Quincy Jones, Joni Mitchell and Wayne Shorter in an all-star Herbie Hancock concert

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in association with The Recording Academy has announced a very special All-Star Tribute Concert honoring Herbie Hancock. The concert will take place October 28th at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywoood, CA.Among the All-Stars scheduled to take part in the concert: Sting, Joni Mitchell, Chris Botti, Terence Blanchard, Al Jarreau , George Benson, Wayne Shorter, Clark Terry, Chaka Khan, Roy Hargrove, Nancy Wilson and George Duke with special guest Quincy Jones.Tickets are priced from $35 to $150 from http://www.herbiehancock.com/newsletter/lt.php?id=Lk8EVwQAUlxLVVMeXgJXCg%3D%3D with special VIP reception and dinner packages available at $1,000 by calling Levy, Pazanti and Associates at (310) 201-5033.


November Tour with Sonya Kitchell

Following this amazing show, Herbie will join forces with band members Vinnie Colaiuta, Nathan East and Lionel Loueke along with special guest 17-year old vocalist Sonya Kitchell (photo by Adriano Fagundes) for a November tour celebrating the release of "River: The Joni Letters."

In choosing Sonya for the tour, Herbie had this to say:
"When Sonya and I first met at one of her performances last year, I was blown away by her professionalism, her grace and, of course, her amazing voice. We brought her in to perform Joni's 'All I Want' for 'River,' and I was sold. She's definitely one to watch, and I'm thrilled she can join us for the West Coast dates."

"River", Herbie's latest album, has topped Soundscan's Contemporary Jazz chart for two weeks. Sonya's performance of "All I Want" appears exclusively on the Amazon.com version of the collection.

Here's where to catch Herbie and the band in November:

11/8/07 - Fairfield Center for the Performing Arts - Fairfield, CA
http://www.ci.fairfield.ca.us/PabloCruise.htm

11/9 John Van Duzer Theater - Arcata, CA (Humboldt State University)
http://www.humboldt.edu/~carts/events.php?eventid=97

11/10/07 - Nob Hill Masonic Center - San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Jazz Festival)
http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2007/fall/artists/HancockRubalcaba.asp

11/11/07 - Campbell Hall - Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB)
https://artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=850

11/14/07 - Centennial Hall - Tucson, AZ (University of Arizona)
http://www.uapresents.org/purchase/show.php?id=2927&sort=0

11/15/07 - Lensic Performing Arts Center - Santa Fe, NM
http://www.ticketssantafe.org/lensicevents_frameset.html

11/16/07 - Orpheum Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1E003F27B3FC667C?artistid=737108&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=4

"River: The Joni Letters" was released September 25th and is available everywhere, including Amazon.