Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

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  Producer behind fun. takes center stage at Grammys

  When music producer Jeff Bhasker — the mastermind behind fun.'s breakthrough — had thoughts of becoming a musician, the high school student in the ... 

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  Unexpected inaugural moments make history, too

  The inauguration of a U.S. president is traditionally a highly scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals and planning ... 

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  Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria feels like a winner

  Bobby Sanabria already feels like a winner. The Latin jazz musician, who led the protest against the Recording Academy when it downsized from 109 to ... 

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  Sitar maker: Ravi Shankar's legacy inspires others

  The walls of Sanjay Sharma's music shop are lined with gleaming string instruments and old photographs of legendary musicians. Beatles George ... 

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  Dave Brubeck, legend who helped define jazz, dies

  You don't have to be a jazz aficionado to recognize "Take Five," the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that instantly evokes swinging ... 

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  Musician friends celebrate Thielemans' 90 years

  Jazz harmonica virtuoso Toots Thielemans quipped that his legs don't work but his mouth does after he was pushed onstage in a wheelchair to a standing ... 

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  Grammy winner Carlos Santana has book deal

  Carlos Santana is ready for the ultimate riff: a memoir. The Grammy-winning superstar has an agreement with Little, Brown and Co. to tell his life ...