Reuters - Sep 11, 2009
After Herbie Hancock won the 2008 album of the year Grammy Award for River: The Joni Letters, he did what anyone would do following a tremendous professional accomplishment: He sat down to watch TV....
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Herbie Hancock has grand plans for his new position as the Los Angeles Philharmonic s creative chair for jazz. The two-year stint, which begins in 2010, includes overseeing jazz programming for the Walt...
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Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang made his first appearance at the Montreux jazz festival on Sunday, teaming up with veteran Herbie Hancock in an audacious show blending classical and jazz music. The...
More »Reuters - Apr 2, 2009
B.B. King, Herbie Hancock, Black Eyed Peas and Lauryn Hill are booked to perform at the Montreux Jazz festival, one of Europe's most prestigious summer music events, organizers said on Thursday....
More »AP - Jun 19, 2008
Pianist Herbie Hancock was honored as musician of the year at the Jazz Awards, just months after he took home the best album Grammy for River: The Joni Letters, but the big winner was Maria Schneider,...
More »AP - Jun 11, 2008
Hugh Hefner couldn t think of a better way to celebrate Playboy magazine s 25th anniversary than by throwing a big bash at the Hollywood Bowl featuring his favorite performers who knew how to swing while...
More »E! Online - May 21, 2008
People might still be talking about "my Blake incarcerated" and Herbie Hancock's surprise Album of the Year victory, but the Recording Academy has started looking ahead to next year. The...
More »AP - May 7, 2008
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins will headline this year s jazz festival in Newport, Rhode Island. The JVC Jazz Festival Newport will be held August 8 through August 10 at Fort Adams State Park and at the International...
More »Reuters - Apr 17, 2008
Quincy Jones will give a 75th-birthday concert at the Montreux Jazz festival in July, where the lineup also includes Joan Baez, Herbie Hancock and Gnarls Barkley, organizers said on Thursday. American...
More »Reuters - Mar 14, 2008
Danilo Perez stood before a blackboard at Loyola University in New Orleans in November. As a visiting instructor for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, the pianist addressed seven masters...
More »AP - Feb 12, 2008
To the list of Jethro Say What? Tull and Steely Freaking Dan, we may now add Herbie Huh? Hancock. With his surprise win for best album Sunday night, Hancock joined a rich tradition of infamous Grammy...
More »AP - Feb 11, 2008
Herbie Hancock shocked Kanye West, best-album presenters Usher and Quincy Jones, and just about anyone who was watching the Grammys when the jazz veteran won the night s big prize for River: The Joni...
More »Reuters - Feb 10, 2008
Herbie Hancock won the coveted album of the year Grammy on Sunday, becoming the first jazz instrumentalist to win the honor in more than 40 years and causing Hancock to remark it's a new day at the...
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Herbie Hancock admits he would get so wrapped up in the music itself that he never paid any attention to the lyrics when interpreting songs, even on his Grammy-winning album Gershwin s World. But the...
More »Reuters - Sep 17, 2007
Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock dives into the Joni Mitchell songbook on his new album, River: The Joni Letters, due in stores September 25. Mitchell herself sings on a new version of The Tea Leaf Prophecy...
More »USRN - Apr 26, 2004
Quincy Jones is finalizing plans for his all-star We Are The Future concert, May 16, at the Circus Maximus in Rome. And he says the event, which will raise money to aid children in war-ravaged cities,...
More »USRN - Jun 15, 2001
(6/15/01, 1 p.m. ET) -- Keyboardist extraordinaire Herbie Hancock has long been interested in the interplay between jazz and other forms of commercial music, including dance, hip-hop, and rock. His Grammy...
More »USRN - Apr 12, 2001
(4/12/01, 1 p.m. ET) -- Legendary keyboardist Herbie Hancock celebrates his 61st birthday today (April 12). Hancock remains busier than ever, having just returned from an international tour with saxophonist...
More »USRN - Dec 20, 2000
(12/20/00, 1 p.m. ET) - Composer-keyboardist Herbie Hancock has contributed to yet another film. The Grammy-winning jazz pioneer plays electric piano on the score penned by Cliff Martinez for the forthcoming...
More »USRN - Sep 25, 2000
(9/26/00, 7 a.m. ET) - Jazz great Herbie Hancock has collaborated with rapper/producer Guru for a track on the new Jazzmatazz: Volume 3 album, in stores today (Sept. 26). Titled Timeless, the song represents...
More »USRN - May 17, 2000
(5/17/00, 4 p.m. ET) - Keyboardist Herbie Hancock launched his new Transparent Music label with a party Tuesday night (May 16) at the New York City club Shine. The new label will present a wide range...
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