The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Herbie Hancock

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is honored to welcome jazz legend Herbie Hancock and his band on August 8, 2017 at 8 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Fans will be treated to a taste of Hancock's much talked-about and highly-anticipated new album, a project that has been in the works for several years, along with music from throughout his celebrated career.

An all-star band featuring Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, James Genus on bass, Lionel Loueke on guitar and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin will accompany Hancock. For an exclusive look at the upcoming tour which will also include stops at the major European Jazz Festivals as well as New York's Beacon Theatre, The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, and the Monterey Jazz Festival, please click on the link below: https://youtu.be/Bgv8g4pPQ3M

Now in the sixth decade of his professional life, Herbie Hancock remains where he has always been-at the forefront of world culture, technology, business, and music. In addition to being recognized as a legendary pianist and composer, Herbie Hancock has been an integral part of every popular music movement since the 1960's.

Hancock received an Academy Award® for his Round Midnight film score and 14 Grammy Awards®, including Album Of The Year for River: The Joni Letters. He currently serves as Creative Chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and as Institute Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. In 2011 Hancock was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, received a 2013 Kennedy Center Honor and a Grammy Award® for Lifetime Achievement in 2016. His memoirs, Herbie Hancock: Possibilities have been published by Viking in 2015.

Tickets to the Herbie Hancock concert on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 8 p.m. are on sale for $39-$115 and can be purchased in person at the Kennedy Center Box Office, by calling InstantCharge at (202) 467-4600 or through the Kennedy Center website at www.kennedy-center.org.

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