Stereogum — The Grammy Awards are mostly about honoring new music, but the Recording Academy also likes to put some focus on the hitmakers of yesteryear. Tonight’s show included a star-studded tribute to Quincy Jones, the legendary pop producer who died las... more info

Stereogum — SML is a new jazz band signed to the great International Anthem label, featuring bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, percussionist Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann. They wrote debut album Small ... more info

JamBase — Tickets on sale today include Twenty One Pilots, St. Vincent, The Black Keys, Herbie Hancock and many others. more info

JamBase — Herbie Hancock announced plans for a fall tour of North America featuring 13 headline concerts in September and October. more info

JamBase — Herbie Hancock will perform with the surviving members of the original Head Hunters lineup for the first time since 1973 this summer at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. more info

Consequence Of Sound — The producer and DJ also chats about how improbable it was for the song to become a hit. Atmosphere’s Ant on Obsessing Over Herbie Hancock’s Improbable Hit “Rockit” Consequence Staff more info

Stereogum — In 1973, jazz great Herbie Hancock put together a new backing band and made an album that engaged directly with the vanguard of popular music. The funky, accessible Head Hunters became a landmark of jazz fusion. It sold a million copies, and it’... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Herbie Hancock became a giant under the tutelage of giants. With Mwandishi and Headhunters, the former student then reared his own roster of jazz heavyweights. Unfortunately, at the height of his popularity and singular vision, Hancock didn’t get t... more info

JamBase — Spafford delivered an innovative concert at El Club in Detroit on Saturday including a house interpretation of a Herbie Hancock jazz standard. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters was released a half-century ago this month — and the funk has never been the same. Oddly enough, there doesn’t seem to be any kind of massive 50th anniversary boxed set celebrating this classic crossover LP. But a ... more info