Herbie Hancock

Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 8 p.m.

Tickets: $42 Public, $32 Seniors/OC Staff & Faculty, $12 Students; SOLD OUT
Location: Finney Chapel (directions)

Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his artistic explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. In addition to being recognized as a legendary pianist and composer, his illustrious career includes an Academy Award for his Round Midnight film score and 14 Grammy Awards, including 2008’s Album of the Year. Many of his compositions, including “Canteloupe Island,” “Maiden Voyage,” “Watermelon Man,” “Chameleon,” and “Rockit” are contemporary standards that have had a profound effect on all styles of modern music. Now in his fifth decade as a performing artist, Herbie Hancock remains where he has always been: in the forefront of world culture, technology and music.

“Herbie was the step after Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, and I haven’t heard anybody yet who has come after him.”

Miles Davis