Today’s guest is internationally acclaimed, 22-time Grammy-winning pianist Chick Corea, one of the most recognizable…
Tag: Herbie Hancock
Dig in with Qobuz: The Ultimate Jaco Pastorius Playlist
A partnership between JAZZIZ Magazine and Qobuz.com, Dig In with Qobuz playlists bring you expertly curated music…
JAZZIZ Editors’ Choice Playlist: Blue Note Favorites
Eighty years ago, a German immigrant and passionate jazz fan named Alfred Lion produced his…
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Announces International Guitar Competition
For 30 years the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Competition has played a pivotal role…
Miles Davis – “Bitches Brew”
Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, the album that set the legendary trumpeter on a course to fusion…
Jack DeJohnette (with Pat Metheny and Herbie Hancock) – “Jack In”
Jack DeJohnette, whose drumming helped give shape to a number of jazz genres — from…
JAZZIZ Mashups: Jazz Meets Hip-Hop Playlist
Jazz and hip-hop are kindred spirits. “Hip-hop is like one of the children of jazz…
Antonio Adolfo – “Hello, Herbie”
Antonio Adolfo will release his new album Samba Jazz Alley on July 29 (Photo: Alexandre…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1973
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
What to Watch on Qwest TV This Weekend
Like Netflix, Qwest TV offers plenty of binge-worthy material, including live concert recordings from festivals as prestigious as the Montreux Jazz Festival and Jazz a Vienne, masterclasses by today’s leading musicians and rare historical footage.
Herbie Hancock – “Cantaloupe Island”
On this day (June 17) in 1964, pianist Herbie Hancock recorded what would become perhaps…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1966
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Herbie Hancock – “Driftin'”
Keyboard legend Herbie Hancock kicked off his wildly successful recording career on this day (May 28) in 1962 with the release of his debut album as a leader, Takin’ Off.
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1964
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
International Jazz Day Celebrates the ‘Universal Language of Peace’
Herbie Hancock, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and the chairman of the newly named Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, had a message for the thousands of spectators on hand at the Hamer Auditorium in Melbourne, Australia, on April 30, as well as for the millions of fans watching him online via live web stream: “Jazz,” he said, “is the universal language of peace.”
Herbie Hancock – “Imagine”
Today is International Jazz Day, a UNESCO-recognized celebration of jazz that falls each year on…
Herbie Hancock with Buster Williams – “Toys”
Bassist Buster Williams was born on this day in Camden, New Jersey, in 1942. One of the most prolific bassists in jazz, Williams was a seminal figure in the bebop movement and played a crucial role in developing the sound of the bass in modal jazz, cool jazz and other post-bop genres.
Dig In: The Essential Electric Miles Playlist
Taken with an open ear and an open mind, the recordings from Miles’ Electric Period offer some of the most breathtakingly beautiful and weirdly exhilarating music of his career.
Herbie Hancock – “Watermelon Man”
Today (April 12) is the birthday of keyboardist Herbie Hancock, one of the most iconic…
Miles Davis, Record Store Day, Questlove: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
