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Born: April 12, 1940 in Chicago, IL
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Jazz

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Biography:
Herbie Hancock will always be one of the most revered and controversial figures in jazz -- just as his employer/mentor Miles Davis was when he was alive. Unlike Miles, who pressed ahead relentlessly and never looked back until near the very end, Hancock has cut a zigzagging forward path, shuttling between almost every development in electronic and ... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2007 River: The Joni Letters
2006 Baraka
2005 Possibilities
2005 Live: Detroit/Chicago
2002 Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
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Filmography:
2009 Icons Among Us
2008 Quincy Jones: The 75th Birthday Celebration - Live at Montreux
2006 Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
2004 Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux 2004
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Member Of: The Headhunters V.S.O.P. More >> Similar Artists: Joe Zawinul George Cables Chick Corea Mulgrew Miller James Williams More >>

Influenced By: Miles Davis Ahmad Jamal Igor Stravinsky Red Garland Sun Ra More >> Followers: Wally Badarou Bob Mintzer Larry Willis Bobby Watson Patrice Rushen More >>

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