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Herbie Hancock
Of all the performances I’ve seen at the nine Bonnaroos I’ve attended (“survived” might be a better word), none has surpassed Herbie Hancock in 2005. From the otherworldly opening strains of ’70s groove anthem “Watermelon Man” through the entire set, I felt like I was witnessing the history of jazz distilled into 90 minutes. After all, Hancock played on seminal recordings by Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Grant Green, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter and Hank Mobley (to name just a few); he explored the outer reaches of jazz psychedelia on Davis’ Live/Evil; he essentially created the jazz-funk genre with Head Hunters, a 1973 album whose reverberations are still being felt today; and he incorporated the burgeoning hip-hop movement in his classic 1983 synth-dance instrumental “Rockit,” which in turn provided some of hip-hop’s most popular samples. If past shows are any indication, his Schermerhorn performance — featuring bassist James Genus, guitarist Lionel Loueke and drummer Trevor Lawrence Jr. — will likely touch on all phases of his career.
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Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- 1 Symphony Place, Nashville Downtown TN 37201
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615-687-6500
- nashvillesymphony.org
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