CBJC All Star Band Celebrates Herbie Hancock

Celebrating its 20th Season, the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, Inc. (CBJC) will present the newly formed CBJC All Star Band in a performance in tribute to jazz icon Herbie Hancock. Consisting of an eight-part jazz band of local and international musicians, they will present selections of the brilliant compositions of Herbie Hancock.

Through Herbie Hancock’s musical career, he has transcended jazz making it his own by influencing acoustic and electronic Jazz and R&B. CBJC is honored to highlight a musician that is a game-changer in the industry and around the world.

The CBJC All Star Band consist of sought-after musicians who have performed with global luminaries such as Trombonist Mark Williams shared the stage with Ellington Big Band, Pianist Anthony Wonsey recorded with Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Drums/Percussion Winard Harper sideman for Dexter Gordan, Saxophonist Reggie Woods recorded with Run DMC and opened for Tony Bennett, Flutes/Percussion/Vocals Atiba Kwabena Wilson performed with the Grammy Award-winning group Arrested Development, and the list continues with additional CBJC All Star musicians Base Guitarist Jerry Brooks, Trumpeter Gill Defey, Steel pan Player Ricardo Jerome and Rapper Gully Gotem.