Professor Hancock on “Breaking the Rules” in Set 2

Professor Hancock on “Breaking the Rules” in Set 2

Courage and responsibility are the hallmarks of the rule breakers, says Professor Hancock. With a spotlight on the concept of courage, Herbie Hancock delivered the second of six Harvard University lectures on Feb. 12. Titling his talk “Breaking the Rules,” Mr. Hancock, who is Harvard’s 2014 Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry (and ICAP co-president),…

Professor Hancock on “Wisdom of Miles Davis” Set 1

Professor Hancock on “Wisdom of Miles Davis” Set 1

What “Miles [Davis] took it upon himself to do,” said the first African-American to hold the title of Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University, is “what jazz musicians always hope to do. And that is: to make whatever happens work.” This was a foundational lesson, delivered during the first in a series…

Herbie Hancock Gears up for Harvard Lectures

Herbie Hancock Gears up for Harvard Lectures

As Harvard’s Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry, Herbie Hancock begins a lecture series titled “The Ethics of Jazz.” Jon Garelick from The Boston Globe spoke with Hancock over the phone about the lectures. Here’s a link to an interview Herbie Hancock did in the Boston Globe about his Harvard lectures: http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2014/01/30/jazz-luminary-herbie-hancock-gears-for-norton-lectures-harvard/W9da07kDesPCIIspM0CltJ/story.html?s_campaign=8315

Carlos Santana Reunites with Homeless Ex Bandmember

Carlos Santana Reunites with Homeless Ex Bandmember

Marcus “the Magnificent” Malone received arguably the best possible Christmas gift, and a few days early, when his former bandleader, Carlos Santana, paid him a surprise visit on Dec. 20. Mr. Santana, an ICAP board member, tracked down Mr. Malone — a percussionist in the original Santana Blues Band of the mid-1960s, who had fallen…