USA: Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin on THIRTEEN's Great Performances Friday, January 6 at 9 p.m. on PBS

"An American in Paris," "Rhapsody in Blue," and Hancock's improvisation on a Gershwin standard fill the bill

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Philharmonic Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie Hancock launched the LA Phil's 2011/12 season with a sparkling George Gershwin gala at Walt Disney Concert Hall in September. "This is the first time as a professional musician that I'll be playing a piece that's essentially classical music with jazz overtones with a symphony orchestra, and what a symphony orchestra it is!" marvels Hancock just before the concert, referring to his keyboard work in Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."
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