As a consequence of the global COVID-pandemic, Herbie Hancock and his crew decided to cancel or postpone all of their European dates.
This is also the case for Hancock's planned concerts at this year's cancelled Copenhagen Jazz Festival, both of which have been postponed to new dates in 2021 – July 6 & 7.
All current ticket-holders will be able to use their tickets for these new dates. If the tickets are issued for July 7 2020, they will grant you admission to July 6 2021, while tickets for July 8 2020 will grant you admission to the concert on July 7 2021. All seating as well as the concerts' start times and the venue (Koncertsalen) remains the same.
If any ticket-holders are unable to attend these new dates at Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2021, a full refund is possible. Expect a message in your mailbox regarding refunds and these new dates very soon.
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Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. With an illustrious career spanning six decades and 14 Grammy® Awards, including Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, and an Academy Award for the Round Midnight film score, he continues to amaze audiences across the globe.
There are few artists in the music industry who have had more influence on acoustic and electronic jazz and R&B than Herbie Hancock. As the immortal Miles Davis said in his autobiography, "Herbie was the step after Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, and I haven't heard anybody yet who has come after him."
Born in Chicago in 1940, Herbie was a child piano prodigy who performed a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11. He began playing jazz in high school, initially influenced by Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans. He also developed a passion for electronics and science, and double-majored in music and electrical engineering at Grinnell College.
In 1960, Herbie was discovered by trumpeter Donald Byrd. After two years of session work with Byrd as well as Phil Woods and Oliver Nelson, he signed with Blue Note as a solo artist. His 1963 debut album, 'Takin' Off', was an immediate success, producing the hit "Watermelon Man."
In 1963, Miles Davis invited Herbie to join the Miles Davis Quintet. During his five years with Davis, Herbie and his colleagues Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums) recorded many classics, including 'ESP', 'Nefertiti' and 'Sorcerer'. Later on, Herbie appeared on Davis' groundbreaking 'In a Silent Way.'
Herbie's own solo career blossomed on Blue Note, with classic albums including 'Maiden Voyage', 'Empyrean Isles', and 'Speak Like a Child'. He composed the score to Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film 'Blow Up', which led to a successful career in feature film and television music.
After leaving Davis, Herbie put together a new band called The Headhunters and, in 1973, recorded 'Head Hunters.' With its crossover hit single "Chameleon," it became the first jazz album to go platinum. By mid-decade, Herbie was playing for stadium-sized crowds all over the world and had no fewer than four albums in the pop charts at once. In total, Herbie had 11 albums in the pop charts during the 1970s. His '70s output inspired and provided samples for generations of hip-hop and dance music artists. Herbie also stayed close to his love of acoustic jazz in the '70s, recording and performing with VSOP (reuniting him with his Miles Davis colleagues), and in duet settings with Chick Corea and Oscar Peterson.
In 1980, Herbie introduced the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to the world as a solo artist, producing his debut album and touring with him as well. In 1983, a new pull to the alternative side led Herbie to a series of collaborations with Bill Laswell. The first, 'Future Shock', again struck platinum, and the single "Rockit" rocked the dance and R&B charts, winning a Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental. Herbie also won an Oscar in 1986 for scoring the film "'Round Midnight", in which he also appeared as an actor.
In 2007, Hancock recorded and released 'River: The Joni Letters', a tribute to longtime friend and collaborator Joni Mitchell featuring Wayne Shorter, guitarist Lionel Loueke, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and co-produced by Larry Klein. He enlisted vocalists Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza, Leonard Cohen and Mitchell herself to perform songs she wrote or was inspired by. The album garnered three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year; Herbie is one of only a handful of jazz musicians ever to receive that honor.
Now in the sixth decade of his professional life, Herbie Hancock remains where he has always been: in the forefront of world culture, technology, business and music. Though one can't track exactly where he will go next, he is sure to leave his inimitable imprint wherever he lands.
Idet stort set alle europæiske og amerikanske musikfestivaler er blevet aflyst denne sommer, så har Herbie Hancock valgt at rykke hele sin sommerturné til sommeren 2021.
