Herbie Hancock – review

Royal Festival Hall, LondonAround half an hour into this two-and-a-quarter hour solo performance, Herbie really does go bananas. He's playing a version of his old modal jazz anthem Maiden Voyage while darting between concert grand and Korg keyboard, like a hyperactive assistant in a music store. Then, using a Vocoder mic strapped to his head, he starts to provide eerie, heartbreaking vocals. He isn't playing the synth like most jazz musicians would. There's no funk or blues riffing: this is stat...

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