Herbie Hancock on keys & Tenzin Choegyal on the roof of the world

Aug 17, 2024

Legendary jazz pianist Herbie Hancock shares fond memories of collaborations with icons like Miles Davis and reflects on jazz as a path to peace. Tenzin Choegyal, a Tibetan multi-instrumentalist, discusses his album 'Whispering Sky,' born from a unique, experimental recording journey across continents. They explore the power of mantras in Tibetan culture, the significance of musical collaboration, and how music can transcend cultural barriers. This heartfelt conversation beautifully intertwines personal stories and global sounds, celebrating music's unifying spirit.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

The Power of Collaboration in Jazz

01:50 • 16min

Remembering Wayne Shorter: A Musical Journey

18:20 • 14min

Melodies from the Himalayas and Australian Tour Updates

31:53 • 4min

The Power of Mantras

35:48 • 3min

The Art of Musical Collaboration

38:55 • 3min

Exploring Tibetan Soundscapes and Musical Boundaries

42:16 • 3min

Songs of Resilience and Identity

45:01 • 9min

Legendary jazz pianist Herbie Hancock returns to The Music Show. He’s a bandleader, a composer and a professor, and at the age of 84 he’s got one of the longest living memories in the jazz world. He joins Andy to remember collaborators like Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter, and to ask whether jazz can be a path towards peace.

Tenzin Choegyal is a Tibetan multi-instrumentalist, and as he shares Tibetan music and story around the world he’s become a sort of activist by default. His new album Whispering Sky is the product of slow, experimental recording process across Australia, Japan, Canada and the UK which blends the voices of international collaborators with his nomadic Tibetan roots.

Herbie Hancock is in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in October.

Whispering Sky is out now via 4000 Records.

Music heard in the show:

Title: Kailish Roof of the WorldArtist: Tenzin Choegyal feat. Tony White and Evie Composer: Tenzin ChoegyalAlbum: Whispering SkyLabel: 4000 Records

Title: The Sorcerer Artist: Miles Davis (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums)Composer: Herbie HancockAlbum: SorcererLabel: Columbia CK 65 680

Title: Visitor from NowhereArtist: Herbie Hancock & Wayne ShorterComposer: Herbie Hancock & Wayne ShorterAlbum: 1 + 1Label: Verve Records 537 564-2

Title: RiverArtist: Corinne Bailey Rae (vocals), Herbie Hancock (piano), Wayne Shorter (soprano sax), Lionel Loueke (guitar), Dave Holland (bass), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums)Composer: Joni MitchellAlbum: River: The Joni LettersLabel: Verve Records – B0009791-02

Title: Dolma Whispering SkyArtist: Tenzin Choegyal feat. Taro Terahara and Manao DoiComposer: Tenzin ChoegyalAlbum: Whispering SkyLabel: 4000 Records

Title: Gyallu Tibetan AnthemArtist: Tenzin Choegyal feat. Matt Antal and Metta StringsComposer: TraditionalAlbum: Whispering SkyLabel: 4000 Records

Title: Jampa A Big HugArtist: Tenzin Choegyal feat. Hico Natsuaki and Tenzin KunsangComposer: Tenzin ChoegyalAlbum: Whispering SkyLabel: 4000 Records

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Technical production by Russell Stapleton and Bethany Stewart