HERBIE HANCOCK AND BAND ANNOUNCE SUMMER/FALL TOUR DATES
April 18, 2017
First Extensive Full Band Tour Since 2011 Will Travel Across Europe and the U.S.; Fans Will Be Treated To A Taste Of New CD
Los Angeles, California. Herbie Hancock and his band will tour Europe and the U.S. extensively this Summer and Fall, making stops at the major European Jazz Festivals as well as New York’s Beacon Theatre, The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and The Monterey Jazz Festival, where Hancock will be honored at the annual Jazz Legends Gala. In addition, fans will be treated to a taste of Hancock’s much talked-about and highly-anticipated new album, a project that has been in the works for several years, along with music from throughout his celebrated career.
An all-star band featuring Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, James Genus on bass, Lionel Loueke on guitar (through Monterey) and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin will accompany Hancock on the road for the duration of the dates. For an exclusive look at the upcoming tour, please click on the link below:
Now in the sixth decade of his professional life, Herbie Hancock remains where he has always been: at the forefront of world culture, technology, business and music. In addition to being recognized as a legendary pianist and composer, Herbie Hancock has been an integral part of every popular music movement since the 1960’s. Hancock received an Academy Award for his Round Midnight film score and 14 Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year for “River: The Joni Letters.” He currently serves as Creative Chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and as Institute Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. In 2011 Hancock was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, received a Kennedy Center Honors Award in 2013 and a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2016. His memoirs, Herbie Hancock: Possibilities, have been published by Viking.
A complete list of tour dates is as follows:
EUROPE TOUR DATES:
6/26/17 Lviv, Ukraine, Alfa Jazz Festival
6/29/17 Paris, France, La Seine Musicale
7/1/17 Glyndebourne, UK, Love Supreme Festival
7/2/17 Montreux, Switzerland, Montreux Jazz Festival – Stravinsky Hall
7/4/17 Vienna, Austria, Vienna Jazz Festival
7/6/17 Wadowice, Poland, Mlyn Jazz Festival Wadowice
7/7/17 Gent, Belgium, Gent Jazz Festival
7/8/17 Rotterdam, The Netherlands, North Sea Jazz Festival
7/9/17 Segré, France, Saveurs Jazz Festival
7/10/17 Stuttgart, Germany, Jazzopen. (More)
7/12/17 Vienne, France, Jazz a Vienne
7/13/17 Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen Jazz Festival
7/14/17 Pori, Finland, Pori Jazz Festival
7/17/17 Nice, France, Nice Jazz Festival
7/19/17 Molde, Norway, Molde Jazz Festival
7/20/17 Reykjavik, Iceland, Harpa Hall
7/22/17 Amarante, Portugal, Mimo Festival
7/23/17 Freiburg, Germany, Zelt Music Festival
7/24/17 San Sebastian, Spain, Auditorio Kursaal (TBD)
7/26/17 TBD
7/28/17 Marseille, France, Jazz des Five Continents
7/29/17 Marciac, France, Marciac Jazz Festival
US TOUR DATES:
8/6/17 Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie Theatre
8/7/17 New York, NY, Beacon Theatre
8/8/17 Washington, DC, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
8/10/17 St. Louis, MO,
8/11/17 Kansas City, MO, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
8/14/17 Denver, CO, Denver Botanic Gardens
8/16/17 Albuquerque, NM, Kiva Auditorium
8/17/17 Mesa, AZ, Ikeda Theatre at Mesa Arts Center
8/19/17 Stateline, NV, Montbleu Resort Casino
8/20/17 Salt Lake City, UT, Red Butte Gardens
8/23/17 Hollywood, CA, Hollywood Bowl (w/ Kamasi Washington Supporting)
9/15/17 Monterey, CA, Monterey Jazz Festival
9/17/17 Monterey, CA, Monterey Jazz Festival (Duo w/ Chick Corea)
Additional dates to be announced shortly.