Results for "Herbie Hancock"

Article: Live Review

Christian Scott Quintet, Live at the Saville Theater, San Diego, CA

by Robert Bush
June 26, 2010

Christian Scott Quintet Saville Theater (San Diego City College) San Diego, CA April 13, 2010 I believe it was the English writer/contrarian George Bernard Shaw who first coined the phrase: “Youth is wasted on the young." Anybody buying into that cliché was soon set straight--provided they were fortunate enough to ...

News: Recording

Review: "Imagine" Hancock and Gifted Friends

June 24, 2010

Herbie Hancock, The Imagine Project * * * (OUT OF FOUR) GLOBAL HARMONY Herbie Hancock is one of the rare artists on the planet with sufficient vision and artistic standing to execute something this ambitious. The legendary jazz keyboardist hooked up with nearly two dozen notable musicians from around the world -- ...

News: Recording

Herbie Hancock is Thinking Big on 'The Imagine Project'

June 24, 2010

Jazz great Herbie Hancock says humanity won't survive unless people come together. He hopes to help that process along with his “The Imagine Project," out today, a bridge-building album that crosses geographic, cultural and genre barriers. “At this point, I think about purpose before I decide to make a record," says Hancock, 70, a 12-time Grammy ...

Article: Jazz Art

We Want Miles: A Series of Reinventions

by Greg Masters
June 23, 2010

We Want Miles: Miles Davis vs. Jazz Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Montreal Through August 29, 2010 Treasures await fans of Miles Davis up in Montreal, Canada: Photos, letters, film clips, paintings, instruments, wardrobe and enough information on wall placards to bring visitors on the full journey through ...

News: Interview

Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

June 21, 2010

In a career now entering its sixth decade, pianist Herbie Hancock has covered more ground than most. He was a key member of trumpet icon Miles Davis' heralded quintet of the 1960s, with saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. He was a key part of the nascent fusion community in the late ...

Article: Album Review

Herbie Hancock: The Imagine Project

by John Kelman
June 21, 2010

Intersecting with the pop world is nothing new to Herbie Hancock. Collaborating with legendary trumpeter Miles Davis on the early nexus of jazz and rock, In a Silent Way (Columbia, 1969), the keyboardist scored his own fusion hit with the funkified Head Hunters (Columbia) in 1973) and, a decade later, was on the cutting edge of ...

Article: Interview

Herbie Hancock: One World, One Music

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
June 21, 2010

The world today is in big trouble. We might think that we have learned our lesson and opted for togetherness--after all, centuries of wars, misunderstanding, miscommunication and misinterpretation have brought nothing of value to the human race. Today we are told to frown upon our neighbors across the border; yesterday, neighbors from all over the world ...

Article: Profile

Herbie Hancock: Seven Decades of Imagination

by A. Henkin
June 21, 2010

In the jazz world, certain figures exist purely as first names, their reputation assuring recognition. When ones hears the name Herbie, the mind jumps immediately to possibly the most famous 'rhythm section' in history: Herbie, Ron and Tony. That group included two more figures for whom last names are unnecessary, Miles and Wayne. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Tim Veeder

by AAJ Staff
June 21, 2010

Meet Tim Veeder:Tim Veeder is a professional saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer, arranger and educator based in the New York, NY area. Tim began playing saxophone at age eleven in his small hometown of Gloversville, in upstate NY. He attended The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, studying under Paul Evoskevich and Mark Vinci. ...

Video

Space Captain

Featuring the music of Herbie Hancock
Duration: 7:32
June 21, 2010

"Space Captain," from Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project (Herbie Hancock Music, 2010), released on June 22, 2010. Featuring: Herbie Hancock: piano; Derek Trucks: slide guitar; Susan Tedeschi: lead and backup vocals; Oteil Burbridge: bass, backup vocals; Kofi Burbridge: organ, backup vocals; Mike Mattison: backup vocals; Vinnie Colaiuta: drums.