Herbie Hancock on Apr 17, 2024 | UCSB Arts & Lectures

“Hancock shows that it is possible to play the same songs for over 40 years and still find meaning within the notes, stretching and bending them into new shapes.” The Guardian (U.K.)

Experience a night under the spell of Herbie Hancock, jazz’s most versatile and influential keyboard player. As pianist for Miles Davis in the mid-1960s, Hancock helped pioneer a groundbreaking new sound in jazz. A trained engineer, he was among the first bop players to explore the potential of electric instruments and combine jazz with funk and rock. Hancock has garnered a Kennedy Center Honor, an Academy Award for his Round Midnight film score and 14 Grammys, including a prestigious Album of the Year for his 2007 tribute River: The Joni Letters. 

Herbie Hancock, piano, keyboards
Terence Blanchard, trumpet
Devin Daniels, saxophone
James Genus, bass
Trevor Lawrence, Jr., drums
Chris Potter, saxophone