PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Herbie Hancock's 'Seven Decades - The Birthday Celebration' at the Hollywood Bowl
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, anything he wants.
Not that this would be anything new for Hancock, who has always gone his own way. Starting his career at only 21, the pianist has zigzagged through an array of musical high points that have included eye-opening bandleader, sideman to Miles Davis in a histori...
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?”... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — "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, anything he wants.
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All About Jazz — 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 a... more info