Herbie Hancock News

Chick Corea is a celebrated fusion pianist, keyboardist and composer whose work has molded modern jazz for more than five decades.

Herbie Hancock, for decades a part of the firmament of jazz, marvelled at the 1,700-year-old church in which he would soon perform.

The Panther Jazz Band pumped up the audience at the GBHS Panther Bands Spring Contest Concert Monday night with their opening rendition of Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock.

The legendary jazz label Blue Note Records, historic home to such greats as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Blakey and Herbie Hancock, and current home to artists such as Wayne Shorter, Terence Blanchard, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, Jose James and Norah Jones, has joined forces with the pioneer of crowdfunding, ArtistShare, to create ... (more)

From Africa to outer space to New Orleans, NYC and beyond, this week's jazz and creative music performance in St.

After last week's terrific performance by Georgia Strait Big Band, and the memorable Sunday night concert by the Canadian/American lineup, Tunnel Six, it's time for one of the exciting recent incarnations in the local jazz scene.

Hailed as "a singer with a deep, almost magical connection to the music" by jazz legend Herbie Hancock, Parlato has been attracting fans and critics alike since winning the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition.

Artists like reggae royalty Ziggy Marley, jazz innovator Herbie Hancock and blues star Jimmie Vaughan willl take the stage at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival.

Photo: A concert on the theme, "Jazz: A Language for Peace", featuring the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, was held at UN Headquarters in connection with the International Jazz Day .

"In times of change and uncertainty, we need the power of jazz more than ever before." -- Director General of UNESCO Irina Bokova The International Jazz Day Global Concert, which lasted just over two hours, broadcast Tuesday at 9 p.m. Istanbul time and 2 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time.

Two Seattle jazz musicians were honored today with awards from the Jazz Journalists Association, based in New York.

If you need a reason to check Nippertown's event calendar "Today's Tips" every day, here's one: No matter how well you think you've done your homework, you never know what you might have missed.

ARMENIA JOINS THE WORLD TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/30/armenia-joins-the-world-to-celebrate-international-jazz-day/ 12:51 30.04.2013 April 30 is celebrated is International Jazz Day.

The pianist and composer John Beasley has one of the most formidable tasks of anyone associated with today's International Jazz Day , the celebration produced by UNESCO and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.

Grammy Award-winning artist Lenny White, an influential drummer and longtime member of the fusion supergroup Return To Forever as well as a prolific producer, has delved deep into his own past and come up with another gem in Lenny White Live .

Innovative vocalist Gretchen Parlato closes Lawrence University 2012-13 Jazz Series Friday, May 10 with an 8 p.m. performance in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.

April 30, 2013 marks the second annual International Jazz Day. This year's commemoration will feature a daylong series of jazz events and a major evening performance in Istanbul, Turkey, this year's host city.

Apr. 29, 2013 - NEWPORT, R.I. -- NEWPORT, RI - Legendary tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter will celebrate his 80th birthday year at the annual Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.a fundraising benefit, which will be held at Rosecliff, one of Newport's historic mansions, on Saturday, August 3, at 7:30 pm.

WAYNE SHORTER: ZERO GRAVITY A DOCUMENTARY ON ONE OF THE GREATEST LIVING JAZZ LEGENDS IS TO BE RELEASED IN 2014 The inception of ZERO GRAVITY began in 2006 and principal photography is now in progress.

The Stanford Jazz Festival has put together an ambitious and intriguing lineup for this year's event, topped by a June 22 solo performance by iconic pianist Herbie Hancock .