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The University of Michigan will host jazz performances by the Count Basie Orchestra and Herbie Hancock.

Herbie Hancock will perform with musicians like Terence Blanchard and play a mix of his classic songs and new arrangements.

Hancock discussed his journey into jazz and his recent use of AI software to assist in developing musical ideas.

The Count Basie Orchestra's performance will feature original compositions and special guests, including Carla Cook.

The University of Michigan’s campus has a dazzling, starry double-header of jazz programmed for the coming weekend, anchored by the mighty Count Basie Orchestra on Friday, Oct. 24, and 14-time Grammy-winning titan Herbie Hancock on Saturday, Oct. 25.

In Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium, Hancock will perform with a hugel

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