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Radio 3 - London Jazz Festival
Herbie Hancock interview from The London Jazz Festival 2008
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Watch Herbie Hancock being interviewed with some great footage of his soundcheck at the Barbican.
Since Herbie Hancock's emergence on the scene as part of Donald Byrd's band in 1961 he has been at the forefront of almost every major development in modern jazz. Whether it be joining Miles Davis' second classic quintet and adopting the electronic piano as his instrument of choice, going platinum with the groundbreaking funk-jazz fusion of his Headhunters album, or joining the MTV generation with his revolutionary use of early electro and rap in the 1980s, Hancock has always been a true musical trailblazer.
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