Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet", Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section, and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk. Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieved success among pop audiences. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. In his jazz improvisation, he possesses a unique creative blend of jazz, blues, and modern classical music, with harmonic stylings much like the styles of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Hancock's best-known solo works include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaría), "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the singles "I Thought It Was You" and "Rockit". His 2007 tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award after Getz/Gilberto in 1965. As a member of Soka Gakkai, Hancock is an adherent of the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism. Herbie Hancock(1940년생, Chicago, Illinois, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 발레리안: 천 개 행성의 도시, Miles Davis: Kind of Blue, Herbie Hancock - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2010가 있으며, 그 외에도 지미 팰런의 투나잇 쇼, 조니 카슨의 투나잇 쇼, Saturday Night Live, 라일리의 세상, Great Performances, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 튜너, Jay Leno's Garage, 은밀한 유혹, StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Classic Albums 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 튜너에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 튜너에 출연했다. 2025년 Herbie에 출연했다. 2024년 Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl에 출연했다.