Discovered by trumpeter Donald Byrd at the start of the 60s, Hancock signed to Blue Note Records, and wrote jazz standards including Watermelon Man, Cantaloupe Island and Maiden Voyage.

Legendary British rock band Queen, US jazz musician Herbie Hancock and Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan won Sweden's 2025 Polar Music ... Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon ...

Herbie Hancock on 80 years of playing the piano and being this year's recipient of the Polar Music Prize.

Artstart, the band Mar Dizon formed with Pido Lalimarmo after they both left Side A, will hold a one-night performance on March 15 at Music ... Corea, Herbie Hancock (“Cantaloupe Island ...

Herbie Hancock on Cocks in His Audience: ‘That Means Your Music Is Dead’It’s always ladies’ night on Cantaloupe Island.

Herbie Hancock is using his octogenarian ... “that means your music is dead.” Hancock, in turn, was told this by his old friend Miles Davis back in the ’60s — although he was a bit ...

British rock band Queen, American jazz legend Herbie Hancock, and Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan are the 2025 recipients of the Polar Music Prize. The three acts will be presented ...

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock has said he is “thrilled, surprised and humbled” after being awarded the Polar Music Prize. The 84-year-old received the gong, which celebrates the power and ...

A CHAPTER THAT WILL BE DEFINED BY INNOVATION, EDUCATION, AND THE LASTING LEGACY OF ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC FIGURES IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC, HERBIE HANCOCK. THE INSTITUTE OF JAZZ WILL BE AT NORTH HIGH ...

Credit: Polar Music Prize/Marco Borggreve Odds are you’ve heard of Queen and Herbie Hancock and – if you’re partial to contemporary classic music – chances are you’re up to speed with ...

British band Queen, US jazz legend Herbie Hancock and Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan have all been awarded the Polar Music Prize for 2025. Founded by Abba publisher, lyricist and manager Stig ...