Herbie Hancock (Gothenburg, 1979)
On stage in 1979, Herbie would have found himself in a unique, and maybe a slightly odd place. He had crossed over to a larger Disco audience through his album Sunlight (1978) and Feet Don’t Fail Me Now (1979). Embraced by the Jazz funk scene he was rightly considered, along with artists such as Donald Byrd, as one of the scene’s originators. He even had hit records such as ‘You Bet Your Love’ and ‘I Thought it Was You’ and became a musicians’ whose name is widely known outwith that of any rarified jazz circles.
Much to many critics chagrin, Hancock continued to furrow new and often commercial paths throughout the late 70’s and early 80’s, recording with artists such as Simple Minds and Arcadia, a short-lived Duran Duran spin off. In 1983, Hancock had another pop hit with the Grammy Award-winning single "Rockit" from the album Future Shock, considered to be the first ever jazz hip-hop track.
Seeing Hanock on stage in 1979 would have been to hear a musician unbound by labels and genres, exploring the possibilities of music in all its contexts.
POSTER DIMENSIONS : B2 (500mm X 707mm)
Konserthus
Built in 1935, the architect Nils Einar Ericsson was seen a major advocate of Functionalism. There was however an incorporation of Neo-Classical forms in its exterior, no doubt to compliment the architecture of its surrounding Götaplatsen area. The interior remained steadfastly modernist with Functionalist principles at its heart.
Home of the Gothenburg Symphony, its programming has seen a diversity beyond that of classical music and high culture. Jazz legends such Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stanley Clarke, Thelonious Monk, Boby McFerrin, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock graced this Auditorium. Pop acts such as Beach Boys and The Kinks in the 1960’s, along with major prog bands such as Pink Floyd, Procol Harem, Canned Heat, Iron Butterfly, Frank Zappa and more recently Sigur Rós, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Weeping Willows, First Aid Kit, Mogwai, Elvis Costello and Ryan Adams have also played shows there. A venue of prestige, its acoustics are still considered one of the best in the world
Peckham Soul Prints
Designed by Craig Jamieson, these prints explore the unique diversity of Gothenburg’s cultural and social history. Focusing on archive research, and as well as re-discovering original prints, they often draw on contemporaneous listing material to create completely original artwork
All designs are silk screen lithographic printed and use 100% recycled and sustainable paper.
On stage in 1979, Herbie would have found himself in a unique, and maybe a slightly odd place. He had crossed over to a larger Disco audience through his album Sunlight (1978) and Feet Don’t Fail Me Now (1979). Embraced by the Jazz funk scene he was rightly considered, along with artists such as Donald Byrd, as one of the scene’s originators. He even had hit records such as ‘You Bet Your Love’ and ‘I Thought it Was You’ and became a musicians’ whose name is widely known outwith that of any rarified jazz circles.
Much to many critics chagrin, Hancock continued to furrow new and often commercial paths throughout the late 70’s and early 80’s, recording with artists such as Simple Minds and Arcadia, a short-lived Duran Duran spin off. In 1983, Hancock had another pop hit with the Grammy Award-winning single "Rockit" from the album Future Shock, considered to be the first ever jazz hip-hop track.
Seeing Hanock on stage in 1979 would have been to hear a musician unbound by labels and genres, exploring the possibilities of music in all its contexts.
POSTER DIMENSIONS : B2 (500mm X 707mm)
Konserthus
Built in 1935, the architect Nils Einar Ericsson was seen a major advocate of Functionalism. There was however an incorporation of Neo-Classical forms in its exterior, no doubt to compliment the architecture of its surrounding Götaplatsen area. The interior remained steadfastly modernist with Functionalist principles at its heart.
Home of the Gothenburg Symphony, its programming has seen a diversity beyond that of classical music and high culture. Jazz legends such Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stanley Clarke, Thelonious Monk, Boby McFerrin, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock graced this Auditorium. Pop acts such as Beach Boys and The Kinks in the 1960’s, along with major prog bands such as Pink Floyd, Procol Harem, Canned Heat, Iron Butterfly, Frank Zappa and more recently Sigur Rós, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Weeping Willows, First Aid Kit, Mogwai, Elvis Costello and Ryan Adams have also played shows there. A venue of prestige, its acoustics are still considered one of the best in the world
Peckham Soul Prints
Designed by Craig Jamieson, these prints explore the unique diversity of Gothenburg’s cultural and social history. Focusing on archive research, and as well as re-discovering original prints, they often draw on contemporaneous listing material to create completely original artwork
All designs are silk screen lithographic printed and use 100% recycled and sustainable paper.
