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Herbie Hancock keeps searching for the unexpected

CHICAGO – There's something eternally youthful about pianist Herbie Hancock, who has spent his long career doing what enterprising young artists love to do: search for new ideas in sound.

Jazz, pop, fusion, techno, funk, world music - everything Hancock hears eventually makes its way into his art in one form or another, to the exasperation of purists and the delight of anyone with ears wide open.

So perhaps it should come as no surprise that Hancock, at 77, continues to pursue the unexpected as he prepares to bring his current quartet to his hometown for a concert Saturday night in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center.

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