Reporter: Maria Jean Sullivan
'PHOTOS: Herbie Hancock Talks 'Possibilities' with Sasha Frere-Jones
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'EXCLUSIVE: Herbie Hancock, Saha Frere-Jones Talk 'Possibilities,' Flying Lotus, Miles Davis and Buster Williams at BAM
A classically trained pianist since the age of 7, Herbie Hancock did not predict his success would be in music, let alone the world of jazz. In fact, he went to college for engineering. To divulge how that pivotal change happened leading to his fourteen Grammy awards and his long anticipated memoir, 'Possibilities,' Hancock and New Yorker magazine critic Sasha Frere-Jones laid it all out in front of a nearly sold out audience on Wednesday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Rose Cinema as part of the Unbound: A Literary Series. -
'PHOTOS: Lang Lang Named HARMAN Global Brand Ambassador, Plays and Signs 'The Mozart Album' (Sony Classical) with Clayton Stephenson's 'Gargoyles'
Lang Lang was honored by audio mavens HARMAN last week for his ability to inspire millions to actively participate in music. Especially of the hi-definition kind.