Herbie Hancock Added to “Jaco’s World” Concert

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Topic: Herbie Hancock Added to “Jaco’s World” Concert

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Subject: Herbie Hancock Added to “Jaco’s World” Concert
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2015 at 11:39pm

Herbie Hancock Added to “Jaco’s World” Concert in Hollywood

Bass legend’s “Word of Mouth” album will be performed by all-star cast

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Herbie Hancock will join a line-up of special guests for Jaco's World, and host the evening at the Hollywood Bowl on Aug. 12, the promoters of the event have announced. According to a press release, “Celebrating the late, visionary bass pioneer Jaco Pastorius, the concert brings together many jazz greats performing the iconic Word of Mouth album as well as other repertoire he was renowned for performing, reimagined by Grammy-winning arranger Vince Mendoza. Clips from the documentary Jaco will also be featured on the Bowl's big screens.

Hancock, who performed on Word of Mouth, will introduce Wayne Shorter and his Quartet.

For more information, please visit http://HollywoodBowl.com" rel="nofollow - Hollywood Bowl .

Participants
Alex Acuña, special guest
Manolo Badrena, special guest
John Beasley, special guest
Peter Erskine, special guest
Paul Jackson Jr., special guest
Jerry Jemmott, special guest
Booker T. Jones, special guest
Will Lee, special guest
Bob Mintzer, special guest
Sam Moore, special guest
Felix Pastorius, special guest
Wayne Shorter, special guest
Tierney Sutton, special guest
Robert Trujillo, special guest
Vince Mendoza, musical director
Herbie Hancock, host and special guest
Wayne Shorter Quartet