Herbie Hancock Pianist composer and bandleader

Herbie Hancock is a 84 years old Pianist composer and bandleader from Chicago, Illinois. He was born on April 12, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. His nickname is Hancock Herbert Jeffrey.

About

Is Herbie Hancock still alive?

Yes, Herbie Hancock is still alive Last check: 4 years ago

Works

Herbie Hancock Albums (108)

There are 108 albums of Herbie Hancock.

His last album Dinner Party: Dessert released 4 years 1 month ago. When Dinner Party: Dessert released, he was 80 years old. This album contains 7 tracks

His first album Takin' Off (Expanded Edition) released 62 years ago, he was 22 years old when this album released. There were 9 songs in this album.

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Popular Herbie Hancock Songs

1. Cantaloupe Island - Remastered (Blue Note Now (Blue Note Records 80th Anniversary), released 5 years ago)
2. Watermelon Man (Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock, released 16 years ago)
3. Doin' It (Secrets, released 48 years ago)
4. Chameleon (Head Hunters, released 51 years ago)
5. Tell Me A Bedtime Story (The Essential Herbie Hancock, released 18 years ago)
6. Rockit (Feel Good 80s, released 15 years ago)
7. Maiden Voyage - Remastered (朝に聴きたいジャズ -MORNING JAZZ, released 4 years ago)
8. Watermelon Man - Remastered (Midnight Vibes, released 4 years ago)
9. I Thought It Was You (Sunlight, released 46 years ago)
10. Alone And I - Remastered 2007 (Takin' Off (Expanded Edition), released 62 years ago)

Herbie Hancock Movies (40)

There are 40 movies of Herbie Hancock.

His first feature film was Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017, as Defence Minister). He was 77 when he starred in this movie. Since 2017, he has appeared in 40 feature films. The last one is Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity (2014). In this movie, we watched him in the Piano character .

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Herbie Hancock movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Defence Minister	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)	77
Himself	Indecent Proposal (1993)	52
Himself	Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)	78
Eddie Wayne	Round Midnight (1986)	46
Himself	Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind (2003)	62
	Kareem: Minority of One (2015)	75
Himself	Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006)	66
	Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019)	78
Self	Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades (2006)	66
Himself	Jazz at the White House (2016)	76
Himself	Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux (2008)	68
himself	It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (2018)	78
Himself	Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (2008)	68
Himself	Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)	57
Himself	Experience Montreux (2013)	73
Piano	Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane! (1984)	43
Himself	One Night with Blue Note (2004)	63
Piano	Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute (1995)	62
	World of Rhythm: Live in Lugano	0
Himself	Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis (1986)	46
Himself	Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival (1987)	46
Keyboards	Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland: Parallel Realities Live... (Live at Mellon Jazz Festival) (1990)	49
	Jazz Under the Skies (1990)	49
Himself	Miles Davis - At La Villette (1991)	51
Self	Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar (1995)	55
Herbie Hancock	Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel (2001)	60
Himself	Herbie Hancock Future2future Live (2002)	61
Himself	Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2004)	64
	Herbie Hancock Special (2004)	64
	Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions (2005)	64
Interviewee	Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound (2008)	67
Piano	Herbie Hancock - The River Of Possibilities Tour - Jazz a Vienne (2008)	68
Himself	DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live (2010)	69
	Music (2010)	70
Himself	Tribute to Miles - Jazz a Vienne (2011)	71
Piano	Miles Davis: Around Midnight (2011)	71
Himself	All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater (2011)	71
	Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin (2011)	71
Himself	Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin (2012)	72
Piano	Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity (2014)	74

Herbie Hancock TV Shows (6)

His first TV Show was Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (1972).

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Awards (29)

Awarded Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo in 2009 , awarded Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1985 , nominated Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 1994 , awarded MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video in 1983 , awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing in 1983 ,

Education

He graduated from Manhattan School Of Music and Grinnell College

What is Herbie's zodiac sign?

Herbie Hancock zodiac sign is aries.

When is Hancock's next birthday?

Herbie Hancock was born on the 12th of April 1940, which was a Friday. He will be turning 85 in only 142 days from today (21 November, 2024).

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