WASHINGTON — When Herbie Hancock learned he was one of the five artists to be honored this year by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the surprise, he said, brought him to the verge of tears. “And that doesn’t happen to me very often.” “To think that they would put me on the list with people I have loved and respected for so many years, it’s shocking,” said Mr. Hancock, a 73-year-old master jazz pianist who has won 14 Grammys and an Oscar. “It was like a dream, hard to believe and humbling.” The musicians Billy Joel and Carlos Santana, the actress Shirley MacLaine and the soprano Martina Arroyo will also receive the 36th honors medal in December, the Kennedy Center announced Thursday. Note: Hebie Hancock, besides his brilliant career as a musician, achievement as Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO the establishment of International Jazz Day (April 30, 2012) and Carlos Santana, also with remarkable musical career, exalts the Latin American people
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:01:18 +0000