Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. 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 a harmonic concept much like the styles of Claude Debussy and ...
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Date of birth:
- Apr 12, 1940 (age 69 years)
Place of birth:
Musical Genres:
View Herbie Hancock: Genre »Instruments Played:
- Synthesizer ,
- Keytar ,
- Piano ,
- Electronic keyboard ,
- Electric piano ,
- Flute ,
- Keyboard instrument ,
- Moog synthesizer ,
- Jazz piano
Also known as:
- Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
