Brightening Vancouver’s post-Olympic musical landscape is 10-time Grammy winner George Benson, who will be performing as part of the 25th annual TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Vancouver’s Coastal Jazz has announced that the legendary jazz guitarist and vocalist will hit the stage at the Orpheum Theatre on Saturday, June 26 at 8 p.m.

Tickets for the show run from $67–77 + fees and go on sale December 10 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster (604-280-4444) or by calling Coastal Jazz’s box office at 604-872-5200. For more information, see Coastal Jazz’s Web site.

Next year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival runs from June 25 to July 4, 2010. Complete festival details will be available on-line on April 28, 2010.