Continually re-imagining jazz, the ever-ingenious Oscar- and multiple Grammy-winning pianist Herbie Hancock will bring his newest mind-blowing explorations to life with his amazing new band. L.A. native Kamasi Washington’s groundbreaking debut album The Epic and his stunning live performances around the world have brought the legacy of 20th century jazz to a new cohort of millennial hip-hop […]
Herbie Hancock is a giant in modern music, a jazz titan who’s nevertheless managed to achieve popular success as well. Lionized by musicians from both pop and jazz, he achieved fame as Miles Davis’ pianist. He's produced and recorded with scores of musicians. He joins Tom at 1pm.
One of music’s greatest innovators, Herbie Hancock, joined KCRW DJ Tom Schnabel this Sunday for an interview about his work that is now up in our archives. Hancock just performed…
Herbie Hancock’s The Imagine Project is an unprecedented international recording project featuring collaborations between the legendary multiple Grammy-winning artist and over a dozen superstars from every region of the planet. Utilizing the universal language of music to express its central themes of peace and global responsibility, the musical collaborations combine Hancock’s genre-defying musical vision with the “local” musical identity of cultures from around the world.
Inventions and Dimensions (Blue Note,1963) is one of Herbie Hancock’s most unusual recordings. One rumor has it that Miles Davis, whose band Herbie was about to join, told Herbie to…
Private Playlist: Xinxin’s Janize Ablaza spins a soundtrack for space travel
For KCRW’s “Private Playlist,” Xinxin singer/guitarist Janize Ablaza spins the best music for interplanetary travel, including Herbie Hancock and Cibo Matto.
Herbie Hancock is a giant in modern music, a jazz titan who’s nevertheless managed to achieve popular success as well. Lionized by musicians from both pop and jazz, he achieved fame as Miles Davis’ pianist. He's produced and recorded with scores of musicians. He joins Tom at 1pm.
Anne Litt and I celebrate Blue Note Records' 75th anniversary (and the book Uncompromising Expression) with music by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Norah Jones.
There have been very few dual-piano albums over the years. There was An Evening with Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, as well as the Labeque sisters, but these came out…