Herbie Hancock has forged a career that has pushed the envelope of jazz music and, in doing so, has reached a wider audience than any other jazz musician ever has. His 1973 album, Head Hunters, is the biggest selling jazz record in history. This...

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Hancock is one of jazz music's most important and influential pianists and composers. He embraced elements of rock, funk, and soul while adopting...

Nominees announced Thursday in top categories for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards:Record of the Year: "Irreplaceable," Beyonce; "The Pretender," Foo Fighters; "Umbrella," Rihanna featuring Jay-Z; "What Goes Around ... Comes Around," Justin Timberlake; "Rehab," Amy Winehouse.Album of the Year: "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," Foo...

A belated swinging 70th birthday party with an all-star guest list is planned for Nancy Wilson at this year's JVC Jazz Festival.The pop-jazz songstress, who turned 70 on Feb. 20, won her third Grammy Award earlier this year in the category of best jazz vocal...

One of the jazz world's foremost learning institutions will move here from Los Angeles, and those involved hope it will ensure the genre has a future in the city where it was born.The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is relocating its performance program from Los...