Herbie Hancock

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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 adop
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Personal Info

Id

15193

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-04-12

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

  • Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
  • Herbert Hancock
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    Known For

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    The Girls in

    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

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    Herbie Hanco

    Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

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    'Round Midnight

    'Round Midni

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    Larry presen

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    World of Rhy

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

    Joni Mitchel

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    Dejohnette,

    Hitters

    Hitters

    Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux

    Quincy Jones

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    One Night wi

    Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades

    Marcus Mille

    Keep On Keepin' On

    Keep On Keep

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    Herbie Hanco

    Herbie Hancock  Future2future Live

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    Herbie Hanco

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    Lang Lang &

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    The Neville

    Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne

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    Miles Davis

    I Love Quincy

    I Love Quinc

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    Jacob Collie

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    Celebrity Gu

    Hargrove

    Hargrove

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    The Jazz Cha

    Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue

    Miles Electr

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    The Making o

    Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

    Ron Carter:

    A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand

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    Experience Montreux

    Experience M

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    Prachtig 80:

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis:

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    Herbie Hanco

    Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva

    Live at Muni

    Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra

    Don Lewis an

    Miles Ahead

    Miles Ahead

    Jazz at the White House

    Jazz at the

    They All Came Out to Montreux

    They All Cam

    Jazz Under the Skies

    Jazz Under t

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

    Valerian and

    Indecent Proposal

    Indecent Pro

    Miles Davis: Around Midnight

    Miles Davis:

    Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind

    Joni Mitchel

    Kareem: Minority of One

    Kareem: Mino

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    Dennis Hoppe

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    Jack DeJohne

    Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

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    Gustavo Duda

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    Oscar Peters

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    Miles Davis:

    Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity

    Charles Lloy

    It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story

    It Must Schw

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    Quincy Jones

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    Music

    International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019

    Internationa

    Marcus

    Marcus

    Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

    Q85: A Music

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

    We Are One:

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    That Click

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    On the Shoul

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    Branford Mar

    Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux

    Santana: Hym

    More Than Jazz

    More Than Ja

    Buster Williams Bass to Infinity

    Buster Willi

    River of Gold

    River of Gol

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    Wayne Shorte

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    PBS Soundsta

    Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964

    Miles Davis

    Herbie

    Herbie

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    A Man's Stor

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    Herbie Hanco

    Before Midnight

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    Chick Corea: The Musician

    Chick Corea:

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    Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra

    asSelf

    2023

    They All Came Out to Montreux

    asSelf

    2023

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

    asSelf

    2022

    Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

    asSelf

    2022

    Herbie Hancock - Live at SummerStage 2022

    asSelf

    2022

    Hargrove

    asSelf

    2022

    Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

    as

    2019

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    asSelf - Musician

    2017

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

    asDefence Minister

    2016

    Jazz at the White House

    asSelf

    2016

    Miles Ahead

    asLive Concert Band

    2014

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

    asSelf

    2014

    Keep On Keepin' On

    asSelf

    2013

    Experience Montreux

    asSelf

    2012

    Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin

    asHimself

    2011

    The Girls in the Band

    as

    2011

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

    asSelf

    2011

    Miles Davis: Around Midnight

    asPiano

    2011

    Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne

    asHimself

    2011

    A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand

    asPerformer

    2010

    DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live

    asHimself

    2008

    Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux

    asSelf

    2008

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

    asPiano

    2006

    Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades

    asSelf

    2006

    Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

    asSelf

    2004

    Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue

    asSelf

    2004

    Herbie Hancock Special

    as

    2004

    One Night with Blue Note

    asSelf

    2004

    Larry presents: Best of The 80s

    asSelf

    2003

    Prachtig 80: Volume 2

    asSelf

    2002

    Hitters

    asDistrict Attorney

    2002

    World of Rhythm: Live in Lugano

    asSelf

    2002

    The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock

    asHimself

    2002

    Herbie Hancock Future2future Live

    asHimself

    2001

    Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel

    asHerbie Hancock

    1997

    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

    asSelf

    1993

    Indecent Proposal

    asHimself

    1991

    The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is

    as

    1991

    Miles Davis - At La Villette

    asHimself

    1990

    Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert

    as

    1990

    Jazz Under the Skies

    asSelf

    1990

    Celebrity Guide to Wine

    asSelf

    1988

    Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva

    as

    1987

    Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions

    asHimself

    1987

    Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival

    asHimself

    1986

    'Round Midnight

    asEddie Wayne

    1985

    The Making of Sun City

    asSelf

    1984

    I Love Quincy

    asSelf

    1984

    Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!

    asSelf - Piano

    Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band Live in London

    asThemself

    2025

    Herbie

    asSelf (Archives)

    2019

    That Click

    asSelf

    2019

    Buster Williams Bass to Infinity

    asHimself

    2019

    Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

    asSelf

    2019

    International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019

    asSelf

    2018

    Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

    asSelf

    2018

    It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story

    asSelf

    2017

    Chick Corea: The Musician

    asSelf

    2016

    More Than Jazz

    asHimself

    2016

    River of Gold

    asNarrator

    2015

    Kareem: Minority of One

    asSelf

    2015

    Marcus

    asSelf

    2014

    Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity

    asPiano

    2011

    Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin

    as

    2011

    A Man's Story

    asSelf

    2011

    On the Shoulders of Giants

    as

    2010

    Music

    asSelf

    2009

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

    asSelf

    2008

    Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

    asSelf

    2008

    Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound

    asSelf

    2004

    Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

    asSelf

    2004

    Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux

    as

    2003

    Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind

    asSelf

    1996

    Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996

    as

    1995

    Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute

    asSelf - Pianist

    1995

    Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

    asSelf

    1991

    Branford Marsalis: Steep

    asSelf

    1990

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

    asKeyboards

    1986

    Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

    asSelf

    1986

    Before Midnight

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1974

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

    as

    1964

    Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964

    as

    Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band

    asSelf

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