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Jahari Stampley wins Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition
Pianist Jahari Stampley has won the $50,000 first prize at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition…
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Hancock to play Abbey Road set
Herbie Hancock will perform 'River: The Joni Letters' for the Live From Abbey Road series, joined by Corinne Bailey Rae on 26 June.…
New jazz awards announced
Herbie Hancock and Michael Buble each have three nominations at the first International Jazz Awards, held in Beverly Hills on 29 June, hosted by DL Hughley.…
Brits ratings up, complaints healthy
The Brits drew 6.1 million viewers, up 800,000 on 2007, and OfCom has received 43 complaints, mostly about bad language from Sharon Osbourne.…
Barack Obama set to music
Will.i.am has made a music video setting Barack Obama's 'yes we can' speech to music with Herbie Hancock, John Legend and Common, while John McCain has agreed to stop using John Mellencamp's music.…
Tribute concert planned for Oscar Peterson
Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson died on 23 December aged 82, and a tribute concert will be held in Toronto this weekend, with Herbie Hancock among those paying tribute.…
Jazz institute relocates to New Orleans
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is moving its performance classes from Los Angeles to New Orleans' Loyola University to help the city recover after Hurricane Katrina.…
Michael Brecker dies
Grammy-winning US jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker has died aged 57 after a long battle with myelodysplastic syndrome, having worked with many rock and pop stars.…
Aladar Pege dies
Hungarian double bass player Aladar Pege has died aged 67, credited with raising the profile of his instrument.…
CMU at the Edinburgh Festival
CMU shares reviews of jazz acts from the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, including the Daniel Karlsson Quintet, Colin Steele Quintet and Mike Hart International All Stars.…
Triptych festival line-up announced
Triptych has announced its fifth-year line-up across Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, headlined by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Candi Staton, Prince Buster and Herbie Hancock, with film screenings too.…
Duets are in fashion
Herbie Hancock is following Ray Charles with a duets album sold through Starbucks, while Jerry Lee Lewis is reportedly planning a collaborations album with several major rock names.…