Herbie Hancock’s 1983 single “Rockit” is perhaps the most influential record of the period because its use of scratching established the DJ as one of the key pillars of the song. The 1990s ...

Tomorrow, April 30, is International Jazz Day, a world holiday for a jazz legend such as Herbie Hancock. And Hancock is treating it as such, hosting an international party to celebrate the music ...

Of course, none cast a shadow a tenth as long as Herbie Hancock, one of the world’s most famous improvisers. “Someone is saying jazz is dead? I think the person who said that is dead already!” ...

Jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter join StarTalk’s Neil deGrasse Tyson to talk about the languages of their crafts. 8 min read This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National ...