Herbie Hancock was welcomed like a hero at the Barbican last night for a packed out concert on his way to join other musical veterans at Glastonbury where he’s playing on Sunday. His London concert opened a summer preview of the EFG London Jazz festival which takes place in November.
Now aged 82, Herbie Hancock got a piano for his 7th birthday and played a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra aged 11. He’s been performing for over 70 years, has won 14 Grammy Awards and influenced jazz, funk and hip hop and several other genres - all rather far from Mozart.
