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Herbie Hancock
Sound
Cast
Herbie Hancock
Known for
Sound
Born
1940-04-12
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Herbert Jeffrey Hancock, Herbert 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 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.

Tuner
as Herbie Hancock

Indecent Proposal
as Himself

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
as Defence Minister

Miles Ahead
as Live Concert Band

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

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician

'Round Midnight
as Eddie Wayne

That Click
as Self

Kareem: Minority of One
as Self

A Man's Story
as Self

Keep On Keepin' On
as Self

Hitters
as District Attorney

The Making of Sun City
as Self

Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self

Music
as Self

I Love Quincy
as Self

They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self

It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
as Self

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
as Self

On the Shoulders of Giants

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
as Self

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

Celebrity Guide to Wine
as Self

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

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
as Self

Before Midnight
as Self (archive footage)

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

A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
as Self - Performer

Prachtig 80: Volume 2
as Self

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
as Self

Marcus
as Self

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

Larry presents: Best of The 80s
as Self

Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
as Self

Branford Marsalis: Steep
as Self

Hargrove
as Self

Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux

Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
as Self

River of Gold
as Narrator

Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
as Self

Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
as Self

Miles Davis: Around Midnight
as Piano

Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva

Herbie Hancock Future2future Live
as Himself

Jazz at the White House
as Self

Chick Corea: The Musician
as Self

Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
as Self

The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is

Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades
as Self

Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band Live in London
as Themself

World of Rhythm - Live in Lugano
as Self

Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
as Self

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

Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
as Self - Piano

Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
as Piano

Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964

Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival
as Himself

International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019
as Self

The Girls in the Band

Miles Davis - At La Villette
as Himself

Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel
as Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band
as Self

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

One Night with Blue Note
as Self

Herbie Hancock Special

Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne
as Himself

Herbie Hancock - Live at SummerStage 2022
as Self

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

Jazz Under the Skies
as Self

Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
as Himself

More Than Jazz
as Himself

Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert

Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
as Self - Pianist

Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin
as Himself

Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996

Experience Montreux
as Self

Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin

Herbie
as Self (Archives)

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

Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
as Self

The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock
as Himself

Buster Williams Bass to Infinity
as Himself