Herbie heads for UK tour

JAZZ legend Herbie Hancock — who celebrated a double Grammy win this year — is heading to the UK for the first time in two years.

His album “River: The Joni Letters” won the 2008 Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album and Album of the Year.

The jazz pianist has inspired generations of musicians over his 50-year career.

As part of Miles Davis’s “second great quintet”, Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesisers and funk.

Catch him live at the Bridgewater Hall on Sunday.

Visit www.herbiehancock.com to find out more about one of the world’s greatest jazz artists.