Det betyder, at Herbie vender stærkt tilbage til Copenhagen Jazz Festival og DR Koncerthuset i juli 2021. De gamle billetter gælder automatisk til juli 2021:
Billet til 7/7, 2020:
Har man billet til 7/7, 2020 gælder denne nu automatisk til 6/7, 2021 (samme sædeallokering). Tidspunktet for koncertstart er uændret, nemlig kl. 20:00 - og koncerten finder stadig sted i Koncertsalen, DR Koncerthuset.
Billet til 8/7, 2020:
Har man billet til 8/7, 2020 gælder denne nu automatisk til 7/7, 2021 (samme sædeallokering). Tidspunktet for koncertstart er uændret, nemlig kl. 20:00 - og koncerten finder stadig sted i Koncertsalen, DR Koncerthuset.
Er man forhindret i at deltage i juli 2021, bliver der mulighed for at få pengene tilbage. Alle nuværende billethavere får nærmere (og direkte) besked omkring dette via email. Tak for tålmodigheden!
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Få artister i musikhistorien har som Herbie Hancock (f. 1940) haft større indflydelse på krydsfeltet mellem akustisk og elektronisk jazz, hiphop og r’n’b. Som hans tidligere læremester Miles Davis udtrykte det: “Herbie var skridtet videre fra Bud Powell og Thelonius Monk, men jeg har ikke hørt nogen, der kunne træde i hans fodspor.”
Hancock nyder pionerstatus efter seks årtiers konstant udforskning af jazzen, hvilket har ført ham igennem flere markante stilskift – som pianist, komponist, producer og keyboard-innovator. I 1962 debuterede han med albummet “Takin' Off”, der kickstartede hans solokarriere på Blue Note. Samtidig var han en del af Miles Davis’ berømte anden kvintet 1964-68 og Miles’ elektriske periode omkring 1969-72, hvor Davis sammen med bl.a. Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin og Chick Corea revolutionerede fusionsjazzen.
Herbie Hancock fortsatte sin rejse som frontløber for den elektriske jazz på et både kosmisk og afrofuturistisk bagtæppe. I 70’erne udgav han enormt populære albums med Mwandishi og Headhunters, hvis selvbetitlede plade blev det første jazzalbum nogensinde til at få platin. I midten af årtiet spillede Herbie Hancock stadionkoncerter over hele verden og havde ikke mindre end fire albums på hitlisterne – samtidigt. Hancock blev i 70’erne og 80’erne et ikon, og han er forblevet en stor inspiration for hiphoppen og den elektroniske musik i generationerne frem til i dag. Hans musik bliver samplet overalt, og han har indspillet med det nye årtusindes stjerner som Robert Glasper, Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, Snoop Dogg og Thundercat.
Men Herbie Hancock har også holdt fast i den akustiske jazz. Midt i 70’ernes kunstneriske og teknologiske nybrud indspillede han V.S.O.P. (der genforenede ham med vennerne fra Davis’ kvintet) og udgav banebrydende duoplader med Chick Corea og Oscar Peterson. I 1980 producerede han tidens nye stjerne Wynton Marsalis’ debutalbum, og han har skrevet musik til film, hvoraf hans soundtrack til ‘Round Midnight sikrede ham en Oscar. I 2008 stod Herbie Hancock bag hyldestalbummet “River: The Joni Letters”, der vandt Grammyen for Album of the Year som det i øvrigt kun andet jazzalbum nogensinde – det første siden “Getz/Gilberto” i 1965.
Foruden en lang række hæderspriser, 14 Grammyer og en Oscar er Herbie Hancock udnævnt som UNESCO-ambassadør, NEA Jazz Master og æresprofessor på Harvard. Hans fantastiske diskografi tæller så forskellige hits som “Watermelon Man”, “Cantaloupe Island”, “Maiden Voyage”, “Chameleon”, “I Thought It Was You”, og “Rockit”.
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