An historic opening night performance by two pioneers of jazz
Reuniting for a rare duo performance, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock will open the 2015 Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Melbourne International Jazz Festival Artistic Director, Michael Tortoni, is honoured that Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock will open this year’s Festival, “Chick and Herbie are absolute jazz royalty – we cannot wait to see them collaborate in Melbourne’s Hamer Hall.”
For more than half a century, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea have been blazing their own trails of artistic innovation. Born a year apart, both came to the attention of the jazz world in the ’60s through Blue Note sessions and extensive work with Miles Davis, and were among the architects of jazz, rock, and funk fusion from the ’70s onwards. In 1978 they first came together as a duo, stunning audiences with their groundbreaking tour and now-seminal live albums.
Date Thursday, 28 May 2015
Time 8.30pm
Location Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Information melbournejazz.com
