George Benson and Al Jarreau “Givin It Up”世界巡演北京演唱会

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George Benson and Al Jarreau “Givin It Up”世界巡演北京演唱会

World-class Jazz Superstars Unite for unprecedented China tour

Two of the world’s greatest Jazz superstars, George Benson and Al Jarreau, will unite together in concert for the first time in China. Following a sell-out world tour, this magical collaboration is heading east for an Asia tour that includes two intimate dates in Mainland China, which promises to be a uniquely spectacular concert experience.

With 18 GRAMMY Awards and over 8 decades of performance between them, George Benson & Al Jarreau are touring together in support of their highly acclaimed album “Giving It Up”. Friends and label-mates for over three decades, this release marks the first time that the two Gold and Platinum selling artists, have recorded together as equal partners. Topping the Contemporary Jazz Charts, as well as netting two GRAMMYs in 2007, “Giving It Up” is a testament to these legends at their best.

George Benson

George Benson is a ten-time Grammy winner, a great vocalist and an incredible guitarits, but he's also just a wonderful human beijing. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop and R&B singer. With millions of fans worldwide, George Benson is described as the man who “sings through his strings”. Over the course of a 40-year career, Benson has enjoyed success in the jazz, rhythm and blues, adult contemporary and pop arenas; he is a brilliant musician and impoviser, and also a consummate entertainer. He made "Breezin". the first jazz album to attain platinum status. He has reached the Top 10 on the pop charts four times, with "This Masquerade,""On Broadway,""Give Me the Night" and "Turn Your Love Around." His most recent album is the Grammy-winning(Two Grammy awards) "Givin' It Up," an album of duets wiht vocalist Al Jarreau.

Al Jarreau
An extraordinary vocalist and one of the best singers of his generation, singer/songwriter Al Jarreau has been wowing audiences for over 5 decades. His unique and innovative musical expressions have made him one of the most exciting and critically acclaimed performers of our time with seven Grammy Awards, scores of international music awards and popular accolades worldwide. On his vocal style Al says, “People have always thought of me as a Jazz singer, but the real truth is that all my records are R&B/pop with undertones and overtones of Jazz.”

Benson and Jarreau
Benson and Jarreau first met in the mid-1970s at the Coconut Grove Ballroom in the landmark Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Benson recalls, “Al sang lyrics to ‘Take Five’, which I’d never heard before. I’d recorded an instrumental version of the track on my album Bad Benson, so I was really checking this cat out. His style of improvising was quite interesting.” Of Benson, Jarreau adds, “George and I share something of the same age, but George can describe things he was doing as a professional at the age of 8! He was an idol within the jazz community, one that I aspired to, but I didn’t arrive on the scene with my first record until seventeen years later in 1975. George was a hero to me.” “He’s a prolific cat,” finishes the guitarist. “I’ve always loved Al, but I have a different respect for him now.”

Features of the Concert
To give audiences a taste of the magic these two giants will conjure up live, the 13 track album Givin’ It Up (see EPK in link below), recorded between April and June 2006, features each of the stars on a new arrangement of one of the other’s biggest hits – Jarreau adding lyrics to and singing Benson’s signature instrumental smash “Breezin’,” while the legendary jazz guitarist delivers a lovely instrumental version of the singer’s eternally charming hit “Mornin’.” Expect this and exquisite renditions of Seals & Crofts’ “Summer Breeze” and Hall & Oates’ (and Paul Young smash) “Every Time You Go Away” along with an instrumental take on John Legend’s GRAMMY award-winning soul smash, “Ordinary People”, stunning new jazz vocal versions of the Miles Davis classics “Four” and “‘Long Come Tutu” and some delectable new compositions. Such a broad spectrum of musical influences is sure to attract a crowd of all ages.

Here is the list of Grammy wins for George and Al:

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
George Benson & Al Jarreau - Mornin(Track from "Givin' It Up," Concord Records/Monster Music)

Best Traditional R&B Vocal

Performance
George Benson & Al Jarreau featuring Jill Scott - God Bless The Child (Track from "Givin' It Up', Concord Records/Hear Music)
2008/9/4
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Venue: Beijing Exhibition Theater
Price: 380/680/980/1280
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