Among the many accomplishments of Herb Alpert—which include cofounding A&M Records, releasing 28 Billboard-charting albums (including five that reached number one), and being the only artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 as an instrumentalist and as a vocalist—the easy-listening legend has nine original sculptures on permanent display at the Field Museum. But that isn’t even the trumpeter’s most important connection to Chicago: for nearly five decades he’s been married to a local native, Grammy-winning vocalist and former Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 member Lani Hall, who’s joining him for tonight’s show at City Winery.…
Among the many accomplishments of Herb Alpert—which include cofounding A&M Records, releasing 28 Billboard-charting albums (including five that reached number one), and being the only artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 as an instrumentalist and as a vocalist—the easy-listening legend has nine original sculptures on permanent display at the Field Museum. But that isn’t even the trumpeter’s most important connection to Chicago: for nearly five decades he’s been married to a local native, Grammy-winning vocalist and former Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 member Lani Hall, who’s joining him for tonight’s show at City Winery.…