Herbie Hancock has a long history in the Bay Area. The legendary jazz man recorded a number of his finest albums of the ’70s in San Francisco, including “Thrust,” “Sextant,” “Mwandishi” and — arguably ...

“Actual Proof,” from Hancock’s mid-’70s album “Thrust,” began with a muscular rhythm laid down by Colaiuta, then settled into more comfortable fusion territory. Colaiuta’s powerhouse drumming never ...