Herbie Hancock

Personal Info

Birthday

April 12, 1940

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock

Herbert Hancock

Herbie Hancock

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Known For

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

'Round Midnight

Miles Ahead

Hitters

River of Gold

Miles Davis: Around Midnight

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

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

Filmography

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