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 SantamarĂa), "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.
Movies (76)
Tuner
2026
Herbie
2025
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
2024
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
2024
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
2023
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
2022
Hargrove
2022
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022
That Click
2019
Buster Williams Bass to Infinity
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
2019
International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019
2019
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
2018
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017
Chick Corea: The Musician
2017
More Than Jazz
2016
Jazz at the White House
2016
River of Gold
2016
Miles Ahead
2016
Kareem: Minority of One
2015
Marcus
2015
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
2014
Keep On Keepin' On
2014
Experience Montreux
2013
Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin
2012
Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin
2011
The Girls in the Band
2011
A Man's Story
2011
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
2011
Tribute to Miles - Jazz Ă Vienne
2011
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Music
2010
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
2008
Herbie Hancock - The River Of Possibilities Tour - Jazz a Vienne
2008
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
2008
Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades
2006
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
2006
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
2004
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004
One Night with Blue Note
2004
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
2004
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
2004
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
2003
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
2003
Hitters
2002
World of Rhythm - Live in Lugano
2002
The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock
2002
Herbie Hancock Future2future Live
2002
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel
2001
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
1997
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
1996
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
1995
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
1995
Indecent Proposal
1993
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is
1991
Miles Davis - At La Villette
1991
Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991
Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert
1990
Jazz Under the Skies
1990
Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland: Parallel Realities Live... (Live at Mellon Jazz Festival)
1990
Celebrity Guide to Wine
1990
Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva
1988
'Round Midnight
1986
Before Midnight
1986
The Making of Sun City
1985
I Love Quincy
1984
Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
1984
PBS Soundstage 1974: Chick Corea & Return to Forever + Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters
1974
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964
1964
Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band
TV Shows (15)
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
2020
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
Girl Meets World
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Classic Albums
1997
Kulturzeit
1995
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Saturday Night Live
1975
Rock Concert
1973
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
1972
Great Performances
1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Grammys
1959