Herbie Hancock
☼ Born on 12 December 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, USA
BiographyHerbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffery Hancock, 1940, Chicago) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, piano player and composer. He has also acted in a few movies and TV-series (often associated with jazz music). With his music he has won many Grammy Awards and for his original soundtrack of ''Round Midnight" he won an Oscar. He performed with many famous musicians, beginning with Miles Davis in the 1960s, but ultimately even achieved fame with the MTV generation in the 1980s with his instrumental hit, "Rock it" (one of the first hits that featured scratching). He and his wife Gigi, have been married since 1968.
In the role of actor
Oscar Peterson: Black+White – TIFF21 (13/09/2021)
Tribute is paid to one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time in Oscar Peterson: Black+White. Born in Montreal in 1925, Oscar Peterson first rose to prominence in the 1940s and would soon be simply described as the best jazz pianist in the world, with his ability to play at incredibly high tempos. Highlights […]