Monday, January 26, 2015

Jazz greats Hancock, Corea announce first tour in 37 years

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JAN 23, 2015
NEW YORK – Jazz greats Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock share much in common, but the last time they toured together was 37 years ago when Jimmy Carter was in the White House and Sony had just introduced the Walkman.

The performers announced a world tour of duo piano concerts on Thursday. It kicks off March 14 in Seattle.


“Chick and I have always had an open door toward the possibility of touring again,” Hancock said in an email. “We both felt that enough time has passed since our last major tour in 1978, and considering all of the experiences we have had in music and in life, that this was the perfect time to pass through that doorway again.”

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