George Benson Concert History

George Benson is a jazz guitarist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on 22 March 1943. He started out playing straight-ahead instrumental jazz with organist Jack McDuff. Benson got his first experience playing with his several-year stint with McDuff's group. In 1964, at the age of 21, Benson recorded his first album as leader, The New Boss Guitar, with Brother Jack McDuff on organ.

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George Benson Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 17)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 15, 2013
"Tollwood" / George Benson / Charles Bradley

Tollwood

Olympiapark Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Jul 13, 2013
george Benson / David Sanborn / Bob James Théâtre Antique de Vienne Vienne, France
Jul 12, 2013
george Benson

Nice Jazz Festival

Place Masséna Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jul 11, 2013
george Benson Kongresshaus Zürich Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jul 06, 2013
george Benson Vienna State Opera / Wiener Staatsoper Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Jul 03, 2013
george Benson / The Soul Rebels L'Olympia Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jun 30, 2013
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Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 29, 2013
george Benson Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia, United States
Jun 27, 2013
George Benson Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, Michigan, United States
Jun 25, 2013 –
Jul 15, 2013
Jazz à Vienne 2013
Marcus Miller / Keziah Jones / Chick Corea & The Vigil / Ibrahim Maalouf / Buena Vista Social Club feat. Omara Portuondo & Eliades Ochoa / Roberto Fonseca / Johnny Winter / Shemekia Copeland / The Robert Cray Band / The Voices of Gospel avec Los Angeles Gospel Choir / Don Byron New Gospel 5tet feat. La Velle avec la Chorale Entre Ciel et Terre / ANNE PACEO / The Temptations / Nile Rodgers & Chic / George Benson / David Sanborn and Bob James, Steve Gadd, James Genus, 'Quartette Humaine' / Erik Truffaz 4tet/ Vuyani Dance Theater / Anachronic Jazz Band / Imperial 4tet / Avishai Cohen 4tet / Youn Sun Nah Quartet / José James Show all bands
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Théâtre Antique de Vienne Vienne, France
Jun 23, 2013
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TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival 2013

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Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jun 21, 2013
george Benson / boney james

