Herbie Hancock
Biography
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet", Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section, and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk. Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieved success among pop audiences. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. In his jazz improvisation, he possesses a unique creative blend of jazz, blues, and modern classical music, with harmonic stylings much like the styles of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Hancock's best-known solo works include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaría), "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the singles "I Thought It Was You" and "Rockit". His 2007 tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award after Getz/Gilberto in 1965. As a member of Soka Gakkai, Hancock is an adherent of the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism.
Known For
The Girls in the Band
Self
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Self - Piano
Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
Self
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
Eddie Wayne
'Round Midnight
Self
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Self
World of Rhythm: Live in Lugano
Self
Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert
District Attorney
Hitters
Self
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
Self
One Night with Blue Note
Self
Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades
Self
Keep On Keepin' On
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel
Himself
Herbie Hancock Future2future Live
Himself
Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival
Himself
Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is
Himself
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne
Himself
Miles Davis - At La Villette
Self
I Love Quincy
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Himself
DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live
Self
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
Self
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Self
Herbie Hancock - Live at SummerStage 2022
Self
Hargrove
Himself
The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock
Self
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
Himself
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
Self
The Making of Sun City
Self
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Performer
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Self
Experience Montreux
Self
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Self - Musician
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Herbie Hancock Special
Piano
Herbie Hancock - The River Of Possibilities Tour - Jazz a Vienne
Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva
Self
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
Live Concert Band
Miles Ahead
Self
Jazz at the White House
Self
They All Came Out to Montreux
Themself
Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band Live in London
Self
Herbie Hancock Trio - Full Concert - 08/14/88 - Newport Jazz Festival
Self
Jazz Under the Skies
Defence Minister
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Himself
Indecent Proposal
Piano
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
Self - Pianist
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Self
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
Self
Kareem: Minority of One
Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Keyboards
Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland: Parallel Realities Live... (Live at Mellon Jazz Festival)
Self
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin
Self
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Self
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Piano
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Self
It Must Schwing - Die Blue Note Story
Self
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Self
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
Self
Music
Self
International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019
Self
Marcus
Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
That Click
On the Shoulders of Giants
Self
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
Himself
More Than Jazz
Himself
Buster Williams Bass to Infinity
Narrator
River of Gold
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
PBS Soundstage 1974: Chick Corea & Return to Forever + Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964
Self (Archives)
Herbie
Self
A Man's Story
Self
Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band
Self (archive footage)
Avant minuit
Self
Chick Corea: The Musician
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
83
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-04-12
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock