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Herbie Hancock keeps up with "The Imagine Project" - Herbie Hancock has planned a handful of North American shows throughout the remainder of the year, as well as a couple of international gigs, all behind "The Imagine Project." Read More

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Apr 25, 2013

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Mar 26, 2013

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Mar 25, 2013

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Feb 13, 2013

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Herbie Hancock Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Victoria	Royal Theatre	Sat	Jun 29 / 13	Find Tickets
Vancouver	Queen Elizabeth Theatre	Sun	Jun 30 / 13	Find Tickets
Perugia	Umbria Jazz	Fri	Jul 12 / 13	Find Tickets
Newport, RI	Fort Adams State Park	Sat	Aug 03 / 13	Find Tickets
Newport, RI	Fort Adams State Park	Sun	Aug 04 / 13	Find Tickets
Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl	Wed	Aug 28 / 13	Find Tickets
Rohnert Park, CA	Weill Hall At Green Music Center	Sat	Sep 28 / 13	Find Tickets
New Brunswick, NJ	State Theatre	Thu	Oct 03 / 13	Find Tickets
Port Chester, NY	The Capitol Theatre	Fri	Oct 04 / 13	Find Tickets
Hillside, NJ	Enlow Recital Hall Kean University	Sat	Oct 05 / 13	Find Tickets
Buffalo, NY	University At Buffalo Center for…	Wed	Oct 09 / 13	Find Tickets
Detroit, MI	MotorCity Casino Hotel	Thu	Oct 10 / 13	Find Tickets
Chicago, IL	Symphony Center	Fri	Oct 11 / 13	Find Tickets

Herbie Hancock Biography

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Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace music synthesizers and funk music (characterized by syncopated drum beats). Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieved success among pop audiences. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. In his jazz improvisation, he possesses a unique creative blend of jazz, blues, and modern classical music, with harmonic stylings much like the styles of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Hancock's best-known solo works include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaría), "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the singles "I Thought It Was You" and "Rockit". His 2007 tribute album ''River: The Joni Letters'' won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award after ''Getz/Gilberto'' in 1965. Hancock is a member of Sōka Gakkai International. On July 22, 2011 at a ceremony in Paris, Hancock was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of Intercultural Dialogue. Hancock recently joined the University of California, Los Angeles faculty as a professor in the UCLA music department where he will teach jazz music.

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