While traditional print media seems slowly to be going the way of the 8-track, we're happy to note that Spin Magazine is in the midst of celebrating its 25th Anniversary. As a way of celebrating the milestone, the influential music mag, which has seen its ups and downs over the years, has announced that they will be curating a series of live music shows that will take place from July 26 - 30 in the mag's hometown of New York City. The music marathon, which totals [...]
Peter Gabriel's "Don't Give Up" has become something of a standard, the original version (featuring a Kate Bush duet) still our favorite over the countless remakes, most notably the 2005 Bono/Alicia Keys take for a World Aids Day fundraiser. (There's even a tepid, mis-directed version recorded with Midway State and one Lady Gaga last year.) For his new June 22 collaborative concept album The Imagine Project , Herbie Hancock offers his own version with vocals from John Legend and Pink . As with all Hancock works, this one is exceedingly [...]
Filed under: Video , Exclusive Want a treat? When you watch the video for Herbie Hancock 's new version of 'Space Captain' featuring singer Susan Tedeschi and her husband, Derek Trucks , on guitar, watch the video. Heck, put the sound on mute. Yeah, strange thing to ask for a music video that really is only in-studio footage of the musicians playing together, especially one with such supremely talented musicians as this. But it's the looks on these musicians' faces as they play together [...]
Herbie Hancock has a little experience performing with talented artists. For one, the jazz legend used to back-up Miles Davis . If that doesn't begin and end an artist's reume, then I don't know what would. But Hancock's resume is about to add a few more references that could cement Hancock's reputation as one of the most respected collaborative musicians of our time. The Imagine Project is ten songs recorded in ten locations around the world. Though cultures and languages may differ, music remains universal in bringing people together and Hancock explores this theme throughout [...]
Filed under: Around the World He happened to be in Mumbai anyway, part of a US State Department trek with students of the Thelonious Monk Institute to mark the 50th anniversary of an India journey Dr. Martin Luther King took there to study Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent approach to social action. He happened to be in the company of Chaka Khan , along with George Duke and Dee Dee Bridgewater . So he thought he'd take the opportunity to do a little recording session. "Since [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Paul McCartney is set to be honored by President Barack Obama in a June 2 ceremony at the White House, where the legendary rocker will be given the Gershwin Prize, a lifetime achievement award for contributions to pop music. The likes of Stevie Wonder , Elvis Costello , Emmylou Harris , Jack White and Dave Grohl will all pay tribute to Macca in an event that will be hosted by the President and First Lady [...]
At this late date, you'd certainly be well justified in assuming that Paul McCartney — sorry... Sir Paul McCartney — has been given just about every honor that could conceivably be offered to any musician. As it turns out, though, you'd be wrong. The Library of Congress has just announced that their Gershwin Prize for Popular Song - only the third one they've given so far - will be presented to ol' Macca himself on June 2. The proceedings will entail a full-on all-star concert a la the Kennedy Center honors, to take place at - wait [...]
Vamonos pa Guadalajara!!.. Party people! hay fiesta este Viernes, tocare junto al NINJA GAIDEN el favorito del público tapatío, con un set noventero ochentero lleno de spray! con el regreso de CATSISTER, rapeando sobre cualquier canción que le pongan., y lo mejor de todo... No Cover!. En esta fiesta vas encontrar los hits de los 80s y 90s, gente disfrazada como salida de los barrios bajos en L.A, o el príncipe del rap. ademas: concurso de breakdance!. Los esperamos este viernes 30 de abril en delisse café y para su mayor comodidad tendremos 2 barras llenas de los [...]
Toronto - The Toronto Jazz Festival lineup has been announced and its solid. This year blends exciting young talent with a number of old masters. It's interesting is to see some acts combining the old guard with the new generation. Jazz is a music built on tradition and continuity. The music of today is built by standing on the shoulders of the giants of yesterday. It's cool to see the baton being passed. Here's a sneak-peak: Stanley Clark Band featuring Hiromi - June 28 There is little doubt that bassist Stanley [...]
Sozzz for being slack this month, so much shit has been going on which is exciting but exhausting. Huge thanks to everyone who came down to the Death Strobe launch!! Let's just get some music happening. The latest C.O.M.B.i. record finally arrived for the second time after the first delivery was snapped in half :( so it's late but worth the wait. I really loved this track from How We Do In NYC, super stoked that it's out on its own for everyone's dancing pleasure. Huge peak-time disco mania. Eric is WAYYYY too good. [...]
