Fondazione Teatro Donizetti and Bergamo Jazz announce the return to Bergamo, after over 50 years since his previous concert in the city, of Herbie Hancock: the great American pianist will be at the Lazzaretto on Friday, July 18 (9:30 PM), as a guest in one of the three events that Bergamo Jazz will organize next summer together with the International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo, as part of the performance series promoted by the Municipality of Bergamo.

Born in Chicago in 1940, considered one of the greatest jazz pianists on the scene from the 1960s onwards, winner of 14 Grammy Awards, Herbie Hancock is the protagonist of a brilliant career that has gradually led him to engage with different fields and genres. From his successful collaboration with Miles Davis and the historic recordings as a leader for Blue Note (including Takin’ Off, Maiden Voyage and Speak Like a Child), his star has also shone in contact with funk, hip hop and the best singer-songwriter music. Notable in this regard are the formation of Head Hunters, a seminal funk-jazz group, the 1980 album Future Shock, which included the global hit “Rockit”, and his collaboration with Joni Mitchell.

Herbie Hancock performed at the Teatro Donizetti in March 1972: alongside him were, among others, trumpet player Eddie Henderson and drummer Billy Hart, who will be upcoming protagonists of Bergamo Jazz 2025 on March 22 as members of The Cookers. Since 2011, Herbie Hancock has been the patron of UNESCO’s International Jazz Day, which Bergamo Jazz has been participating in for several years.

Tickets

Tickets will be available at the Teatro Donizetti Box Office and online on the VivaTicket circuit starting Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM.

Subscribers to Bergamo Jazz Festival 2025 and the Piano Festival 2025 will be able to exercise their pre-emption right on reservations during the Bergamo jazz festival, from March 20 to 23, 2025, always from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM by presenting themselves directly at the Box Office.