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.
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 (Movies)
Herbie
Character:Self (Archives)
Release Date:23/01/2025
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/2024
They All Came Out to Montreux
Character:Self
Release Date:16/06/2023
Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
Character:Self
Release Date:31/03/2023
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/2022
Herbie Hancock - Live at SummerStage 2022
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2022
Hargrove
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2022
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
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Release Date:02/05/2022
That Click
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/2019
Buster Williams Bass to Infinity
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/11/2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Character:Self - Musician
Release Date:23/08/2019
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/2019
International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019
Character:Self
Release Date:30/04/2019
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2018
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
Character:Self
Release Date:02/07/2018
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Character:Defence Minister
Release Date:19/07/2017
Chick Corea: The Musician
Character:Self
Release Date:23/06/2017
More Than Jazz
Character:Himself
Release Date:03/07/2016
Jazz at the White House
Character:Self
Release Date:30/04/2016
River of Gold
Character:Narrator
Release Date:26/03/2016
Miles Ahead
Character:Live Concert Band
Release Date:22/01/2016
Kareem: Minority of One
Character:Self
Release Date:03/11/2015
Marcus
Character:Self
Release Date:24/01/2015
Herbie Hancock Trio - Full Concert - 08/14/88 - Newport Jazz Festival
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2014
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Character:Piano
Release Date:05/08/2014
Keep On Keepin' On
Character:Self
Release Date:19/04/2014
Experience Montreux
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/2013
Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin
Character:Himself
Release Date:16/06/2012
Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin
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Release Date:01/11/2011
The Girls in the Band
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Release Date:13/10/2011
A Man's Story
Character:Self
Release Date:08/10/2011
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/2011
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
Character:Piano
Release Date:20/09/2011
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/07/2011
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Character:Performer
Release Date:11/02/2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
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Release Date:11/02/2011
Music
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2010
DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2010
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2009
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/2008
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
Character:Self
Release Date:14/07/2008
Herbie Hancock - The River Of Possibilities Tour - Jazz a Vienne
Character:Piano
Release Date:15/06/2008
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Character:Self
Release Date:15/01/2008
Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2006
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2006
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2004
Herbie Hancock Special
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Release Date:23/07/2004
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2004
One Night with Blue Note
Character:Self
Release Date:27/01/2004
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
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Release Date:26/01/2004
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Character:Self
Release Date:16/01/2004
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2003
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2003
Hitters
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:01/12/2002
World of Rhythm: Live in Lugano
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2002
The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock
Character:Himself
Release Date:02/01/2002
Herbie Hancock Future2future Live
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2002
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel
Character:Herbie Hancock
Release Date:06/04/2001
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1997
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
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Release Date:08/07/1996
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Character:Self - Pianist
Release Date:01/01/1995
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
Indecent Proposal
Character:Himself
Release Date:07/04/1993
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is
Character:
Release Date:31/10/1991
Miles Davis - At La Villette
Character:Himself
Release Date:10/07/1991
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Character:Self
Release Date:04/01/1991
Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert
Character:
Release Date:25/04/1990
Jazz Under the Skies
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/1990
Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland: Parallel Realities Live... (Live at Mellon Jazz Festival)
Character:Keyboards
Release Date:20/02/1990
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1990
Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1988
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/11/1987
Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1987
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/1986
'Round Midnight
Character:Eddie Wayne
Release Date:23/09/1986
Before Midnight
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1986
The Making of Sun City
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/1985
I Love Quincy
Character:Self
Release Date:07/01/1984
Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
Character:Self - Piano
Release Date:01/01/1984
PBS Soundstage 1974: Chick Corea & Return to Forever + Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters
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Release Date:01/01/1974
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964
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Release Date:11/10/1964
Television Appearances
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Character:Self
Jay Leno's Garage
Character:Self
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Character:Self
Girl Meets World
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Classic Albums
Character:Self
Kulturzeit
Character:self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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ECHO-Verleihung
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Rock Concert
Character:Self
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Grammys
Character:Self
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