Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor.
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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Birth name | Herbert Jeffrey Hancock |
Born | Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | April 12, 1940
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 |
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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