After Herbie Hancock and his quartet settled on the stage, a woman in the crowd yelled, "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo." It's a chant used in the practice of Nichiren Buddhism, which Hancock has said enhances ...

Herbie Hancock has a long history in the Bay Area. The legendary jazz man recorded a number of his finest albums of the ’70s in San Francisco, including “Thrust,” “Sextant,” “Mwandishi” and — arguably ...

I had convinced myself that one day, jazz icon Herbie Hancock would return to making the kind of jazz music he made decades ago. I pictured him producing new classics in the vein of “Takin’ Off,” “My ...