Twelve-time Grammy winner Herbie Hancock was among the featured performers Tuesday at the “Grammy Salute to Jazz” concert at Club Nokia. His 2007 album, “River: The Joni Letters,” won last year’s best album Grammy, and his short set Tuesday was a highlight of the show. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Blue Note recording artist Joe Lovano performs during Tuesday’s concert at Club Nokia. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Eight-time Grammy winner Natalie Cole served as host of the “Grammy Salute to Jazz” show. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Host Natalie Cole helped pay tribute to Blue Note Records on Tuesday, saying of the label’s 1960s heyday, Those moments and that era will probably never happen again. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Musician Herbie Hancock is the picture of concentration at Tuesday’s concert. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Blue Note recording artist Cassandra Wilson at Tuesday’s “Grammy Salute to Jazz” at Club Nokia. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Grammy winner Terence Blanchard performs during the “Grammy Salute to Jazz” and tribute to Blue Note Records at Club Nokia. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Cassandra Wilson performs with high school musicians from the Grammy Jazz Ensembles program during Tuesday night’s showcase at Club Nokia. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Herbie Hancock sweeps up host Natalie Cole in a warm embrace before performing at the Club Nokia show. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Musician Herbie Hancock applauds the Grammy Jazz Ensembles, a group of 30 high school musicians who accompanied him during the “Grammy Salute to Jazz” show at Club Nokia. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
