Live Performances → Bad Benson!
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While a fan of George Benson’s earlier works with the greasy B3 bands of Brother Jack McDuff and Dr. Lonnie Smith, I was not a big fan of the direction he took on some of his jazz-pop crossover recordings. When the Indy Jazz Fest announced he would be one of the headliners at the 2011 festival, I wasn’t that excited but I hadn’t seen him in years and wanted to photograph him. Much to my surprise, Benson put on a fantastic show to an overflow crowd at Opti-Park. At 68 years of age, he voice was great and his playing was great! He even stopped by another stage for 45 minutes prior to his performance to catch the Guitar Summit, featuring Bill Lancton, Sandy Williams, Frank Steans and Henry Johnson….which was great to see.