Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor.[1] He started his career with Donald Byrd. He then joined the Miles Davis Quintet. Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section. He was one of the main architects of the post-bop sound. He was also one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk music.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Herbert Jeffrey Hancock |
| Born | April 12, 1940 Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, post-bop, fusion, jazz-funk, electro, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, arranger, actor |
| Instruments | Piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizers, workstation synthesizers, organ, clavinet, keytar, vocoder, Fairlight CMI |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Blue Note, Warner Bros., Verve |
| Associated acts | Clark Terry, Miles Davis Quintet, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, The Headhunters, V.S.O.P., Jaco Pastorius, Joni Mitchell, Howard Jones |
| Website | HerbieHancock.com |
Hancock's best-known compositions include "Watermelon Man", "Canteloupe Island" and "Chameleon". His 2007 tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Hancock was born in Chicago.
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Herbie Hancock in a Billboard advertisement
Hancock (left) with the Headhunters
Photo of Herbie Hancock from an appearance on a television special on jazz.
Herbie Hancock live in concert playing the keytar.
Hancock performing in concert, 2006
Hancock playing a Roland AX-7 keytar, at The Roundhouse, Camden, London, 2006
Hancock in Warsaw, Poland, November 29, 2010, with his Imagine Project
Wash D.C. 1999
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry pose for a photo with the 2013 Kennedy Center honorees – Shirley MacLaine, Martina Arroyo, Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, and Herbie Hancock at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2013
Hancock presented with Gold Record Award by Kazimierz Pułaski of Sony Music Poland, November 29, 2011
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References
- ↑ "Herbie Hancock". Film Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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