Herbie Hancock
| First Name | Herbie |
| Last Name | Hancock |
| Full Name at Birth | Herbert Jeffrey Hancock |
| Age | 71 |
| Date of Birth | April 12, 1940 |
| Build | Average |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Pianist |
| Music Genre | Jazz, Piano |
| Music Style | Funk, Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Electro, Electronic, R&B, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz |
| Music Mood | Elegant, Sophisticated, Cerebral, Stylish, Amiable/Good-Natured, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Rousing, Freewheeling, Complex, Searching, Sprawling, Spacey, Wry, Earnest, Literate, Exuberant, Quirky, Witty, Playful, Passionate |
| Instrument | Synthesizer, Piano, Composer, Keyboards, Leader, Piano (Electric), Clavinet, Guitar (Synthesizer), Fender Rhodes |
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (b. 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.
Discography
Filmography
Selected Herbie Hancock film and TV show credits:
