L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There’s a modification of an old joke that came to mind on Wednesday night. “What does a 70-year-old jazz legend get to play on his birthday at the Hollywood Bowl?” The answer for the great Herbie Hancock is, of course,... more info

VH1 Blog — The ever-involved George Clooney is among the stars who’ll appear on the fund-raising Stand Up to Cancer event, airing on VH1 (among channels) on Friday, September 10 at 8/7c. Full details of the expanding lineup are in the press release below: The... more info

All About Jazz — The jazz-piano giant turned 70 earlier this year, and to celebrate the occasion, he's playing the Bowl with an expansive group of pals such as neo-soul lady India.Arie, Colombian rocker Juanes and jam-band husband and wife Derek Trucks and Susan Tede... more info

All About Jazz — Jazz is traditionally a music of names and hierarchy. This goes back to great bandleaders like Ellington and Basie, but also applies to many smaller groups today where you get the Vijay Iyer Trio, David S. Ware Quartet, Wayne Shorter Quartet, or even... more info

All About Jazz — When you ask most people, "name a jazz musician today," 9 out of 10 times you will get the name of someone who is already dead. But jazz today is undergoing some monumental changes and in this documentary film—icons among us: jazz in the present ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — mike-floyd said... ... some more weird dark experimental new folk from "There" by: - RICHARD THERE: Who touched my bones (EP) (mp3-zip, 5 tracks, 13 min, 19,4 MB) and - RICHARD THERE: OK, I'll do all that again (Compilation album) (includes the EP ab... more info

All About Jazz — Herbie Hancock, one of the most revered figures in jazz, returns to the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate his 70th birthday joined by a host of special guests from a variety of genres. His original style has moved effortlessly through almost every devel... more info

All About Jazz — Legendary Mike Clark to Headline All-Star Line-Up at NY's Iridium Jazz Club, October 28th to 31st, Featuring Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Donald Harrison, Antonio Farao and Rob Dixon Legendary drummer Mike Clark is proud to present an All-Sta... more info

Guardian Music — (Blue Note)Herbie Hancock calls his west African guitar partner Lionel Loueke "a musical painter". The Beninese musician has drawn the pianist's urban soliloquies into the more softly harmonious world of his mingled African, Latin and American guitar... more info

Destination Out — Originally posted 23 January 2008. CHAMELEON Herbie Hancock Flood Sony : 1975 HH, electric piano, clavinet, Arp synthesizer; Bennie Maupin, sax, bass clarinet, flute, percussion; Dewayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, guitar; Paul Jackson, bass; Mike Clar... more info