Fresh off 'Head Hunters' anniversary show, Herbie Hancock heads to St. Pete this fall

The 15-time Grammy-winner is at Mahaffey Theater.

By Ray Roa on Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 10:52 pm

Photo via herbiehancock/Facebook

Herbie Hancock, who plays Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sept. 15, 2024.

In the ‘60s, Herbie Hancock made a name for himself as a leader in jazz piano. By 1974, months after dropping his landmark Head Hunters album, the now-84-year-old was a bonafide legend.

Last month, the 15-time Grammy winner reunited with surviving members of the Head Hunters band for a one-off L.A. gig to celebrate what’s arguably still the most significant instrumental jazz album of all time.

We still don’t know who’ll be in the lineup as Hancock kicks off a fall tour in Florida, but the show is certainly one of the last chances to see a true giant of jazz up-close-and-personal.

Tickets to see Herbie Hancock play Duke Energy Center at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Sunday, Sept. 15 are still available and start at $53.
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Ray Roa

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The...

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