Upcoming Events
Teddy Swims with RAYE, Lorde, Kings of Leon, Eagles, Tyler Childers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Rod Stewart, Lainey Wilson, Nas, The Black Keys, Stevie Nicks, St. Vincent, The Isley Brothers, The Revivalists, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Alabama Shakes, Jon Batiste, Herbie Hancock, Little Feat, David Byrne, Sean Paul, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Dave Koz, Mavis Staples, Marc Broussard, Leela James, Rhiannon Giddens, The California Honeydrops, Vieux Farka Touré, Catherine Russell, Hiromi, Lettuce, Cimafunk, Big Freedia, Jesse Royal, The Deslondes, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Gitkin, Galactic, Butcher Brown, Shinyribs, Sierra Hull, Anders Osborne, Dianne Reeves, Jackie Venson, Leftover Salmon, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Andrew Duhon, Rik Jam, Tuba Skinny, John Beasley, Dumpstaphunk, John Foster, Sue Foley, The Soul Rebels, Jon Cleary, Chris Thomas King, Cowboy Mouth, The Headhunters, J & The Causeways, Grayson Capps, Quiana Lynell, Grace Bowers, Anna Moss, Bonerama, Cha Wa, C.J. Chenier, Kristin Diable, Big Sam's Funky Nation, The Iceman Special, Joy Clark, John "Papa" Gros, Sonny Gullage, Ghalia Volt, Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s, Kyle Roussel, Lilli Lewis, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Sasha Masakowski, River Eckert, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Gregg Martinez, Ever More Nest, Samantha Fish, Ani DiFranco, Lake Street Dive, Boyfriend Sushi Town, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, ニコラス・ペイトン, Ziggy Marley, New Breed Brass Band, Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience, Leyla McCalla, Karma & the Killjoys, GA‐20, Kelcy Mae, Stephen Marley, Sweet Crude, Hiromi's Sonicwonder, Poisson Rouge Music, Robin Barnes Music and T' Monde
Catherine Russell with Leftover Salmon, The Headhunters and Kristin Diable
Past Events
Herbie Hancock originally assembled the band for his 1973 album Head Hunters. The Headhunters' new lineup & instrumentation, retaining only wind player Bennie Maupin, from the previous sextet, reflected his new musical direction. Bassist Paul Jackson was the only other member who maintained a continuous presence in the lineup, in subsequent recordings & concerts. On the originating album, the other band members were Bill Summers (percussion) & Harvey Mason (drums). They continued to work with Hancock throughout the seventies, although the precise line-up varied from album to album. For the next Headhunters album, 1974's Thrust, Mike Clark took over drumming duties. Both Mason and Clark contributed drums to the Hancock's 1975's solo album Man-Child, which featured guest appearances from Stevie Wonder on harmonica and Wayne Shorter on soprano sax in its greatly expanded line-up. (The release notes for Man-Child credit 18 musicians, in contrast to the simple quintet of their debut.) 1975 also saw Headhunters first album without Hancock, Survival of the Fittest, featuring the hit "God Made Me Funky". This song was sampled by The Fugees for their track "Ready or Not," and has been covered by Jamiroquai as a live track. As the 1970s turned to the 1980s, Herbie Hancock drifted away from the band as he moved into his electro-oriented phase, and they ceased operation as a visible unit. The band reunited with Hancock for the 1998 album Return of the Headhunters. Clark, Jackson and Summers have since continued recording and performing as The Headhunters, based in New Orleans, with Victor Atkins or Robert Walter filling in for Hancock on keyboards. They released an album, Evolution Revolution, for Basin Street Records in 2003, and backed up the saxophonist Rebecca Barry on her 2005 album Rebecca Barry and the Headhunters. In 2005 Hancock assembled a new group called Headhunters 2005. The group included guitarists John Mayer and Lionel Loueke, bassist Marcus Miller, drummer Terri Lynne Carrington, trumpeter Roy Hargrove and percussionist Munyungo Jackson.