Herbie Hancock

Which Music Genre Is Like World Peace?

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 04.27.2012

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PARIS -- Herbie Hancock and scores of other big names in sound, rhythm and improvisation gathered in Paris on Friday to celebrate a new annual event: ...

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Herbie Hancock Launches International Jazz Day

AP | CHARLES J. GANS | Posted 05.20.2012

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NEW YORK — Ambassador Herbie Hancock believes what the world needs is a little jazz diplomacy. The renowned jazz pianist's first major initiati...

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Man or Muppet: Oscar's Outasight, Plus Chatting With Jack DeJohnette, Frank Filipetti & Chris Lord-Alge

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Frank Filipetti, The Eagles, Levon Helm, Bobby Lopez, Christian McBride, CHris Lord-Alge, James Stroud, Bob Sadin, Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Newsies, Terri Lynne Carrington, South Park, Keith Jarrett, Adele, Tim McGraw, Jason Moran, Esperanza Spalding, Bob Ludwig, Gretchen Parlato, Pat Metheny, Seth MacFarlane, Trey Parker, Luisito Quintero, Korn, Herbie Hancock, U2, Phil Ramone, Jack DeJohnette, Giovani Hidalgo, Wayne Pooley, Lionel Loueke, Ted Jensen, Larry Rosen, Dave Grusin, Faith Hill, Miles Davis, Doug Sax, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Grace Kelly, Andrea Bocelli, Lyle Mays, David Grohl, Stephen Oremus, Carly Simon, Bob Clearmountain, Elton John, Ambrose Akinmusire, Book of Mormon, Joe Lovano, Billy Barty, The Rolling Stones, Dan Hartman, Paul McCartney, Tim Ries, Marcus Gilmore, Tom Holmes, George Michael, Matt Stone, Eric Shilling, The Band, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Video, Bruce Hornsby, Outasight, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Prior to The Oscars' embracing Outasight's "Tonight Is The Night" -- well, not with an award but with broadcast muscle -- the single had airplay on over 115 Top 40 radio stations, sales of over 530,000 copies, over 18,000 daily streams on Spotify, and over 5 million views on YouTube.

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From Graceland To A Galaxy To Further Explorations: Chatting With Jeff Lorber And Eddie Gomez, Plus Paul Simon's Classic Turns 25

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Simon & Garfunkel, Brett Dennen, Chris Botti, Paul Simon, Paul Motian, Pete Tong, Bobby Colomby, Colbie Caillat, Lil? Kim, John Mayer, Eric Marienthal, Notorious B.I.G., Kenny G, Michael Brauer, Joe Berlinger, Bill Evans, Jazz, Jimmy Haslip, Herbie Hancock, Blood Sweat & Tears, Coldplay, Randy Brecker, Chick Corea, Ben Folds, Red Garland, Paul Simon's Graceland, Graceland, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Man, it was 25 years ago. The Grammy-winning album Graceland -- following what was arguably Paul's best album to that point, Hearts And Bones -- helped change the rules of pop music and politics.

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Who's Your Favorite Post50 Grammy Winner?

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Herbie Hancock, Jeff Beck, Grammys, Musicians, Grammys 2010, 2010-Grammy-Winners, Music, Grammy Winners, Grammy Awards, Fifty News

The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! airs Wednesday, November 30 at 10 pm Eastern on CBS. The event marks the fourth time the Recording Academy has pr...

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Chats With George Benson, John McLaughlin, Fred Schneider of The B-52's, and L.A. Guns' Tracii Guns, Plus Lisa Hannigan's New Video

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Fight Club, Eric Clapton, Lifetime, Tracii Guns, Mitch Mitchell, Grant Green, The Eagles, Snuff, Sly and the Family Stone, Ravi Shankar, Miles Davis, Sarah Palin, The 4th Dimension, Billy Joel, Tony White, L.A. Guns, The Beatles, Charlie Matthau, The Surperions, Soupy Sales, Kate Pierson, Axl Rose, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Smith, Elton John, Cindy Wilson, Lisa Hannigan, The Velvet Underground, David Byrne, Morbid Angel, Harvey Mason, John McLaughlin, Madonna, Freaky Deaky, Chuck Palahniuk, Stacey Blades, Paul McCartney, George Benson, Patti Smith, Nat King Cole, Ricky Wilson, John Mayall, Keith Strickland, Noel Redding, Nikki Sixx, Fred Schneider, Walter Matthau, Chuck Berry, Katy Perry, Mojo, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Elmore Leonard, Herbie Hancock, Zakir Hussain, B-52's, Jack Johnson, Abstract Logix, Lady GaGa, Larry Young, R.E.M., Jimi Hendrix, Guns N' Roses, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Songs From The South and How To Make Gravy: Conversations With Paul Kelly Plus Lisa Hannigan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.15.2011

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Mike Ragogna

Paul Kelly is a well known and highly respected songwriter all over the world, but not necessarily in the United States. Here he shares his thoughts about his music having been somewhat elusive to American audiences.

