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Jazz Heavyweights Herbie Hancock And Kamasi Washington Announce Joint Tour

The tour, which brings together two of the brightest lights in jazz, will be playing across the U.S. in July and August.
Kamasi Washington, left, and Herbie Hancock. The jazz luminaries have announced they will be going on tour together this year.

Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington, two of the biggest names in jazz, will join forces for a North American co-headlining tour this summer.

Their initial slew of dates, starting July 30 in Vienna, Va. and ending Aug. 23 in Berkeley, Calif., should go on sale to the general public this Friday. (Tickets for the pair's first date, in Virginia, are already available.)

Hancock, a 14-time Grammy-winning pianist and: Lionel Loueke on guitars, Terrace Martin on alto saxophone and synthesizers, James Genus on electric bass, and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. Their set list will combine Hancock favorites and material from a highly anticipated forthcoming album.

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