Herbie Hancock
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-04-12 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Herbie Hancock
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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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Known For
Acting
(2025)
Herbie
as Self (Archives)
(2024)
(2023)
(2023)
(2022)
Hargrove
as Self
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2019)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician
(2019)
That Click
as Self
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
Buster Williams Bass to Infinity
as Himself
(2018)
(2018)
(2017)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
as Defence Minister
(2016)
Miles Ahead
as Live Concert Band
(2016)
River of Gold
as Narrator
(2016)
Jazz at the White House
as Self
(2016)
More Than Jazz
as Himself
(2015)
Kareem: Minority of One
as Self
(2015)
Marcus
as Self
(2014)
Keep On Keepin’ On
as Self
(2014)
(2014)
(2013)
Experience Montreux
as Self
(2012)
(2012)
(2011)
(2011)
A Man's Story
as Self
(2011)
(2011)
(2011)
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
as Piano
(2011)
(2011)
Tribute to Miles - Jazz a Vienne
as Himself
(2010)
Music
as Self
(2010)
(2009)
(2008)
(2008)
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
as Himself
(2008)
(2008)
(2006)
(2006)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
One Night with Blue Note
as Self
(2004)
(2003)
(2003)
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
as Self
(2002)
Hitters
as District Attorney
(2002)
The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock
as Himself
(2002)
(2002)
Herbie Hancock Future2future Live
as Himself
(2001)
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel
as Herbie Hancock
(1997)
(1996)
(1995)
(1995)
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
as Self - Pianist
(1993)
Indecent Proposal
as Himself
(1991)
Branford Marsalis: Steep
as Self
(1991)
(1991)
Miles Davis - At La Villette
as Himself
(1990)
Celebrity Guide to Wine
as Self
(1990)
(1990)
Jazz Under the Skies
as Self
(1990)
(1988)
(1987)
(1987)
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
as Himself
(1986)
'Round Midnight
as Eddie Wayne
(1986)
(1985)
The Making of Sun City
as Self
(1984)
I Love Quincy
as Self
(1984)
Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
as Self - Piano
(1974)
(1964)
Crew
(2004)
(2001)
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel
Director
(2000)
Traffic
Music
(1991)
Livin' Large!
Original Music Composer
(1991)
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is
Music Director
(1989)
Harlem Nights
Original Music Composer
(1988)
Action Jackson
Original Music Composer
(1988)
Colors
Original Music Composer
(1988)
(1986)
'Round Midnight
Original Music Composer, Conductor
(1986)
(1984)
A Soldier's Story
Original Music Composer
(1974)
Death Wish
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
(1973)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Original Music Composer
(1969)
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
Original Music Composer
(1966)
Blow-Up
Original Music Composer
(1966)
Herbie
Music