Herbie Hancock

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 Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, helping to hire musicians and mentoring young artists. The 69-year-old Los Angeles resident will take over from bassist Christian McBride. "I'm interested in cross-pollination of music of various cultures," Hancock said Monday. "And I would like to see more interaction between visuals and music. Ballet or some sort of pop-oriented kind of dance interacting with jazz, visuals done with computer graphics or film segments with ... Read Full Story

MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - 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 two men dressed in black sat facing each other at twin grand pianos to perform a program ranging from Maurice Ravel to George Gershwin. "I am very happy to debut here at this great jazz festival. Don't worry, there will be some jazzy stuff later on," Lang Lang, 27, reassured the Swiss audience at the sell-out event. "We're having a quiet party now," he said after the unlikely ... Read Full Story

Saturday night was the hottest jazz ticket of the year , Herbie Hancock ’s Sextet at the London jazz Festival. This man played with Miles Davis. Herbie rides again! This man is legend: and he packed the stage with some of the greatest musicians in the world. If you were dong a fantasy football best sextet ever, these guys would be in it — Terence Blanchard , James Genus , Lionel Loueke , and Kendrick Scott . No Sax, but a Swiss Harmonica man called Gregoire Maret . And this was not fantasy, but happening feet away from us, with an ease and grace ... Read Full Story

Coming up this next Saturday: the Speakers Corner Quartet open for a Legend of the Jazz world, a prolific player.. a pioneer in electronic synth fusion and a hero to every self respecting composer and musician alive.. HERBIE HANCOCK.. !!! It doesnt get much better than this!! Sat - Nov 15th [From 3pm] Live @ The Royal Festival Hall - South Bank - London 8.00pm: HERBIE HANCOCK SEXTET [Royal Festival Hall] SOLD OUT!! 3pm - 6pm: HERBIE REMIXED [The Clore Ballroom] FREE ENTRY!! SPEAKERS CORNER QUARTET on stage 4.30pm SOWETO KINCH & ORPHY ROBINSON on stage 3pm A fresh take on Herbie Hancock from ... Read Full Story

Ben Affleck and David Arquette are out spreading the message for Feed America Feed Hope rally. They participated in the rally in front of Martin Luther King Library and spoke to the people about doing their part. Josh Groban and Herbie Hancock at the event. David Arquette, Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America, Ben Affleck, and musician Josh Groban Herbie Hancock credit:Jay Westcott Read Full Story