George Benson / Boney James at Chicago Theatre

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The Chicago Theatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 25, 2013
george Benson Theatre National Mohammed V Rabat, Morocco
May 24, 2013
george Benson Theatre National Mohammed V Rabat, Morocco
Apr 26, 2013
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
John Mayer / Gary Clark Jr. / George Benson / Joshua Redman / Band of Horses / Dr. John / Campbell Brothers / Sonny Landreth / George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners / Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience / Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band / Chris Owens / Jeremy Davenport / The Dixie Cups / Jean Knight / Wanda Rouzan / Donald Harrison / Wayne Toups / John Mooney & Bluesiana / Teedy Boutte / Le Vent du Nord / Charmaine Neville / New Orleans Suspects / Bruce Daigrepont / Paul Sanchez / The New Orleans Bingo! Show / Doc McKenzie / The Soul Rebels / Stoney Creek / Flow Tribe / The Breton Sound / Corey Ledet / Washboard Chaz Blues Trio / Bryan Lee / James Rivers Movement / Leroy Jones / True Man Posse / Mark Mcgrain / St. Joseph the Worker Choir / Mahogany Brass Band / Semolian Warriors / Comanche Hunters Mardi Gras Indians / Los Po-Boy-Citos / Original Dixieland Jazz Band / Chris Clifton / Guitar Slim, Jr. / Henry Gray / Bonerama Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 26, 2013 –
May 05, 2013
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2013
Kenny Neal / Maggie Koerner / The Baby Boyz Brass Band / george Benson / dianne reeves / Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band / the iguanas / Campbell Brothers / Dee-1 / Maze featuring Frankie Beverly / BeauSoleil / Kevin Gordon / Laura Bell Bundy / Mia Borders / Guitar Slim Jr / Brushy One String of Jamaica / Magary Lord of Bahia-Brazil / Juan Luis Guerra Y 4.40 / Daryl Coley / The New Birth Brass Band / Pine Leaf Boys / Feufollet / Jeff Floyd / Jambalaya Cajun Band / Fredy Omar con su banda / Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders / Germaine Bazzle / David And Roselyn / Stanley Clarke / John Mooney And Bluesiana / 101 Runners / Yvette Landry / Khris Royal & Dark Matter / Kristin Diable & The City / Savoy Family Cajun Band / The Pinstripe Brass Band / Friendly Travelers / Rumba Buena / Tione Johnson / The Mighty Supremes / Michael Ward / Ernie Vincent & the Top Notes / Dog Hill Stompers / Jimmy Cliff / The Soul Rebels / The Mavericks / Better Than Ezra / Calvin Johnson / Mariachi Jalisco / Allen Toussaint / Forgotten Souls Brass Band / Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue / Calexico / Irma Thomas / Amanda Shaw & The Cute Guys / michael doucet / Tucka / Dukes Of Dixieland / Bo Dollis And The Wild Magnolias / Jason Marsalis / Hot Club Of New Orleans / Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots / Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show / Lance Ellis / Nocca Jazz Band / Young Pinstripe Brass Band / Pocket Aces Brass Band / Bari Koral Family Rock Band / Sharon Martin / Voice of the Wetlands Allstars / Honey Island Swamp Band / Eric Lindell / Terence Blanchard / Ellis Marsalis / Davell Crawford / Glen David Andrews / Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys / The Breton Sound / Juan Luis Guerra / Kem / Theresa Andersson / Vashawn Mitchell / Original Dixieland Jazz Band / The Jones Sisters / Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas / Keith Frank And The Soileau Zydeco Band / Le Vent du Nord / Bill Miller / Wayne Toups And Zydecajun / Stanley Clarke And George Duke / Gravy / Ingrid Lucia / New Orleans Nightcrawlers / The Session / JD & The Straight Shot / Balfa Toujours / Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. And The Zydeco Twisters / Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters / Otra / Midnite Disturbers / Johnny J And The Hitmen / T.B.C. Brass Band / Henry Gray & the Cats / Bamboula 2000 / Little Freddie King Blues Band / Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band / Leah Chase / The Last Straws / Kora Konnection / The Branchettes / J. Monque'd Blues Band / Aaron Fletcher / Franklin Avenue Baptist Church Mass Choir / Lil Buck Sinegal's Blues Band / Storyville Stompers Brass Band / Voices of Distinction / 21st Century Brass Band / Lyle Henderson & Emmanuel / DJ Raj Smoove / The University of Miami Jazz Band / Real Untouchables Brass Band / Leroy Jones & New Orleans' Finest / MuteMath / Anders Osborne / Pokey LaFarge / Kinfolk Brass Band / Paulin Brothers Brass Band / Pete Fountain / Robert Mirabal / Stooges Brass Band / Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra / Los Poboycitos / Wendell Brunious / Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars / Alexis and the Samurai / Los Lobos / Lil' Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers / C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band / Tim Laughlin / Red Stick Ramblers / Johnny Sketch And The Dirty Notes / Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses / Panorama Jazz Band / Flow Tribe / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Charmaine Neville Band / Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie / Cowboy Mouth / Maroon 5 / Marc Broussard / Wayne Shorter Quartet / Washboard Chaz Blues Trio / Sonny Landreth / Cedric Watson & Bijou Créole / The Kid Carsons / Donald Harrison / The Honeypots / Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra / Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers / New Orleans Klezmer Allstars / Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys / Pura Fe / Uno Jazz Allstars / New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra / Robin Barnes / Deacon John / Cha Wa / The Chapman Family / Brass-a-holics Gogo Brass Funk Band / Lost Bayou Ramblers / Galactic / Tuba Skinny / The New Orleans Spiritualettes / Kermit Ruffins / Frank Ocean / Kathy Taylor / Young Fellaz Brass Band / Grayson Capps / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Willie Nelson / Astral Project / The Original Pinettes Brass Band / Dumpstaphunk / Gary Clark Jr. / B.B. King / Band of Horses / John Mayer / Null / Widespread Panic / Fleetwood Mac / The Little Willies / Ben Harper / Dave Matthews Band / The Revivalists / Charlie Musselwhite / Bonerama / Billy Joel / Andrew Duhon / Earth, Wind & Fire / The Black Keys / Patti Smith / Phoenix / Taj Mahal / Little Big Town / Gipsy Kings / The Mercy Brothers / Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans / Naydja Cojoe / Doc McKenzie & The Hi-Lites / The Bolton Brothers / Soulfruit / Del McCoury Band / Tab Benoit / George Porter, Jr. and Runnin' Pardners / Drink Small / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove / Vivaz / Hot 8 Brass Band / Sharde Thomas / Dr. John / The Nevilles / Shamarr Allen / The Meter Men / The New Orleans Bingo! Show / Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band / Shades Of Praise / Spencer Bohren / Martha Redbone / Ana Popovic / Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys / Rebirth Brass Band / Murder The Stout / Corey Ledet and His Zydeco Band / Marcia Ball / Charles Bradley / Dl Menard & the Louisiana Aces / Mississippi Rail Company / Zion Harmonizers / Papa Grows Funk / Luke Winslow-King / Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders / John Michael Rouchell / Satan And Adam / Jumpin' Johnny Sansone / A Tribe Called Red / Ted Winn / The New Orleans Suspects / Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra / Betty Winn and One A-Chord / Treme Brass Band / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Alex McMurray / Grayhawk Band / Jon Cleary / Jamil Sharif / Raw Oyster Cult / Aaron Neville / Daryl Hall & John Oates / Free Agents Brass Band / Roy Ayers / Little Joe Y La Familia / Jill Scott / Clarence "frogman" Henry / Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers / Henry Butler / The Creole String Beans / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Brass-A-Holics / Sasha Masakowski / Holly Williams Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Feb 17, 2013
george Benson MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Feb 16, 2013
george Benson McCallum Theatre Palm Desert, California, United States
Jan 27, 2013
George Benson / "Smooth Jazz Cruise" at Holland America Line - MS Westerdam
george Benson / "Smooth Jazz Cruise" / Bob James / Angie Stone / Ken Ford / Rick Braun / Brian Culbertson / Richard Elliot / Jeff golub / Brian Simpson / Alonzo Bodden / Raul Midon
Holland America Line - MS Westerdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Jan 26, 2013
Smooth Jazz Cruise
"Smooth Jazz Cruise" / george Benson / Bob James / Angie Stone / Ken Ford / rick braun / Brian Culbertson / Richard Elliot / Jeff golub / Brian Simpson / Alonzo Bodden / Raul Midon
Holland America Line - MS Westerdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Jan 25, 2013
Smooth Jazz Cruise
"Smooth Jazz Cruise" / george Benson / Bob James / Angie Stone / Ken Ford / rick braun / Brian Culbertson / Richard Elliot / Jeff golub / Brian Simpson / Alonzo Bodden / Raul Midon
Holland America Line - MS Westerdam Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Solomon Burke / Candy Dulfer / Wouter Hamel / george Benson
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 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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Turn Your Love Around

