Herbie gets vaccinated and other takeaways from this weekend's Korg keyboardist supersummit

Herbie Hancock tells viewers of the Korg roundtable streamed this weekend that he's got his shot. In jovial form and showing his shoulder up to the web camera he says that he and his wife earlier this week after Joe Biden's inauguration went to the …

Published: 24 Jan 2021. Updated: 3 years.

Herbie Hancock tells viewers of the Korg roundtable streamed this weekend that he's got his shot.

In jovial form and showing his shoulder up to the web camera he says that he and his wife earlier this week after Joe Biden's inauguration went to the Dodgers stadium in Los Angeles where they received their shots. He jokes to the other participants in the roundtable that he'll put in a good word for them to get the vaccine. Legendary players all, Herbie, Robert Glasper, James Poyser, Greg Phillinganes and Terrace Martin all play the same keyboard the ''nine engines'' Korg Kronos it also turns out. Chaired by an artist liaison guy from the firm, the Kronos, Herbie says, is his ''go-to instrument and has been that since it came out and even before.'' Glasper gives more insights and recalls that Herbie told him about the Kronos and round Herbie's house his was the first he played.

More on the roundtable. Herbie Hancock, photo: Korg

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South African jazz trombone great with a global reputation Jonas Gwangwa has died

The president of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the great jazz trombonist Jonas Gwangwa who has died at the age of 83. The president said that Gwangwa was “A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic …

Published: 24 Jan 2021. Updated: 3 years.

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The president of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the great jazz trombonist Jonas Gwangwa who has died at the age of 83. The president said that Gwangwa was “A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic creative industries.” Gwangwa, known for his work with the Jazz Epistles and as musical director of the Amandla Cultural Ensemble was active in the anti-apartheid struggle and composed on the acclaimed Cry Freedom soundtrack. He also performed at Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday tribute at London's Wembley Stadium.

Sowetan Live in South Africa reports that Gwangwa died on Saturday having had persistent health issues for the last two years and two weeks after his wife Violet Molebatsi Gwangwa passed away. Read more in Sowetan Live