Comments - Jazz Guitar Week Day II - Honoring George Benson - Pittsburgh Jazz Network2024-03-29T08:09:56Zhttps://jazzburgher.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1992552%3ABlogPost%3A235722&xn_auth=noGeorge was the first guitaris…tag:jazzburgher.ning.com,2011-11-23:1992552:Comment:2357832011-11-23T21:27:04.472ZAnthony (Tony) Janflonehttps://jazzburgher.ning.com/profile/AnthonyTonyJanflone
<p>George was the first guitarist I met in Pittsburgh. He was very gracious to me, having only played about a year. He was very humble. we would jam together and try to play Johnnie Smith arpeggios and fool around working on standards. We got asked to leave a home about 3:00 am one night because we were inadvertently keeping the Berinski's parents up with our jamming. George is at the top of my list of great guitarists along with Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Pat Martino, Jim Hall and so many…</p>
<p>George was the first guitarist I met in Pittsburgh. He was very gracious to me, having only played about a year. He was very humble. we would jam together and try to play Johnnie Smith arpeggios and fool around working on standards. We got asked to leave a home about 3:00 am one night because we were inadvertently keeping the Berinski's parents up with our jamming. George is at the top of my list of great guitarists along with Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Pat Martino, Jim Hall and so many others I'd seen at the Hurricane and Crawford. I'll always cherish those days along with the present.</p>