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Nov 07, 2014 possibilities during more than a halfcentury in the public eye, herbie hancock has been acclaimed as a jazz pianist and composer and an explorer of new musical forms. Teresa heinz kerry pose for a photo with the 20 kennedy center honorees shirley maclaine, martina arroyo, billy joel, carlos santana, and herbie hancock at the u. In a conversational tone, hancock recalls his work with miles davis, his own groups, and offers. Appearing on landmark recordings with miles davis as well as his own band in the 1960s, hancock memorably scaled. Herbie, he told me, you better start writing your book before you start forgetting all these incidents and names.
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