Herbie Hancock Height, Weight, Family, Spouse, Education, Biography

Herbie Hancock is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer who is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the post-bop sound, a genre of small-combo jazz that had evolved in the early and mid-1960s. In a career spanning more than 5 decades, he has released more than 35 albums and has won

Herbie Hancock Quick Info
Height5 ft 7 in
Weight75 kg
Date of BirthApril 12, 1940
Zodiac SignAries
SpouseGigi Hancock

Herbie Hancock is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer who is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the post-bop sound, a genre of small-combo jazz that had evolved in the early and mid-1960s. In a career spanning more than 5 decades, he has released more than 35 albums and has won 14 Grammy Awards, as of October 2021. In 1986, he had won an Academy Award in the category of ‘Best Original Score’, for the film Round Midnight. He was awarded a ‘Star’ on the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording’ in September 1994. He was inducted into the ‘Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame’ in 1995.

Born Name

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock

Nick Name

Herbie

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Herbie had attended Hyde Park High School, a public school in his hometown of Chicago. After his high school graduation, he had joined Grinnell College, a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa. He had graduated from there in 1960 with degrees in electrical engineering and music.

He had later taken some courses at Roosevelt University, a private university in Chicago.

Occupation

Jazz Pianist, Keyboardist, Bandleader, Composer

Family

  • Father – Wayman Edward Hancock (Government Meat Inspector) (d. June 4, 2001)
  • Mother – Winnie Belle Hancock (née Griffin) (Former Secretary)
  • Siblings – Jean Hancock (Sister) (Computer Analyst, Lyricist) (d. August 2, 1985), Wayman Hancock, Jr. (Brother)

Genre

Jazz, Post-Bop, Modal Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Electro, Classical

Instruments

Keyboards, Piano

Labels

  • Columbia Records
  • Blue Note Records
  • Warner Records Inc.
  • Verve Records

Net Worth

Herbie Hancock’s net worth had been $12 million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

Weight

75 kg or 165.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Herbie has dated –

  • Gigi Hancock (1968-Present) – Herbie had married Gigi Hancock (née Meixner) on August 31, 1968. They have a daughter together named Jessica Hancock (b. 1970).

    • Race / Ethnicity

    Black

    He is of African-American descent.

    Hair Color

    Black

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Mildly stocky frame
    • Short-cropped hair
    • Bespectacled
    • Affable smile
    • Clean-shaven look

    Religion

    Nichiren Buddhism

    Brand Endorsements

    He had been featured in a TV commercial for the American multinational restaurant chain Pizza Hut, in 1985.

    Herbie Hancock Facts

  • He was named after the singer, songwriter, and actor Herb Jeffries.
  • A child prodigy, his parents had identified his talent early and had enrolled him in an institution that taught classical music when he was 7 years old.
  • At the age of 11, in February 1952, he had played the first movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major, K. 537 (Coronation) at a young people’s concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
  • His alma mater, Grinnell College, had awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree in 1972, just 12 years after he had graduated from there.
  • His 2007 album titled, River: The Joni Letters, a tribute to the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter and painter Joni Mitchell, had won the 2008 Grammy Award for ‘Album of the Year’. This was just the 2nd jazz album to achieve this feat after Getz/Gilberto had won in 1965.
  • In 2012, he had been appointed as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he had taught at the Herb Alpert School of Music.
  • His book, titled Possibilities, was published in 2014.

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