Considered one of the greatest living musicians, Herbie Hancock will kick off the Virginia Arts Festival’s fall season this weekend at Chrysler Hall.
Hampton native James Genus will play bass with the 84-year-old Hancock, whose performance will take fans through his decades-long career.
Hancock is known for his work in funk, jazz and rock that started in the 1960s. Since then, he’s earned 34 Grammy nominations (winning 14 of them), an Academy Award and the Virginia Arts Festival said he’s “at the forefront of world culture, technology, business and music.”
WHRO’s Jae Sinnett recently tracked Hancock’s career in an episode of The R&B Chronicles, where he said Hancock has “worn many artistic hats” in his career.
Sinnett calls Hancock’s work in the 1970s “landscape-changing” funk music. Hear Sinnett’s personal Hancock picks in a recent episode of The R&B Chronicles:
Herbie Hancock performs at Chrysler Hall on Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more information are online through the Virginia Arts Festival.
WHRO’s CEO and President Bert Schmidt and Vice President of News Maurice Jones are members of the Virginia Arts Festival Board of Directors. Schmidt and Jones do not make editorial decisions.
