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| Herbie Hancock at the Hollywood Bowl The jazz-piano giant turned 70 earlier this year, and to celebrate the occasion, he's playing the Bowl with an expansive group of pals such as neo-soul lady India.Arie, Colombian rocker Juanes and jam-band husband and wife Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. All those folks appear on The Imagine Project, Hancock's recently released follow-up to his Grammy-winning 2007 tribute to Joni Mitchell. Imagine hasn't stirred up the same interest, but it's got some deeply adventurous highlights, including a funky rendition of Bob Marley's "Exodus" that features help from Los Lobos, K'Naan and Tinariwen. Expect to hear material from the new album—along with older stuff like "Cantaloupe Island, " "Chameleon" and "Rockit"—at tonight's show, which marks the end of Hancock's first season as the L.A. Phil's creative chair for jazz. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |