ContactMusic — Oscar-nominated hip-hop star Pharrell Williams named his son Rocket Ayer to honour his favourite musicians, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Herbie Hancock... more info

Mercury News, California — Gary Clark Jr., Charles Lloyd, Robert Glasper and many others headed to Monterey, Sept. 19-21. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A selection of upcoming jazz and jazz-adjacent shows heading into this weekend.     more info

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Prefix — Jazz piano legend Herbie Hancock has been announced as the 2014 Harvard Professor of Poetry, according to Rolling ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/herbie-hancock-becomes-latest-harvard-professor-of/76246/ more info

USA Today Music — Herbie Hancock named 2014 Norton Professor at Harvard. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — “Piano Man” Billy Joel called it “a little overwhelming” to be among this year’s class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients, along with Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, opera singer Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Latin rock guitar hero Carlos Santana, actress Shirley MacLaine, pop hitmaker Billy Joel, jazz keyboardist and composer Herbie Hancock and opera singer Martina Arroyo have been named the 2013 recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing artist... more info

Mercury News, California — Opening this year's Stanford Jazz Festival, Herbie Hancock brings a heavy dose of technology to his music. more info

Mercury News, California — Herbie Hancock, who opens this summer's Stanford Jazz Festival, talks about embracing technology in his music. more info