About Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that he released one of his best-known and most influential albums, Head Hunters.
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Awards & Honors
César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
Grammy Hall of Fame
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects
NEA Jazz Masters
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Polar Music Prize
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing
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Grammy Award for Album of the Year
MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction
MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video
MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Kennedy Center Honors
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance
Library of Congress Living Legend
Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
