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CAL PERFORMANCES PRESENTS

Herbie Hancock, & Directions In Music: Our Times Tuesday, February 8, 2005, 8 pm Zellerbach Hall

Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone Roy Hargrove, , bass , drums

Tonight’s performance will be announced from the stage and will be approximately 90 minutes in length, with no intermission.

This performance has been made possible in part by the Friends of Cal Performances.

Cal Performances thanks the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Wallace Foundation, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation for their generous support.

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Directions in Music, featuring Herbie Hancock, This follow-up program, Directions In Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove, has again Music: “Our Times,” focuses on the theme of emerged to explore the contemporary idiom contemporary composers who have influenced and the composers who shaped it. After garnering the progression of the continuous jazz vernacular. international success in 2001-02 for their sold- Utilizing the ideology of a diverse range of artists out Directions in Music tour celebrating the 75th including Hancock, , McCoy Tyner, anniversaries of John Coltrane and , the Chick Corea, , Stevie Wonder and group received numerous accolades including two the late , Directions In Music: “Our Grammy Awards in 2003 for their live recording Times” is a natural evolution in exploration and Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall. performance from three of the strongest living voices in jazz today.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Herbie Hancock (piano) is an icon of modern Hancock to Alfred Lion of , and music. His unmistakeable voice transcends after two years of session work with the likes of limitations. In fact, his success at expanding the Phil Woods and Oliver Nelson, Hancock signed to of musical thought has placed him in the legendary label as a solo artist. His 1963 debut the annals of this century’s visionaries. Hancock’s album, Takin’ Off, was an immediate success, creative path has moved fluidly between almost producing “Watermelon Man,” an instant hit on every development in acoustic and electronic jazz jazz and R&B radio. and R&B since 1960. Also in 1963, Hancock received the call that was He won the 1987 Academy Award for his to change his life and fix his place in jazz history. soundtrack to the film Round Midnight. He He was invited to join the . has won eight Grammy Awards in the past two During his five years with Davis, Hancock and his decades, including three for his 1998 classic colleagues thrilled audiences and recorded classic Gershwin’s World. Underlying these and countless after classic, including albums like ESP, Nefertiti other awards is the fact that there are few artists in and Sorcerer. Most jazz critics and fans regard this the entire music industry who have gained more group, which also included Wayne Shorter (tenor respect and cast more influence than he has. As the sax), (bass) and (drums) immortal Miles Davis said in his autobiography: as the greatest small jazz group of the 1960s. Even “Hancock was the step after Bud Powell and after he left Davis’s group, Hancock continued to , and I haven’t heard anybody appear on their groundbreaking recordings In A yet who has come after him.” Silent Way and Bitches Brew, which heralded the Born in Chicago in 1940, Hancock was a child birth of jazz-fusion. piano prodigy who performed a Mozart piano After leaving Miles Davis in 1968, Hancock concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra stepped full-time into the new electronic jazz- at age 11. He began playing jazz in high school, that was sweeping the world. In 1973 Headhunters, initially influenced by and Bill the second LP in his new deal with Columbia Evans. Also at this time, an additional passion for Records, became jazz’s first platinum album. With electronic science began to develop. As a result, its Sly Stone-influenced hit single “Chameleon,” he took a double major in music and electrical this album (and its follow-up Thrust) signaled, that engineering at Grinnell College. Herbie Hancock would not be pigeonholed. In 1960, when Hancock was 20, he was In 1983 a new pull to the alternative side discovered by trumpeter , who led Hancock to a series of collaborations with asked him to join his group. Byrd also introduced Bill Laswell. The first, Future Shock, again struck

