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Top jazz and world-music picks for autumn

4858 days ago
Guardian MusicWayne Shorter headlines a much-anticipated gig, followed by the London Jazz festival in November, while the blind duo Amadou and Mariam tell their life story – in the darkWayne Shorter Quartet and PhronesisA much-anticipated gig from sax star Short... more info

Hollywood Bowl concert focuses on Joni Mitchell's jazz side

4880 days ago
L.A. Times - Entertainment'She's got a special way,' Herbie Hancock says of the singer-songwriter. He's on the 'Joni's Jazz' bill with Wayne Shorter, Kurt Elling and many others.An eclectic group will assemble onstage Wednesday night at the Hollywood Bowl to riff on the work... more info

Herbie Hancock - Jennifer Hudson & Herbie Hancock For Obama's Birthday Fundraiser

4891 days ago
ContactMusicHerbie Hancock and Jennifer Hudson will help U. S. President Barack Obama celebrate his 50th birthday with a concert on Wednesday (03Aug11). The American leader, who turns 50 on Thursday (04Aug11), will mark his big day with a star-studded gala, whic... more info

Poll: Amy Winehouse was robbed at the Grammys

4898 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentA whopping majority says Amy Winehouse was robbed at the 2008 Grammys when "Back to Black" lost best album to Herbie Hancock's "River: The Joni Letters."A whopping majority says Amy Winehouse was robbed at the 2008 Grammys when "Back to Black" lost b... more info

Herbie Hancock - Herbie Hancock Made A U.N. Goodwill Ambassador

4902 days ago
ContactMusicJazz icon Herbie Hancock has been appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. The celebrated musician, founder of The International Committee of Artists for Peace, was named the organisation's latest celebrity ambassador for the United Nations Ed... more info

Montreux fetes Miles Davis with "soundtrack" to his life

4911 days ago
ReutersMONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Marcus Miller paid tribute to their friend and mentor Miles Davis, performing a "songtrack to the life" of the late American trumpet player whose music electrified the world of jazz.... more info

Aeroplane Pageant Announce New Album

4915 days ago
AltsoundsProduced/mixed by 2-Time Grammy Winner "Bassy" Bob Brockman (Notorious B.I.G, Bob Dylan, Herbie Hancock, Debbie Gibson) _FLOAT ABOVE THE YARD_ expands upon Aeroplane Pageant's distinct aesthetic vision of blurring the line between what's real and w... more info

Herbie Hancock - Herbie Hancock To Premiere Miles Davis Tribute Concert In Istanbul

4925 days ago
ContactMusicTurkey's Istanbul International Jazz Festival has landed a pair of firsts - Paul Simon will make his first appearance in the country when he closes the event next month (Jul11) and Herbie Hancock will debut his Tribute To Miles show. The three-week e... more info

Miles Davis plays to 600,000 people at the Isle of Wight

4938 days ago
Guardian Music29 August 1970: Number 38 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of Jazz musicThe coolest man on the planet took the stage at the Isle of Wight festival towards the end of the afternoon on Saturday 29 August 1970. He followed Joni Mitchell... more info

The release of Rockit

4938 days ago
Guardian MusicJune 1983: Number 40 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicMiles Davis boasted he had changed music five times. Herbie Hancock looks set to beat his old boss's record: every time he buys a new piece of equipment, he invents ... more info

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