Living legend Herbie Hancock has wrapped up a string of North American tour dates that included a recent show at The Lyric Baltimore.
Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the concert!
This article is adapted from a press release.
On Sept. 28 at The Lyric, Herbie played keyboards and piano while joined by a band consisting of Lionel Loueke, James Genus, Terrance Blanchard, and Justin Tyson.
With a career spanning seven decades and a staggering 14 GRAMMY awards, few artists have had more influence on modern music than Herbie Hancock. The creative force behind timeless classics like “Cantaloupe Island,” “Chameleon,” and “Rockit,” Hancock’s genre-transcending appeal and unmistakable style have cemented his status as “today’s greatest living artist,” as extolled by The Washington Post. 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.” He has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice, amazing audiences across the globe.
Watch Herbie Hancock perform “Chameleon” live at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2010 via YouTube:
Herbie Hancock remains where he has always been: at the forefront of world culture, technology, business and music. Herbie Hancock has been an integral part of every popular music movement since the 1960s. As a member of the Miles Davis Quintet that pioneered a groundbreaking sound in jazz, he also developed new approaches on his own recordings, followed by his work in the ’70s – with record-breaking albums such as “Headhunters” – that combined electric jazz with funk and rock in an innovative style that continues to influence contemporary music. “Rockit” and “Future Shock” marked Hancock’s foray into electronic dance sounds; during the same period he also continued to work in an acoustic setting with V.S.O.P.
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, and two 2011 Grammy Awards for the globally collaborative CD, The Imagine Project.
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Here are some photos of Herbie Hancock performing at The Lyric Baltimore on Sept. 28, 2024. All photos copyright and courtesy of Steve Satzberg.
