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Prince performs at the Jazz Festival this year bring excitement along the shores of lake Geneva.

Emmanuel Bueb , the CEO of Boomerang and my old friend, and myself had the chance again to be in Montreux / Switzerland, for the famous Montreux Jazz Festival .

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 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland will start its 43rd annual round of show on Friday, featuring 100 artists from various genres, including rock, pop, soul, blues and of course jazz.

Herbie Hancock's 1962 jazz hit "Watermelon Man" takes on a whole new meaning from this little-known fact: One of its ingredients triggers production of a chemical that works similar to Viagra.

It's summer again. The clothes come off, tans are acquired and, if you are us, you start to listen to soulful, post-bop sounds ranging from Herbie Hancock to the loopy tunes of DJ Food.

By R.J. DELUKE , Special to the Times Union First published in print: Thursday, June 25, 2009 "In the church of jazz, the album 'Kind of Blue' is one of the holy relics," writes Ashley Kahn in "Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece" , one of two books written exclusively about the celebrated album.

Saxophonist Chris Potter, at age 38, almost seems fast-tracked to the head of his class to become regarded as one of the strongest players on the scene.

"In the church of jazz, the album 'Kind of Blue' is one of the holy relics," writes Ashley Kahn in 'Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece" , one of two books written exclusively about the celebrated album.

Jazz great Herbie Hancock received an unexpected visit from Los Angeles police on Tuesday night after accidentally setting off his burglar alarm.

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock can still attract a crowd -- but last night he got an unexpected audience in the form of the LAPD.

Understanding music through the kaleidoscopic lens of jazz is daunting. But it's a challenge made for virtuoso drummer, multiinstrumentalist, rapper, and arranger Karriem Riggins.

Rhythm on the Vine's smooth jazz concert starring Jeffrey Osborne, Kirk Whalum and Gerald Albright will be on Saturday, June 27, at 6 p.m. at South Coast Winery in Temecula.

After 26 years of music in the heart of Huntington village, it was a construction worker who took the stage of the Inter-Media Art Center Tuesday - but it was to disassemble it for good.

The polished trumpeter and prolific vocalist has been thrilling audiences with her enticing stage performances as a member of the Trey Anastasio Band and her ongoing collaborations/solo work.

SOURCE: Billboard Magazine Summer is just around the corner, but Sting has another season on his mind.

Before they head to New Orleans to study with Terence Blanchard, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and other jazz royalty, six young composers and performers in The New Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Ensemble will give their only public performance tonight.

Jonas Kullhammar marvels at what he's learned from guys like Victor Lewis. Lewis is "the drummer who played with everybody, all these legends" - Herbie Hancock, Stan Getz, Woody Shaw, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins.

Imagine Barack Obama introducing, say, keyboard player Herbie Hancock for a live concert at the White House on the occasion of Hancock's 60th birthday .

Meet JooZz: The music of JooZz is best described as "coming from nowhere, going places." Starting from scratch, JooZz takes you along to many exciting musical destinations, transferring breathtaking vistas into jewels of brilliant sound.