Sound
Herbie 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.
Filmography
Tuner
Film · 2026
Herbie
Film · 2025
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
Film · 2024
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Film · 2024
Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
Film · 2023
They All Came Out to Montreux
Film · 2023
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Film · 2022
Herbie Hancock - Live at SummerStage 2022
Film · 2022
Hargrove
Film · 2022
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Film · 2022
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Series · 2020
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Film · 2019
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Film · 2019
International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019
Film · 2019
That Click
Film · 2019
Buster Williams Bass to Infinity
Film · 2019
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
Film · 2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Film · 2018
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Film · 2017
Chick Corea: The Musician
Film · 2017
Miles Ahead
Film · 2016
Jazz at the White House
Film · 2016
More Than Jazz
Film · 2016
River of Gold
Film · 2016
Kareem: Minority of One
Film · 2015
Marcus
Film · 2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Series · 2015
Jay Leno's Garage
Series · 2015
Keep on Keepin' On
Film · 2014
Herbie Hancock Trio - Full Concert - 08/14/88 - Newport Jazz Festival
Film · 2014
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Girl Meets World
Series · 2014
Experience Montreux
Film · 2013
Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin
Film · 2012
The Girls in the Band
Film · 2011
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne
Film · 2011
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
Film · 2011
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Film · 2011
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
Film · 2011
Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin
Film · 2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
Film · 2011
A Man's Story
Film · 2011
DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live
Film · 2010
Music
Film · 2010
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Film · 2009
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
Film · 2008
Herbie Hancock - The River Of Possibilities Tour - Jazz a Vienne
Film · 2008
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Film · 2008
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Film · 2008
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
Film · 2006
Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades
Film · 2006
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Film · 2004
One Night with Blue Note
Film · 2004
Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue
Film · 2004
Herbie Hancock Special
Film · 2004
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Film · 2004
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
Film · 2004
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Film · 2003
Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
World of Rhythm - Live in Lugano
Film · 2002
Hitters
Film · 2002
Herbie Hancock Future2future Live
Film · 2002
The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock
Film · 2002
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel
Film · 2001
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Film · 1997
Classic Albums
Series · 1997
Glastonbury
Series · 1997
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
Film · 1996
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Film · 1995
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Film · 1995
Indecent Proposal
Film · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
ECHO-Verleihung
Series · 1992
Later... with Jools Holland
Series · 1992
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is
Film · 1991
Miles Davis - At La Villette
Film · 1991
Branford Marsalis: Steep
Film · 1991
Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert
Film · 1990
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Film · 1990
Jazz Under the Skies
Film · 1990
Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland: Parallel Realities Live... (Live at Mellon Jazz Festival)
Film · 1990
Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva
Film · 1988
Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival
Film · 1987
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
Film · 1987
'Round Midnight
Film · 1986
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
Film · 1986
Before Midnight
Film · 1986
The Making of Sun City
Film · 1985
Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
Film · 1984
I Love Quincy
Film · 1984
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
PBS Soundstage 1974: Chick Corea & Return to Forever + Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters
Film · 1974
Rock Concert
Series · 1973
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Series · 1972
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964
Film · 1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Grammys
Series · 1959
Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band Live in London
Film
Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band
Film
Herbie Hancock - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2010
Film