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PHOTOS: Inside President Obama's Chicago Birthday Bash

Posted 10.04.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) — Trying to make up for lost time, President Barack Obama plunged back into his re-election campaign Wednesday, urging supporters not t...

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The Light Of The Sun: A Conversation With Jill Scott

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Vidal Davis, Charles Whitfield, Scott Storch, Lupe Fiasco, JR Hutson, Special Ed, Montez Roberts, Miles Davis, Spanky McCurdy, Block Party, ?€œv? Roane, Hounddog, Halle Berry, Storm, Andre Harris, Adam Blackstone, Big Momma Thornton, Jill Scott, Questlove, Anthony Hamilton, Quincy Jones, Frankie Beverly, Eve, Doug E. Fresh, R&b, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, The Roots, Black Thought, George Benson, Common, Black Panther, The a Group, Yameen Allworld, Marvel Comics, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock, Randy Bowland, Eric Wertheim, Lady GaGa, Dave Chappelle, Gerald Levert, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Jill has the #1 album in the country, and features Anthony Hamilton on her latest single, "So In Love." Here, she gives us some background on how her duet came about.

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Tribute To Miles: A Conversation With Herbie Hancock

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.23.2011

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Mike Ragogna

Herbie Hancock is doing the European jazz festival circuit this year paying tribute to Miles Davis. Here he talks a little bit about it with me.

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What's It All About: Chatting with Pat Metheny, Jonathan Elias, and Viva Voce

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.16.2011

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Mike Ragogna

Pat Metheny's new album is titled What's It All About, which is based off a line from the song "Alfie." Since this is an unusual approach for Pat Metheny, he tracked him down to talk about it.

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Crosstalk Thursday: Conversations with Billy Currington, Brett Dennen, Al DiMeola, and Yellowjackets' Bob Mintzer

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Kevin Seddiki, Whole Foods, Ron Carter, Jimmy Garrison, Brett Dennen, Gumbi Ortiz, Charlie Rouse, Return to Forever, George Coleman, Paul Simon, Thelonius Monk, Fausto Beccalossi, World Sinfonia, Peter Kaszas, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastroius, Tony Williams, The Beatles, John Mayer, Bobby McFerrin, Jimmy Haslip, John Coltrane, Bob Mintzer, Al Di Meola, Robben Ford, Stills & Nash, Chick Corea, Ricky Lawson, Russell Ferrante, Tommy LiPuma, Incognito, The Yellowjackets, Cmt, Will Kennedy, Ben Riley, Keith Jarrett, Victor Miranda, Simon & Garfunkel, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Mark Russo, Astor Piazzolla, The Barry Miles Quartet, Marcus Baylor, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John Lennon, Herbie Hancock, Elvin Jones, Paco De Lucia, Crosby, Weather Report, Peter Erskine, Billy Currington, Kenny Chesney, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Billy Currington just released a new single, "Let Me Down Easy," which has a music video to go along with it.

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TED, Solar Power, Windpower, and All Things Amerikana: A Conversation with Thomas Dolby

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pacifica, Van Morrison, Al Gore, Natalie MacMaster, Houdini, Paul Simon, An Inconvenient Truth, Grace Jones, Trever Horn, Dolby's Cube, Bruce Wooley & the Camera Club, Gordon Brown, Stevie Wonder, Lene Lovich, Ted, Technology Education & Design, Mtv, Tracy Chapman, Frank Zappa, Bill Clinton, Dan Hicks, Guy Ritchie, Mike Shipley, Nokia, The Buggles, Theremin, George Clinton, Mark Knopfler, Grammy Awards, Roger Dean, Prefab Sprout, Regina Spektor, They Might Be Giants, Herbie Hancock, Danny Kleinman, Larry Klein, Dire Straits, Howard Jones, Natalie Merchant, Quentin Tarantino, Joni Mitchell, Def Leppard, Blade Runner, James Bond, Thomas Dolby, Silicon Valley, Foreignor, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"Among other things I do," says the British musician, "I'm the music director of an organization called TED or Technology, Education and Design. That's an annual get together of people sort of figuring out how to save the planet."

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Tomorrow's Children: A Conversation With Pete Seeger, Plus Chatting With Bill Frisell

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AP Carter, Eyvind Kang, ECM Records, Winston Churchill, Pete Seeger, Blind WIllie Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Paul Motian, Rudy Royston, Teddy Randazzo, Nikita Kruschev, The Weavers, Judy Collins, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bill Frisell, Dar Williams, Rutherford B Hayes, Franklyn Delanore Roosevelt, Stax Records, Benny Goodman, Elvis Costello, The Byrds, Theodor Roosevelt, Stephen Foster, Burt Bacharach, Genghis Khan, The Staple Singers, Fantasy Records, Kurt Vonnegut, David Bernz, Fantasy Studios, Pat Metheny, Fdr, Reuben James, Herbie Hancock, Terry Udell, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

After years of activism on behalf of the average Joe and Jane, this 91-year-old national treasure still swings a heavy hammer, and his thoughtful insights are presented here just in time for Labor Day.

