Herbie Hancock

About Herbie Hancock

Jazz musician whose stint with Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet revolutionized the way the rhythm section was perceived. He grew up in the post-bop era.

Herbie Hancock before fame

He was a prodigy as a child, performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 5 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of eleven.

Achievement of Herbie Hancock

His solo pieces Cantaloupe Island and Watermelon Man garnered him much acclaim, and his 1964 album Empyrean Isles and his 1965 album Maiden Voyage were held to be among the 1960s' most influential jazz LPs.

Herbie Hancock family life

On August 31, 1968, he married Gudrun Mexines, with whom he had one kid.

Associations of Herbie Hancock

At a Grammy Awards ceremony in the 1980s, he, Stevie Wonder, Howard Jones, and Thomas Dolby all played a synthesizer session.

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