LIFESTYLE Herbie Hancock Delivers High-Energy Performance at the Kennedy Center Freshness Given to Classics from Legendary Composer and Pianist Brenda C. Siler WI Contributing Writer An enthusiastic Kennedy Center audience experienced an energetic performance from Herbie Hancock last week at the Kennedy
Center. The concert was the first stop on a two-and-a-half-month tour featuring acclaimed trumpeter Terence Blanchard, "Saturday Night Live" bassist James Genus, Hancock mentee, guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke from Be-
CELEBRATING BLACK MUSIC MONTH nin, Africa and Berklee College of Music alumnus drummer Justin Tyson. Before the group hit the stage, I noticed Hancock's set up of five to six types of keyboards, including an acoustic baby grand and a keytar, which is a keyboard that goes around your neck and shoulder. He also incorporated the vocoder, which takes the voice into a semi-singing instrument for music. It made sense for this octogenarian to have all his "tools" with him because he has composed lots of music in his lifetime. With 14 Grammys and a Kennedy Center Honor, Hancock has been successful because he knows how to collaborate effectively with other great musical talents. They all have the same goal
HERBIE Page 33 4 Legendary pianist/composer Herbie Hancock recently performed at the Kennedy Center to kick off his current tour. (Photo courtesy Jati Lindsay)
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5 Legendary pianist/composer Herbie Hancock recently performed at the Kennedy Center to kick off his current tour. His band included [l-r] Herbie Hancock, Lionel Louke (guitar), Justin Tyson (drums), Terence Blanchard (trumpet) and James Genus (bass). (Photo courtesy Jati Lindsay) Min. Anthony Muhammad President (7D) MPD--CAC
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HISTORIC from Page 15 ed, was renamed W.T.B. Williams Training School in 1944. Over 1,000 people whose family roots are connected to Josephine City are laid to rest in a three-acre cemetery at the end of Josephine Street. Nearly 80 spies and civil war veterans are buried there, including Thomas Laws, who was among those enslaved in Clarke County. Laws is barely recognized for his bravery as a Union spy who de-
livered critical information about the Confederate troops’ movement that led to the Union victory of the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley – The Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864. Tour buses will leave THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave., S.E., at 8 a.m. and return by 4 p.m. In addition to the tour, visitors will also attend the Juneteenth celebration at the Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds. Allison Seymour, WUSA’s Get Up DC Anchor and Marc
Clark will host the day-long event that also includes educational and cultural activities, food, arts and crafts and music. Washington Informer Charities is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to inform, inspire, educate and empower the Black community through our journalism and innovative programs and opportunities. For more about the tour, visit https://bit.ly/39pxx4z or call (202) 561-4100. WI
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