Herbie Hancock News

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present the fifth annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival (PJLIF) on June 19 - 21, 2015.

STG's signature youth music program, More Music @ The Moore celebrates its 14th year, with international superstar Sheila E.

Executive and Artistic Director Michelle Witt today announced the UW World Series 2015-16 Season, featuring internationally acclaimed artists in music and dance from around the globe.

Atlantic recording artist Ed Sheeran has climbed to #1 on the Top 40 radio chart with his multiplatinum hit 'Thinking Out Loud.' This marks the highest charting song of the GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter's career at the format.

As part of the recently launched GRAMMY® Creators Alliance, The Recording Academy® has formed a Managers Think Tank to advise on issues impacting the music creator community.

The inaugural Asbury Park Music in Film Festival (APMFF) unveils a jam-packed destination weekend of films and performances celebrating music in film to be held April 10-12, 2015.

The inaugural Asbury Park Music in Film Festival (APMFF) unveils a jam-packed weekend of films and performances celebrating music in film to be held April 10-12.

On Thursday, April 9 at 8:00 p.m., legendary jazz pianists Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea -- two artists who share more than forty years of professional and personal history -- reunite at Carnegie Hall for a rare and intimate performance in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

The young musicians of Bravo Brass, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra's brass ensemble, are poised to inspire concertgoers with an exciting upcoming performance entitled 'Premier Brass.' This special event will take place at Saint Mark's Church, 1625 Locust Street, Philadelphia, on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.

Imagine a machine that can let you record and mix music in real time - one that will enable musicians to get down the ideas in their head instantly, with no filter between the germs of a song and hearing it come alive straight away. Imagine the fevered genius capable of building such a perfect musical aid. Meet the BEARDYTRON_5000mkIII (Beardytron). And meet its creator...Beardyman, whose performances have been viewed over 50 million times on YouTube alone with improvisation being at the heart of the creative process.

Encounter the timeless wonder of the music made famous by an American treasure when Vocalist Hilary Kole makes her Houston debut performing her 'Over the Rainbow' program for two performances, Friday, March 27, 2015, at 7 and 9:30 p.m., in Jones Hall, presented by Society for the Performing Arts.

Atlantic recording artist Ed Sheeran has sold out a number of dates on his recently announced North American headlining tour in a matter of minutes.

Imagine a machine that can let you record and mix music in real time - one that will enable musicians to get down the ideas in their head instantly, with no filter between the germs of a song and hearing it come alive straight away. Imagine the fevered genius capable of building such a perfect musical aid. Meet the BEARDYTRON_5000mkIII (Beardytron). And meet its creator...Beardyman, whose performances have been viewed over 50 million times on YouTube alone with improvisation being at the heart of the creative process.

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) presents an exclusive concert reuniting two of jazz and contemporary music's most influential icons, and multi-GRAMMY-Award winners, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, Sunday, March 15 at 7pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. The concert will be preceded by a pre-concert talk about the history of Corea and Hancock's collaboration with the Director of the UBC School of Journalism Peter Klein, at 6:15pm in the Royal Bank Cinema.

NEW YORK, NY(Marketwired - Feb 9, 2015) - Atlantic recording artist Ed Sheeran has announced details for his 2015 North American headlining tour. The cross country trek produced and promoted by AEG Live & The Messina Group (TMG) will kick off at Austin's Frank Erwin Center on May 6th and includes stops at New York City's Forest Hills Stadium and the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (see below itinerary). The dates are part of Sheeran's highly successful worldwide tour which culminates with three sold out nights at London's Wembley Stadium. Pre-sale tickets will be available for select dates starting on February 16, followed by general public on-sale tickets starting on Feb 20. Additionally, Sheeran will be among the top-billed performers at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (May 2nd) and Rock in Rio USA in Las Vegas (May 15th). For more ticket information and tour updates, please visit www.edsheeran.com.

Below, watch Ed Sheeran perform 'Thinking Out Loud' with Questlove, Herbie Hancock, John Mayerfrom last night's show!

Z2 Entertainment will present John Scofield Quartet featuring John Medeski at the Boulder Theater on Thursday, June 18th, 2015. Tickets are on sale February 6th for $30 general admission or $40 reserved.

Love is in the air this February as trumpet phenomenon and one of the bestselling jazz instrumental artists in the United States today, Chris Botti, shares his love for romantic melodies at Heinz Hall this weekend, February 6-8. With a Grammy victory for 'Best Pop Instrumental Album' and four #1 albums on Billboard's Jazz Albums listings, Botti joins the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for this PNC Pops performance under the direction of Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh.

Monterey Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that it was voted as the #1 Festival in the 2014 JazzTimes Readers Poll in the “Best of the Jazz Industry” category for the second year in a row, and the fifth time since 2006. The 57th Monterey Jazz Festival took top honors over the Newport, New Orleans, and Montreal jazz festivals respectively.

Love is in the air this February as trumpet phenomenon and one of the bestselling jazz instrumental artists in the United States today, Chris Botti, shares his love for romantic melodies at Heinz Hall February 6-8. With a Grammy victory for "Best Pop Instrumental Album" and four #1 albums on Billboard's Jazz Albums listings, Botti joins the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for this PNC Pops performance under the direction of Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh.