Herbie Hancock is an all-time jazz great ... Previous laureates have included Sir Paul McCartney, Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Quincy Jones.

Hopefully I don’t need to explain Queen or Herbie Hancock’s qualifications ... Patti Smith, and Stevie Wonder. Last year, it went to Nile Rogers and the Finnish composer/conductor Esa-Pekka ...