevan today on November 12.
Earlier today George Benson said in a press conference in Yerevan that
he has prepared rather rich concert program for his fans. Everyone has
his own ideas of George Benson’s music, he said and promised not to
disappoint anyone’s expectations. G. Benson admitted that every time
he tries to leave popular music for traditional jazz, he gets new
enemies. He is sure that traditional jazz like classical music will
never die. The musician said he likes improvising music which makes
jazz different and quite new and fresh every time it is performed.
According to Benson, he is a romantic and likes novelties and
creation. His family of 7 sons and 8 grandchildren is the best source
of inspiration for George Benson.
George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is a Grammy Award winning American
musician, whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one as
a jazz guitarist. At age ten he was heard by a talent scout and this
discovery led to his first recording, the R&B song "She Makes Me Mad,"
on the RCA label. He is also known as a pop, R&B, and scat singer.
This one time child prodigy topped the Billboard 200 in 1976 with the
triple-platinum album, Breezin’. He was also a major live attraction
in the UK during the 1980s. In lare 70s and 80s Benson was focusingon
pop, but early in 90s he returned back to classic jazz standards and
acoustics. This period of his creation, he cooperated with the famous
Count Basie – Orchestra and then he created his own Big Boss Band.
Georgie Benson’s concert in Yerevan will be held under auspices of
President Serzh Sargsyan and with support of the Armenian Culture
Ministry and Prospects of the 21st Century Festival.