Today is Herbie Hancock's 70th birthday and in honor of the great jazz/synth star, check out the teaser video for his upcoming release The Imagine Project . After the jump, you can enter your e-mail for the free track "The Song Goes On" -Mangtooth ------------------------------ ----- Filed under: LISTEN TO THIS , Music , Random , WATCH THIS Tagged: Herbie Hancock , The Imagine Project
After listening to Dam Funk album the past few weeks, and catching the dancealicious show at Ottobar, I kept thinking about Herbie Hancock. I got into Herbie after the Tibetan Freedom Festival back in 1996, and I think one of the main reasons his performance resonated with me was because I witnessed someone get struck by lightning during his show. But nonetheless, his set with the Headhunters was inspiring and I think I went home and dug into as many of his albums as I could get my hands on. Herbie Hancock ran the gamut of Jazz, Fusion [...]
Herbie Hancock – Chameleon Taken it all the way back to ‘75.
E' uno dei progetti più sofferti in campo cinematografico, quello della biografia sulla vita di Miles Davis . Sono stati tanti i tentativi di realizzarlo dalla morte del jazzista americano avvenuta nel 1991. Finalmente nel 2007 , si é pensato di rispolverare l'idea. L'idea é venuta a Don Cheadle, che é rimasto decisamente coinvolto nel progetto decidendo di dirigere e essere protagonista del biopic. Il Miles Davis interpretato da Cheadle non sconvolgerà la reale storia di Davis seguendo con rispetto le vicende umane del trombettista, e lasciando che l'aspetto musicale si presenti da solo. Ma [...]
"A blend of traditional Bazombo folk with gritty sound distortions that would make Jimi Hendrix proud... Dizzying, danceable and frenetic..." - Newsweek, USA Konono No. 1 encourages all to 'Assume Crash Position' with follow up to genre bending Congotronics 1 album via Crammed Discs on June 8th, 2010. Full North American tour set for July 2010. The band contributes to Herbie Hancock 's forthcoming album The Imagine Project . Recorded in their home domain [...]
“It’s been a long time coming, but we’re working on the script right now,” former Academy Award nominated actor Don Cheadle told Parade magazine recently of the long-overdue Miles Davis biopic, which he was previously reported to star in. Cheadle’s update that the project is gaining momentum is newsworthy enough, but, as a YRB interview (via the Playlist ) with Erin Davis and Vince Wilburn, Jr., Davis’ son and nephew respectively, proves, the details are truly where it’s at: “Herbie Hancock’s going to score it and Don Cheadle’s directing and starring,” said [...]
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock’s forthcoming film and album, The Imagine Project , features collaborations with over a dozen artists performing from their respective home countries, which span many regions of the planet. As AllAboutJazz.com reports , the likes of Jeff Beck, Oumou Sangare, Lionel Louke, Lisa Hannigan, Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, Pink, Seal, Susan Tedeschi, Juanes, Wayne Shorter, Chaka Khan, Anoushka Shankar (daughter of Ravi Shankar), and the Chieftains took part in recording sessions in Paris, London, Miami, [...]
POLARIZATION>RHYTHM MAGNET>WIND DOLPHIN Julian Priester and Marine Intrustion Polarization ECM : 1977 JP, trombone; Ron Stallings, tenor sax; Ray Obiedo, guitar; Curtis Clark, piano; Heshima Mark Williams, bass; Augusta Lee Collins, drums. In the alternate universe we inhabit when tired or otherwise deranged, there is a trombone hall of fame, presided over by Grachan Moncur III, George Lewis... and Julian Priester. (Albert Mangelsdorff mans the European branch; Roswell Rudd is awaiting his vote.) Priester has an [...]
Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project set for release June 22nd CD and documentary recorded around the globe and will be accompanied by tour dates to coincide with Hancock's 70th birthday Hancock joined by Anoushka Shankar, Seal, Pink, Jeff Beck, Konono No. l, Lionel Louke, Céu, Dave Matthews, Lisa Hannigan, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Chaka Khan, Tinariwen, The Chieftains, Marcus Miller, Wayne Shorter, Oumou Sangare, Juanes and more Herbie Hancock's 'The Imagine Project' , the new CD [...]
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