Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

Date of Birth:

Apr 12, 1940

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

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filmography:

Kareem: Minority of One Kareem: Minority of One

2015

Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind

2003

Miles Davis: Around Midnight Miles Davis: Around Midnight

2011

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

2004

Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland: Parallel Realities Live... (Live at Mellon Jazz Festival) Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland: Parallel Realities Live... (Live at Mellon Jazz Festival)

1990

Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

1995

Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin

2011

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

2019

Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute

1995

Indecent Proposal Indecent Proposal

1993

Jazz at the White House Jazz at the White House

2016

Miles Ahead Miles Ahead

2016

Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra

2024

They All Came Out to Montreux They All Came Out to Montreux

2023

Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band Live in London Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band Live in London

1970

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017

Jazz Under the Skies Jazz Under the Skies

1990

Herbie Hancock Trio - Full Concert - 08/14/88 - Newport Jazz Festival Herbie Hancock Trio - Full Concert - 08/14/88 - Newport Jazz Festival

2014

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

2008

Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity

2014

More Than Jazz More Than Jazz

2016

Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux

2004

Branford Marsalis: Steep Branford Marsalis: Steep

1991

Buster Williams Bass to Infinity Buster Williams Bass to Infinity

2019

River of Gold River of Gold

2016

Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964 Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964

1964

PBS Soundstage 1974: Chick Corea & Return to Forever + Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters PBS Soundstage 1974: Chick Corea & Return to Forever + Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters

1974

Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996 Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996

1996

On the Shoulders of Giants On the Shoulders of Giants

2011

That Click That Click

2020

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

1986

Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound

2008

It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story

2018

Music Music

2010

International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019 International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019

2019

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

2009

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

2018

Marcus Marcus

2015

Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva

1988

Herbie Hancock - The River Of Possibilities Tour - Jazz a Vienne Herbie Hancock - The River Of Possibilities Tour - Jazz a Vienne

2008

Keep On Keepin’ On Keep On Keepin’ On

2014

Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades

2006

One Night with Blue Note One Night with Blue Note

2004

Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel

2001

Herbie Hancock Future2future Live Herbie Hancock Future2future Live

2002

The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is

1991

Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin

2012

Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival

1987

Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux

2008

Hitters Hitters

2002

Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane! Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!

1984

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

2006

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

1997

Round Midnight Round Midnight

1986

Larry presents: Best of The 80s Larry presents: Best of The 80s

2004

Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert

1990

Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song

2023

World of Rhythm: Live in Lugano World of Rhythm: Live in Lugano

2002

Tribute to Miles - Jazz a Vienne Tribute to Miles - Jazz a Vienne

2011

Miles Davis - At La Villette Miles Davis - At La Villette

1991

Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

2022

The Making of Sun City The Making of Sun City

1985

Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions

1987

A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand

2012

Experience Montreux Experience Montreux

2013

Herbie Hancock Special Herbie Hancock Special

2004

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

Prachtig 80: Volume 2 Prachtig 80: Volume 2

2003

Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue

2004

The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock

2002

DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live

2010

Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

2022

I Love Quincy I Love Quincy

1984

All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater

2011

Celebrity Guide to Wine Celebrity Guide to Wine

1990

Hargrove Hargrove

2022

Herbie Hancock - Live at SummerStage 2022 Herbie Hancock - Live at SummerStage 2022

2022

Herbie Hancock at Glastonbury 2022 Herbie Hancock at Glastonbury 2022

2022

The Girls in the Band The Girls in the Band

2011

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