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Groups of 10 or more save 15% ABOUT THE ARTISTS platinum, as the single “Rockit” rocked the dance frontline of pianist/composer ’s and R&B charts, winning a Grammy for Best quintet. The following year, the siblings branched R&B Instrumental. off to form the , one of the most Hancock signed to the Polygram Label Group innovative and successful jazz-funk fusion bands of in 1994 and moved on to Polygram’s Verve label. the decade. Michael and Randy also operated the The crowning achievement of Hancock’s Verve popular downtown Manhattan jazz club, Seventh years thus far has been Gershwin’s World. Recorded Avenue South. Jam sessions with keyboardist/vibes and released in 1998, this masterwork brought player Mike Maineiri, Eddie Gomez, and artists from all over the musical spectrum together drummer led to the formation of Steps in a celebration of George Gershwin. Gershwin’s Ahead. With later replacing Gadd, World won three Grammies in 1999 the all-star quartet recorded seven albums while In 1996 Hancock founded the Rhythm Of ascending to worldwide acclaim. Life Foundation, whose mission is to help narrow Brecker has recorded and performed with a the gap between those technologically empowered virtual Who’s Who of jazz and pop giants in the and those who are not, and to find ways to help ‘70s and ‘80s, including McCoy Tyner, Herbie technology improve humanity. Hancock, Chick Corea, , George Hancock also holds several prominent artistic Benson, , , Joni and cultural appointments. Since 1991 he has Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius, Paul Simon, Frank been the Distinguished Artist in Residence at Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, , Pat Jazz Aspen Snowmass in Colorado. Hancock also Metheny and . He cut his first record serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the as a leader in 1987. Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. The solo debut, Michael Brecker, was voted As he enters his fifth decade of professional “Jazz Album of the Year” in both Down Beat and life, Herbie Hancock remains where he has always Jazziz magazines. Its follow-up, Don’t Try This At been: in the forefront of world culture, technology, Home, garnered Brecker his first Grammy. After business and music. investigating new rhythmic concepts on 1990’s Now You See It ... Now You Don’t, and subsequently being a featured soloist on tour for a year-and-a- Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) is an eleven- half with Paul Simon, Brecker reunited with his time Grammy-winner, and the first to win both brother for 1992’s Return of the Brecker Brothers. “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance” and “Best The Breckers’Out of the Loop (1994) and Michael’s Jazz Instrumental Solo” two years in a row. As a (1997) put additional result of his stylistic and harmonic innovations, Grammys on the saxophonist’s shelf, leading to his Brecker is among the most studied instrumentalists being named “Best Soloist of the Year” by JazzLife in music schools throughout the world today. and “Jazz Man of the Year” by Swing Journal. At Brecker was born into a musical household in about the same time, Brecker appeared on Herbie Philadelphia in 1949, where his father played jazz Hancock’s The New Standard (Verve) and McCoy on the record player and took him and his older Tyner’s Infinity (Impulse!), followed by extensive brother Randy to see Miles Davis, Thelonious touring with each piano titan. Monk and Duke Ellington. While Randy took In 1998 Brecker released the album Two Blocks up trumpet, Michael began on clarinet and alto From the Edge, and 1999 marked the arrival of sax and then, moved by the genius of Coltrane, Brecker’s (featuring Metheny, switched to tenor sax in high school. After organist , and drummers Elvin studying, as did his brother, at the University of Jones, Jeff “Tain” Watts and ). Brecker’s Indiana, Brecker moved to , landing seventh solo album, Nearness of You: The Ballad work with several bands before co-founding the Book, featured a dream ensemble of fellow jazz pioneering jazz-rock group Dreams in 1970. giants—, Herbie Hancock, Charlie In 1973, Brecker joined his brother in the Haden and Jack DeJohnette—who had never

20 CAL PERFORMANCES ABOUT THE ARTISTS before recorded an album together. Produced by York City’s New School completed his academic Metheny, with legendary singer-songwriter James training. At Berklee, Roy met saxophonist An- Taylor adding his voice on two tracks, Nearness of tonio Hart and pianist Geoff Keezer, both of You was named “Record of the Year,” and Brecker whom would perform on his debut album. was named “Artist of the Year” in both the Critics’ In addition Hargrove has been involved in a and Readers’ Polls of Japan’s Swing Journal, which number of side projects ranging from T. S. Monk’s has the largest circulation of any jazz magazine in Monk on Monk recording to pop star D’Angelo’s the world. It also won two Grammys. new album Voodoo. (Hargrove, who says that funk Brecker began 2003 creating his first large and R&B have always been an integral part of his ensemble record. features the 15-piece music education, also went on the road with the Michael Brecker Quindectet, and the album has singer to kick off his Voodoo tour.) He has also appeared on dozens of “Best Jazz Records of the toured in a trumpet summit with , Year” lists and won two Grammys in 2004. and and has released Brecker’s accomplishments assure that his critically acclaimed recordings for Verve including career will forever be intertwined with the history the 1998 Grammy award winning Habana with of music. Jazziz magazine said it best: “You’ll his band Roy Hargrove’s Crisol. find no better example of stylistic evolution than Michael Brecker, inarguably the most influential Scott Colley’s (bass) forceful lines, graceful touch, tenor stylist of the last 25 years.” assured sense of swing and sensitive support have made him the bassist of choice for a variety of jazz Roy Hargrove (trumpet/flugelhorn) has emerged as greats. Guitarist and pianist Andrew Hill one of the most influential artists leading to the have regularly relied on Colley to supply a firm yet resurgence of acoustic Jazz. Hargrove’s clean, soulful interactive foundation for their respective groups. stylings punctuated with dazzling solo flourishes Since arriving in New York in 1988, Colley has are the result of his unique interpretation of many supplied rich tones and driving momentum behind forms of music encountered throughout his life. a variety of players from guitarists , Pat He has been recording as a leader for more than a Metheny and John Scofield to saxophonists Joe decade, issuing four CDs on Novus before signing Lovano, and Clifford Jordan, pianists with Verve in 1993. No musician on today’s scene Herbie Hancock, and Edward has kept alive the spirit of the after-hours jam Simon, and drummers Bill Stewart, session as vigorously as Roy Hargrove. and . He has appeared on more than 70 Born Oct 16, 1969 in Waco, Texas, he was albums, including recent sessions with drummer exposed to music at an early age, ranging from the (Ben Perowsky Trio, Jazz Key), tenor Gospel to Soul, R & B and blues. A performance saxophonist Chris Potter (Vertigo, Concord), by Ray Charles band saxophonist David “Fathead” pianist (Art & Soul, Blue Note), Newman at his junior high greatly influenced his saxophonist Donny McCaslin (Seen From Above, interest in improvisation and melody. His career Arabesque), LAN Xang (Hidden Gardens, Naxos), direction took shape during a high school workshop Greg Osby (The Invisible Hand, Blue Note) and visit from Wynton Marsalis. Marsalis recognized country blues icon Taj Mahal (Tangled Up in Blues- the young trumpet player’s talent and asked him The Music of Bob Dylan, Columbia). to sit in with his band. With Marsalis’ initial help, As a bandleader, Colley has showcased his Hargrove was soon performing at Fort Worth’s considerable skills as a composer-arranger in trio, Caravan of Dreams Performing Arts Center with quartet and sextet settings, beginning with his jazz luminaries , Dizzy Gillespie 1996 debut Portable Universe (Freelance ), 1997’s and Herbie Hancock. A European tour with Frank This Place (SteepleChase), 1998’s Subliminal (Criss Morgan would follow before Roy even graduated Cross) and a 2000 trio release The Magic Line with high school. An abbreviated stay at Boston’s Berklee Bill Stewart and Chris Potter (Arabesque). College of Music and subsequent transfer to New Born on November 24, 1963 in Los Angeles,

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Colley began studying bass at age 11. At 13, her grandfather, Matt Carrington, who had played he began studying with while with Fats Waller and Chuck Berry. After studying simultaneously woodshedding with Paul Chambers privately for three years, she played her first major and Charles Mingus records and playing standards performance at the Wichita Jazz Festival with two nights a week at a jam session in Pasadena. By . Shortly afterward she received a full age 16 he discovered the music of Jaco Pastorius and scholarship at age 11 to . From 1979 through 1981 Colley where she started playing with such people as played duo gigs around L.A. with the great pianist- , Mike Stern, , composer . In 1984 he was granted Greg Osby and others. She also studied under a full scholarship to the California Institute for the master drum instructor Alan Dawson and before Arts, where he focused on composition and jazz turning 17 made a private recording entitled TLC studies while also studying privately with Charlie and Friends, with , , Haden and classical bassist Fred Tinsley, of the Los and her dad, Sonny Carrington. Angeles Philharmonic. In 1986 he began touring Throughout high school Carrington traveled and recording with jazz vocal legend Carmen across the country doing clinics at schools and McRae. He graduated Cal Arts in 1988 and soon colleges and in 1983, encouraged by her mentor after moved to New York City. Jack DeJohnette, moved to New York and started While continuing to work with Ms. McRae working with , James Moody, Lester through 1990, he also made US and European Bowie, , Cassandra Wilson tours with Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Jordan, Roy and . In 1989 she moved to Los Hargrove and . From 1991 to 1995 he Angeles where she became the drummer for the performed and recorded with many bands including Arsenio Hall Show. She has also toured the globe John Scofield, , , with Mike Stern, Joe Sample, , Herbie Billy Hart, Mike Stern and Phil Woods. From Hancock and her spiritual mentor, Wayne Shorter. 1996 to 1998 his work included the celebrated Her debut release on Polygram, Real Life Story, “Grand Slam” tour with , Jim Hall and was nominated for a Grammy Award and featured and a separate band featuring Toots Carlos Santana, , John Scofield, Thielemans, , Billy Hart and Grover Washington, Jr. and Gerald Albright. Kenny Werner; European tours with Lost Tribe; Recently she has concentrated her efforts on writing trio concerts with and ; and producing with various artists including Gino trio and duo engagements with Jim Hall; various Vannelli, Dianne Reeves, Siedah Garrett, Marilyn gigs in quartets led by Chris Potter, Renee Rosnes Scott and Danish pop singers Stig Rossen and and ; extensive work with Andrew Hill’s Monique. Her production of Dianne Reeves’ “Another Point of Departure” sextet; and tours Grammy-nominated CD, That Day, hovered at with avant-groovesters LAN Xang, a cooperative the top of the charts for many months. Carrington group with saxophonists and Donny was also the drummer on the late night TV show, McCaslin and drummer . In the VIBE, hosted by Sinbad. In 1998, she recorded, past year he has performed with Pat Metheny, along with Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Chris Potter, LAN Xang, Steps Herbie Hancock’s CD, Gershwin’s World and has Ahead and his own trio. toured with both his electric and acoustic bands. Her latest solo CD, Jazz Is A Spirit (ACT Music Terri Lyne Carrington (drums) was born in label), has enjoyed considerable media attention Medford, Massachusetts, in 1965 and was a and critical acclaim in the European and Japanese child prodigy, jamming with jazz veterans Dizzy markets. Carrington endorses Yamaha Drums, Gillespie, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Oscar Peterson, Zildjian Cymbals & Sticks, and Remo Drum Joe Williams and many more. At age 7 she was Heads. given her first set of drums, which had belonged to

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