WBGO Archive: Iconic pianist and composer Herbie Hancock on his musical choices over his five-decade career

By Doug Doyle

Published September 27, 2024 at 3:49 PM EDT

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Herbie Hancock performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival

On this episode of the The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, iconic pianist and composer Herbie Hancock talks to WBGO host Michael Bourne in 2003 about his musical choices over his five-decade career.

Herbie Hancock at the Newport Jazz Festival in 2019

They spoke at the Blue Note Jazz Club prior to Hancock's live performance on NPR's Toast of the Nation.

Herbie Hancock at the Newport Jazz Festival

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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