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Acting
Birthday:
April 12, 1940
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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. 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Himself |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Self |
| 2015 | Jay Leno's Garage | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | |
| 2014 | Girl Meets World | Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 1997 | Classic Albums | Self |
| 1995 | Kulturzeit | self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1992 | ECHO-Verleihung | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest |
| 1973 | Rock Concert | Self |
| 1972 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest | Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self |