Herbie Hancock
Following up on the induction of Miles Davis into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, members of The Bad Plus and NYC composer Darcy James Argue have an interesting online dialogue debating Miles' role in his own bands of the 1970s...Former Miles sideman Herbie Hancock, who premiered some of the material from his album Possibilities here in St. Louis last summer with the Headhunters 2005, is the subject of a new documentary that will be released in April simultaneously to theaters and premium cable and on DVD. Though it's mostly a "making of" piece about Possibilities, there's also supposed to be some biographical material, including archival footage of Hancock's time with Miles.
Clark Terry, another St. Louis native and jazz trumpet legend, will lend his horn to an upcoming benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America...Terry will also headline next month's Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, joined by a number of other guest artists including drummer Jeff Hamilton. Rifftides blogger Doug Ramsey writes about one recent Hamilton trio gig here, while the Columbus Dispatch reviews Hamilton's recent appearance in Ohio with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (under the direction of Byron Stripling, who was just in St. Louis a couple of weeks ago.)...Trumpeter Chris Botti, another recent visitor to St. Louis, is interviewed here...There's another review of a solo show by saxophonist James Carter, who was so impressive subbing for David Murray during the World Saxophone Quartet's recent stand in St. Louis, here.
Finally, when vocalist Steve Tyrell headlines the annual benefit gala for Jazz St. Louis held next month at the Roberts Orpheum Theater, there's a good chance he'll perform material from his recent Frank Sinatra tribute CD. Below, in one of those embedded video windows that are popping up all over the Net, broadband users should be able to view a short video interview with Tyrell about that CD.
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