Herbie Hancock Artist Information
There are some musicians so talented that regardless of what genre of music you prefer to listen to, the opportunity to see the artist perform live should not be missed. Herbie Hancock is one of those artists and TickCo has the best seats in the house!
Herbie Hancock had a classical music education starting at the age of seven and his talent was recognized very early. Some of his early work attracted the attention of jazz legend Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock was asked to join Davis' "second great quintet" in 1963. The career of Herbie Hancock was in full swing.
The jazz world was never the same as Herbie Hancock did much to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section musician. He also was one of the first to embrace modern technology when he used synthesizers and incorporated funk into his jazz music.
Herbie Hancock has created over 50 albums during his illustrious career, won an Academy Award in 1986 and won over ten Grammy Awards. He had a huge crossover hit with Rockit in 1983, generally believed to be one the first singles to feature scratching. The video for the song was a huge hit, winning five different MTV Video Music Awards.
A five decade career has not slowed this artist a bit as he continues to record and perform live. He may be a gifted jazz musician, but he crosses over to other genres of music and different audiences well, as evidenced by Herbie Hancock playing a festival as unique as Bonnaroo back in 2005.
Plan for an evening of fantastic jazz and smooth beats done by Herbie Hancock. TickCo is the best source to land your tickets for the best seats in the venue!