Date of birth: 1940-04-12
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for: Sound
Also known as: Herbert Jeffrey Hancock, Herbert Hancock
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.
2011-10-13
THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalist
1997-10-01
"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who
2006-04-18
Imagine the possibilities….. "Possibilities" is the musical event of the year. The album is a series
1984-01-01
Three masters explore their roots and capture the full spectrum of the art of Jazz...a display of ly
1986-09-23
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent w
2004-01-16
01 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham 02 Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cindy Lauper 03 Wishing Well
2002-11-19
Music legends Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Billy Cobham team up to form the World of Rhythm in thi
2023-03-31
After getting her start in coffee shops Joni Mitchell went on to set a new standard, marrying music
1990-04-25
Jack DeJohnette - Drums, Herbie Hancock - Keyboards, Dave Holland - Bass, Pat Metheney - Guitars. Fo
2002-12-01
A respected civic leader is caught between two rival underworld crime families on the verge of war.
2008-07-14
When an artist of the stature of Quincy Jones celebrates his 75th birthday you can be sure it's goin
2004-01-27
Concert performance by 30 jazz greats from the Blue Note label, at Town Hall, New York City, Februar
2006-11-12
A 2hr concert shot at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood in 2006. A truly unique musical event/biopic
2014-04-19
Eighty-nine year old trumpeting legend Clark Terry has mentored jazz wonders like Miles Davis and Qu
2001-04-06
Legendary jazz pianist, composer and innovator Herbie Hancock performs live on "Jazz Central." This
2002-01-01
1987-01-01
2012-06-16
1991-10-31
The emblematic New Orleans soul band, play with a host of guests in a festive concert filmed in 1989
2011-07-12
1991-07-10
1984-03-23
Documentary profile of musician and producer Quincy Jones
2022-05-02
Twenty-something virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, singer and arranger Jacob Collier has managed to ou
2010-01-01
2011-09-28
Originally broadcast on CBS April 11, 1976, under the title THE ORIGINAL ROMPIN' STOMPIN' HOT AND HE
1990-01-01
Spago restaurant maître d’ Bernard Erpicum hosts this program featuring Hollywood stars as they shar
2022-06-15
2022-06-12
Jazz trumpet legend Roy Hargrove, deemed by his peers as a musical prophet, up close and personal li
2002-01-02
Legendary jazz pianist, composer and innovator Herbie Hancock performs live on "Jazz Central." This
2004-11-23
Documentary about Miles Davis' legendary gig at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970. Includes fu
1987-11-17
Filmed live at the Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood in February 1986, Spontaneous Inventions was Bobby
1985-01-23
Documentary Chronicling the making of Artists United Against Apartheid “Sun City”
2022-10-21
The life and career of jazz musician Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history, featuring ori
2012-11-12
On February 11, 2011, Barbra Streisand was honored as the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year. At a ga
2013-06-18
Filmed in high definition 3D, this set brings together the Experience Montreux film plus concert per
2003-12-01
20 Videoclips from the 80's.
2019-08-23
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trum
2004-07-23
Three giants of jazz - Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin and Michael Brecker - join forces in a memorab
2008-06-15
Live at Jazz à Vienne, Antique Theatre, 2008. Tracklist: - Introduction - Actual proof (Herbie Ha
1988-01-01
'Münchner Klaviersommer' was an annual concerts series that took place from 1981 to 1998 in Munich,
2024-05-27
In the 1970s, Don Lewis, an electronics engineer and musician, constructed a synthesizer that genera
2016-01-22
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
2016-04-30
This All-Star Global Concert at the White House features performances by Joey Alexander, Terence Bla
2023-06-16
Utilizing a wealth of archival footage featuring Prince, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and more, They
Recorded live on January 31, 1984.
2014-10-31
"Herbie Hancock Trio - Full Concert "Recorded Live: 8/14/1988 - Newport Jazz Festival (Newport, RI)
1990-03-13
Feat. Herbie Hancock, Milton Nascimento, Al Jarreau Miki Howard & The Select Live Special Band,
2017-07-19
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throug
1993-04-07
John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night
1995-01-01
Direct from Brazil in his last recorded performance, this DVD, Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tri
2011-09-20
This famous bootleg DVD was finally released as part of LIVE in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol.
2003-04-03
Joni Mitchell's career as a singer-songwriter and painter is extensively profiled in this in-depth d
2015-11-03
This documentary charts the complexity and genius of the NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-
2004-05-01
The inevitable fat cigar between his fingers, the American actor, director and fine artist Dennis Ho
1990-02-20
2019-06-14
Explore the vision behind the iconic American jazz record label. Since 1939, Blue Note artists have
2011-11-01
1995-01-01
This riveting music documentary traces the history of Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his ear
2008-10-27
Kind Of Blue: Celebrating A Masterpiece incorporates material from the 2004 mini-documentary, Made I
2014-08-05
A journey in sound through the unusual life and career of jazz legend Charles Lloyd. Lloyd's own voi
2018-07-02
A documentary about the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records and its German founders Alfred Lion a
2008-01-15
Documentary about the writing and recording of Quincy Jones' score for Norman Jewison's 1967 film I
1986-10-17
A documentary on the music of Miles Davis which contains concert footage from the 1986 New Orleans J
2010-10-15
The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and prod
2019-04-30
The 2019 All-Star Global Concert brings together a stellar lineup of international artists in Melbou
2015-01-24
Patrick Savey plunges us into Marcus's world, capturing the New York roots of the legendary bass pla
2018-12-09
“Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones,” is a star-studded evening that celebrates the life an
2009-01-18
A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States
2019-12-30
A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars Dou
2011-02-11
The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.
1991-01-04
Recorded live on 13th November, 1987, at the Spirit Square Arts Centre, North Carolina, USA.
2004-01-26
On July 15, 2004, Santana took to the stage in Montreux accompanied by a stunning line-up of guests
2016-07-03
A tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, with Nina Simone, Mile
2019-11-12
Imagine hanging out with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, hearing them jam together, trading riff
2016-03-26
Narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, River of Gold is the disturbing a
1996-07-08
Wayne Shorter is one of the most significant jazz performers of modern times. He performed as part o
1974-01-01
Chicago, IL @ PBS Soundstage (1974)
1964-10-11
Miles Davis Quintet October 11, 1964 Teatro dell' Arte, Milan (Italy) 1. Autumn Leaves 2. My Funn
2025-01-23
2011-10-08
Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
The Grammy Award winning Herbie Hancock and the Rockit Band take you to the center of the break danc
1986-01-01
Filmmaker Jean Achache shot extensively on the set of ’Round Midnight. This documentary presents tha