Herbie Hancock's "The Imagine Project" set for release June21st

Hancock joined by Anoushka Shankar, Seal, Pink, Jeff Beck, Konono No.l, Lionel Louke, Ceu, Dave Matthews, Lisa Hannigan, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Chaka Khan, Tinariwen, The Chieftains, Marcus Miller, Wayne Shorter, Oumou Sangare, Juanes and more

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Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project, the new CD from multiple Grammy-winning artist and musical pioneer Herbie Hancock, is an unprecedented international recording and film project featuring collaborations between music legend Herbie Hancock and over a dozen superstars from every region of the planet. Utilizing the universal language of music to express its central themes of peace and global responsibility, the musical collaborations combine Hancock's genre-defying musical vision with the “local" musical identity of cultures from around the world. Additionally, noted Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney ("Taxi To The Dark Side") is serving as one of the film's producers with veteran music producer Larry Klein serving as one of the album's producing consultants. The Imagine Project is set for release June 22nd via Hancock Records/Red.

Tracks include...
The Song Goes On with Anoushka Shankar (sitarist daughter of Ravi Shankar), Chaka Khan and Wayne Shorter which was recorded in Mumbai, India, along with a stellar group of Indian musicians

Don't Give Up a duet recorded in London featuring Seal and Pink

Imagine with Konono No. l, Jeff Beck, Oumou Sangare and Lionel Louke recorded in Paris and London

Tamatant Tilay/Exodus featuring Tinariwen

Times They Are A Changin' featuring The Chieftains, Lionel Loueke and Lisa Hannigan recorded in Ireland

Jackpot with Dave Matthews and Marcus Miller

Space Captain with Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi

Mi Tierra recorded with Latin superstar Juanes in Miami and a track with Brazilian singer-songwriter Ceu recorded in Sao Paulo.

“Music truly is the universal language," says Hancock, The Imagine Project will explore that concept across the globe, uniting a myriad of cultures through song and positive creative expression. My hope is that the music will serve as a metaphor for the actions taken by the inhabitants of this wonderful planet as a call for world harmony on all levels."

A global musing on the power of song to bring people together, the recordings for Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project have taken place in each collaborator's home territory whenever possible, and embody the spirit, hearts, sounds, colors and flavor of each locale - a complete sensory musical experience. The result is an album/film without borders, both a celebration and a call to action.

Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project is the next step in Hancock's extraordinary ground-breaking career, and builds upon his recent successes and recognition. (2007 Grammy for Album of the Year - “River/The Joni Letters," Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World, multiple award-winning album/film, “Possibilities," Jazz Chair for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, amongst many others). It is anticipated that “The Imagine Project"
will take numerous forms -- from traditional album to potential “webisodes," film/documentary, real-time performances, and special concert touring dates.

Award-winning producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Madeline Peyroux, Luciana Souza, Tracy Chapman, Melody Gardot and Hancock's collaborator on “River") has served as producer on a number of the album's tracks.


While the CD and film will stand, on one level, as powerful testaments for the goals of world peace, humanity and tolerance along with respect for our planet, Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project shall remain, at its core, entertainment content that is creatively and emotionally deeply fulfilling.

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Herbie Hancock enlists singer Céu for his new album




LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jazz icon Herbie Hancock has rounded up another all-star cast for the multimedia follow-up to his Grammy-winning tribute to Joni Mitchell.

"The Imagine Project" aims to unite "a myriad of cultures through song and positive creative expression," according to a statement. Collaborators include pop singer Pink, guitarist Jeff Beck, sitarist Anoushka Shankar, Irish folk group the Chieftains and Colombian rocker Juanes.

The self-financed album will be released on June 22 through the pianist's own Hancock Records label, and will be promoted with what a spokeswoman called an "extensive" world tour. Dates are already set for New York's Carnegie Hall on June 24 and the Hollywood Bowl on September 1.

Hancock racked up some serious frequent-flier mileage in an attempt to record each song in the home country of his collaborator. Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney ("Taxi To The Dark Side") came along for the ride, shooting footage for potential online and feature exhibition.

He traveled to Mumbai for the Shankar track "The Song Goes On," which also features R&B singer Chaka Khan, jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter and a group of Indian musicians.

Hancock and Shorter reunited in London to record a cover of Peter Gabriel's "Don't Give Up" with Beck, Pink and Seal. Other stops included Paris for sessions with Beck and African musicians Tinariwen, Oumou Sangare, Lionel Louke and Kinono No. 1; Dublin with the Chieftains; Miami with Juanes; and Sao Paulo with Brazilian singer Ceu.

Rocker Dave Matthews, and married blues guitarists Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi were also recruited.

Hancock, who turns 70 in April, was the surprise winner of the album of the year Grammy in 2008 for "River: The Joni Letters," a relatively unheralded release whose roster included Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza, and Shankar's half-sister Norah Jones.

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I'm really looking forward to this.

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Happy 70th Herb!! You look good!!

We were born on the same day 44 years apart!
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Well happy belated Timmy84! Enjoy! You, Herbie and Marvin share great days.

SPYZFAN1 said:

Yes we sure do. And thank you.