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 New York, New York, United States
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Breezin’

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 New York, New York, United States
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George Benson on Aug 30, 1978 [557-small]

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Aug 30, 1978
 Columbia, Maryland, United States
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Sep 20, 1985
 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Sep 20, 1985
 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Sep 20, 1985
 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Aug 30, 1978
 Columbia, Maryland, United States
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May 4, 2007
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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May 6, 1979
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Apr 15, 1978
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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  1. Feel Like Makin' Love
  2. Love Ballad
  3. Breezin'
  4. Not Like This
  5. Love X Love
  6. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  7. Moody's Mood for Love
  8. Ain't Nobody
  9. Turn Your Love Around
  10. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
  11. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
  12. Never Give Up on a Good Thing
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2026 2 concerts
2025 8 concerts
2024 7 concerts
2023 18 concerts
2022 33 concerts
2021 4 concerts
2020 8 concerts
2019 22 concerts
2018 28 concerts
2017 41 concerts
2016 48 concerts
2015 36 concerts
2014 31 concerts
2013 62 concerts
2012 43 concerts
2011 31 concerts
2010 44 concerts
2009 30 concerts
2008 40 concerts
2007 29 concerts
2006 25 concerts
2005 43 concerts
2004 26 concerts
2003 17 concerts
2002 15 concerts
2001 19 concerts
2000 12 concerts
1999 17 concerts
1998 13 concerts
1997 10 concerts
1996 18 concerts
1995 16 concerts
1994 29 concerts
1993 21 concerts
1992 22 concerts
1991 7 concerts
1990 22 concerts
1989 17 concerts
1988 28 concerts
1987 29 concerts
1986 32 concerts
1985 40 concerts
1984 18 concerts
1983 30 concerts
1982 18 concerts
1981 19 concerts
1980 32 concerts
1979 32 concerts
1978 49 concerts
1977 64 concerts
1976 30 concerts
1975 40 concerts
1974 46 concerts
1973 3 concerts
1972 2 concerts
1971 1 concert
1969 6 concerts
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