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WATCH: JAZZ ON FILM: Wynton Marsalis Scores 'Louis," Plus Five Great Jazz Scores

Posted 05.25.2011

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Can't say he didn't focus on the music... Filmmaker Dan Pritzker's latest effort, Louis, is loosely based on the childhood of jazz legend Louis Armstr...

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From Philly International to The Berklee College Of Music: A Conversation With Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Wilson Pickett, The Jacksons, The O'Jays, Count Basie, Teddy Pendergrass, Sarah Vaughn, Sting, Hall & Oates, Shane Mosley, Kelly Clarkson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Miles Davis, Isaac Hayes, Carrie Underwood, Daryl Hall, Aretha Franklin, Ruben Studdard, Lou Rawls, Atlantic Records, Tom Dowd, Michale Bubble, Don Cornelius, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Billy Paul, Chaka Khan, The Intruders, Fantasia, Ella Fitzgerald, Ahmet Ertegun, Nancy Wilson, Gladys Knight, Burt Bacharach, Quincy Jones, Lawrence Welk, Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour, Chris Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, Hal David, The Three Degrees, Rod Stewart, Jerry Wexler, Gamble & Huff, Columbia Records, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Leslie Gore, Arif Mardin, Nesuhi Ertegun, Philly International, Floyd Mayweather, John Lennon, Soul Train, Herbie Hancock, Dusty Springfield, Duke Ellington, Archie Bell & the Drells, Frank Sinatra, Clive Davis, John Oates, Madera-White, Tsop, Mfsb, Nile ROgers, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This weekend, the legendary R&B songwriting team will receive honorary doctorates in recognition of the 3500 songs they've produced over their 35-year partnership. In this interview, they reflect on their extraordinary careers.

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Montreal Jazz Festival 2010 -- Bigger Is Better

Dwight Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dwight Brown

The Montreal Jazz Festival has long been the largest in the world. But does size matter? Yes, if you have an impressive roster, conveniently located venues, international music lovers on a good vibe and a vibrant host city.

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The Imagine Project: A Conversation With Herbie Hancock

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

This modern legend is considered one of the greatest innovators and most influential musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries, and Herbie Hancock's music continues to transcend jazz's stereotype.

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IMAGINE-- Herbie Hancock, John Lennon, Joyce Elliott...

Howie Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howie Klein

Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living...

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Dan Black Gives Us Symphonies, Discusses Mashups and "Awesome Bizarreness"

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jon Chattman

I spoke with the hybrid innovator about his current album and living life in the "synthscape," as his bio calls it.2010-06-09-danblack.jpg

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Some Essentials from Miles Davis

Myron Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, Miles Davis, Bebop, Arts News
Myron Walden

Whether it was bebop, cool school, modal, fusion or pop Miles Davis' accomplishments are the yardstick to which others are measured.

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HuffPost Reviews: Jack Johnson, Icons Among Us, and Gotan Project, Plus STP News, and a Conversation With Greg Laswell

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adam Topol, Michael Rivoira, Philippe Cohen Solal, Peter J. Vogt, Zach Gill, Stp, Sam WInchester, Nicholas Payton, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ravi Coltrane, Christoph Mueller, Grey's Anatomy, Greg Laswell, Wynton Marsalis, Dean Winchester, Donald Harrison Jr., Robert Glasper, G Love, Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Shorter, Snoopy, Terence Blanchard, Eduardo Makaroff, Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, Stone Temple Pilots, Supernatural, Herbie Hancock, Corona, Gotan Project, Merlo Podlewski, Paula Fuga, Lars Larson, Nic Harcourt, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Come on. Didn't you think this guy was over after that nutty Curious George soundtrack? Well, weren't we wrong, oh Jack Johnson judges that we were.

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Paul McCartney Makes Fun Of George W. Bush, Praises Obama At White House Concert

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — If the first British invasion of the White House ended with the house afire, the latest had Barack and Michelle Obama and their kid...

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Herbie Hancock Birthday Celebration At Revived Jazz Festival

AP | CHARLES J. GANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Jazz legend Herbie Hancock will be feted at a belated 70th birthday bash at Carnegie Hall that will highlight the revival of a major ...

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Say It Ain't So Joe: A Playlist for Senator Joseph Lieberman

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Wild

Here are some tunes meant to encourage the Senator from the fine state of Aetna to change his mind about a public option and actually act independently of his insurance donors.

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