Herbie Hancock/ Dianne Reeves

Jazz

"Crossover" isn't exactly a happy word in the jazz lexicon, but there are a few artists who have managed to make it work. Among them: singer Dianne Reeves, who just won her second Grammy (for The Calling, on Blue Note), and keyboardist Herbie Hancock, whose Future2Future (Transparent) courts ambient/techno/drum and bass. Of course, Hancock is the veteran in this regard (remember "Rockit"?), and his portion of the show -- featuring abstract visuals and "surround sound" -- may redeem material that seemed lackluster on disc. The same could be true of Reeves, who never sounds better than when fronting a band onstage.

Fri., March 29, 8 p.m., Verizon Hall, Broad and Spruce sts., 215-893-1999, www.kimmelcenter.org.

—Nate Chinen

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