Herbie Hancock News

Sitar virtuosa Anoushka Shankar brings her new quintet to The Soraya for one night only! Tickets start at $42.

Good Mood Records is set to release 'RAIN,' a posthumous collection of songs by the late vocalist and songwriter Nora York. The album, produced by Emmy winner Jamie Lawrence, features a blend of contemporary jazz and pop music. Get ready for an innovative musical experience.

Burner Herzog (NYC) releases their new psych-pop album 'Random Person' on October 6th. The album features catchy tunes with big hooks and anthemic refrains. Check out the video for their track 'Metric Halo.'

This historic event, which marked the 20th anniversary of the iconic venue, featured Gustavo Dudamel and special guests, including the LA Phil’s Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie Hancock, dancer and choreographer Lucinda Childs, GRAMMY Award-winning R&B singer H.E.R. and violin soloist Geneva Lewis. Check out photos here!

Legendary guitarist, composer and improviser, Pat Metheny, returns to UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) to headline Royce Hall on Sunday, October 29 at 7 pm.

City Winery presents Kersten Stevens, queen of the violin, who will perform live with special guest 8x- Grammy award-winning bassist and one of the world's best jazz musicians and innovators, Christian McBride on Monday, November 27 at 7:30 pm. Learn more about the concert here!

Harlem Stage (Artistic Director and CEO Patricia Cruz) makes tickets available for its 40th Anniversary Season on Tuesday, September 5, and announces the full lineups for its Uptown Nights music series and the newly launched Uptown Nights Latin Music Series.

Maria Corsaro will present her new show 'I Could Get Used to This!' at Chelsea Table + Stage, Thursday, November 9th at 7:00 PM. 

Botti has been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades; he's collaborated with some of the biggest superstars in the world including Sting, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock, Yo-Yo Ma, and others.

Additional performances by Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Marc Rebillet, Sudan Archives, Fred Armisen, Lonnie Holley, Aja Monet, Pauli the PSM, Novena Carmel, Shabazz Palaces, Yrsa Daley-Ward with The Josh Craig, Acyde, Siobhan Bell, Kilo Kish, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Def Rain and pop-up performances by Feels Like Floating. 

The band is rounded out by drummer Jake Goldbas, drums, percussion (Dave Brubeck, Aretha Franklin, Christian McBride, and the Broadway productions of The Color Purple and Dear Evan Hansen), Jeff Hanley, bass (Will Bernard, Morgan James, Doug Wamble), Christian McGhee drums, percussion (Lauryn Hill, Billy Porter, AJ Mitchell), and more.

Todd Mosby's Land of Enchantment is a new album produced by Jeffrey Weber and features A-list musicians Tom Scott, Vinnie Colaiuta, Charlie Bisharat, Dapo Torimiro, and more.

Chicago's Cabaret Queen Denise Tomasello receives the prestigious Impresa Award from the JCCIA Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, honoring her accomplishments as a Chicago Italian-American woman. Tomasello is known for her versatile musical talent and engaging performances, making her the one and only Cabaret Queen of Chicago.

From the rock hewn churches of Ethiopia to the journeys of Black Pioneers westward, from Miss New York Transit 1957 to how the sunset appears from Harriet Jacobs’ loophole, Black Rainbows explores Black femininity, Spell Work, Inner Space/Outer Space, time collapse, ancestors and music as a vessel for transcendence.

Universal Preservation Hall is adding to their already hearty list of amazing acts coming in the 2023-2024 season. Learn more about the upcoming events here!

Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC), the cultural cornerstone and final public element of the World Trade Center site, will open with its first public performance on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.

One of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades, Chris Botti, comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts to perform for one memorable night, April 13, 2024. Learn more about the concert here!

 Ars Nova Workshop has announced its fall 2023 season, featuring more than two dozen acclaimed artists spanning the broad spectrum of exploratory and experimental music. Learn more about the upcoming lineup of events here!

For the first time ever – the complete Vince Guaraldi soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, the 10th animated Peanuts® special, from writer and creator Charles Schulz, director Bill Melendez and Phil Roman and producers Melendez and Lee Mendelson. The album includes the original recordings that comprise the thirteen song cues of the Special.

On the heels of a sizzling summer, The Music Center and its TMC Arts programming division, its resident company campus partners (Center Theatre Group, LA Opera, LA Phil and the Los Angeles Master Chorale) and Gloria Molina Grand Park are ready to embrace the fall season with an abundance of exciting and unique experiences for all Angelenos and visitors.