Herbie Hancock
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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 t
Hancock in 2023
Hancock (left) with the Headhunters, 1975
Hancock in 1976
Hancock playing keytar in La Spezia, Italy, July 2008
Miles Davis Quintet
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The Miles Davis Quintet was an American jazz band from 1955 to early 1969 led by Miles Davis. The quintet underwent frequent personnel changes toward its metamorphosis into a different ensemble in 196
Herbie Hancock
…12, 1940) 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…
An early iteration of the "Second Great Quintet" performing in Antibes, c. July 1963. From left: Ron Carter, Davis, and Tony Williams.