Herbie Hancock
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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.
Known for
Credits
Tuner (2026)
as Herbie Hancock
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
as Defence Minister
Indecent Proposal (1993)
as Himself
'Round Midnight (1986)
as Eddie Wayne
Valerian (2004)
Actor
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (2008)
as Self
A Man's Story (2011)
as Self
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
as Self - Musician
On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)
Actor
Miles Ahead (2016)
as Live Concert Band
That Click (2019)
as Self
Herbie (2025)
as Self (Archives)
Music (2010)
as Self
Branford Marsalis: Steep (1991)
as Self
Hitters (2002)
as District Attorney
Hargrove (2022)
as Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009)
as Self
The Making of Sun City (1985)
as Self
Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
as Self
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006)
as Self
Herbie Hancock - Live at SummerStage 2022 (2022)
as Self
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl (2024)
as Self
I Love Quincy (1984)
as Self
Celebrity Guide to Wine (1990)
as Self
Jazz at the White House (2016)
as Self
Keep On Keepin' On (2014)
as Self
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019)
as Self
They All Came Out to Montreux (2023)
as Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)
as Self
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand (2011)
as Self - Performer
Herbie Hancock Future2future Live (2002)
as Himself
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind (2003)
as Self
Chick Corea: The Musician (2017)
as Self
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel (2001)
as Herbie Hancock
River of Gold (2016)
as Narrator
Before Midnight (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (2018)
as Self
One Night with Blue Note (2004)
as Self
Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band (—)
as Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2004)
as Self
Larry presents: Best of The 80s (2004)
as Self
The Girls in the Band (2011)
Actor
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)
as Self
Experience Montreux (2013)
as Self
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux (2008)
as Self
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004)
as Self
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute (1995)
as Self - Pianist
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar (1995)
as Self
Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland: Parallel Realities Live... (Live at Mellon Jazz Festival) (1990)
as Keyboards
Prachtig 80: Volume 2 (2003)
as Self
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is (1991)
Actor
Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band Live in London (—)
as Themself
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964 (1964)
Actor
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions (1987)
as Himself
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater (2011)
as Self
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens (2022)
Actor
Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane! (1984)
as Self - Piano
Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades (2006)
as Self
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux (2004)
Actor
Jazz Under the Skies (1990)
as Self
Herbie Hancock Special (2004)
Actor
Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song (2023)
as Self
World of Rhythm - Live in Lugano (2002)
as Self
Miles Davis: Around Midnight (2011)
as Piano
More Than Jazz (2016)
as Himself
Buster Williams Bass to Infinity (2019)
as Himself
Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva (1988)
Actor
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra (2024)
as Self
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis (1986)
as Self
Herbie Hancock - The River Of Possibilities Tour - Jazz a Vienne (2008)
as Piano
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity (2014)
as Piano
Miles Davis - At La Villette (1991)
as Himself
Marcus (2015)
as Self
PBS Soundstage 1974: Chick Corea & Return to Forever + Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters (1974)
Actor
Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival (1987)
as Himself
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound (2008)
as Self
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes (2022)
as Self
Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin (2011)
Actor
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996 (1996)
Actor
DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live (2010)
as Himself
Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin (2012)
as Himself
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne (2011)
as Himself
International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019 (2019)
as Self
Herbie Hancock Trio - Full Concert - 08/14/88 - Newport Jazz Festival (2014)
as Self
The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock (2002)
as Himself
Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert (1990)
Actor