In honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, theGrio examines how Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit,” utilizing the turntablism of Grandmixer DXT, helped hip-hop earn the respect of music critics and ...

Herbie Hancock likes to surprise us. Remember when the post-bop stalwart went funk/soul/jazz on "Head Hunters" in 1973? Remember when he went hip-hop/jazz with the 1983 dance-club instrumental smash ...

Herbie Hancock is from the land of the “Go.” That’s Chicago, and it’s a longshot, but maybe part of the Windy City’s proficiency in Hip-Hop music can be traced back to Hancock’s use of scratching in ...

American jazz legend Herbie Hancock has announced his Australian tour for 2024 in October, his first visit since 2019. The tour will kick off at Sydney’s Opera House Concert Hall on October 11 and 12, ...

“Yo, son, I’ll tell you everything you wanna know about Herbie Hancock,” says Hip-Hop Nick, my swaggering Lebanese Phishhead-turned-jazzbo-turned-B-boy-producer neighbor from down the hall. “I know ...

Genre-leaping keyboard legend Herbie Hancock has an update for fans eagerly anticipating his new album — originally due out in 2020 — featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar, West ...

Herbie Hancock likes a challenge. The group of young musicians he leads at two Jersey concerts this week have their own ideas about where his music should go, and are unafraid to tell him. “It’s not a ...

If you’ve got tickets to see Herbie Hancock perform at Powell Hall on Thursday night, you should know going in that this is going to be more than just your standard jazz performance. With a career ...

Herbie Hancock and Carlos Santana In The Studio, circa 1980 (Photo: Hancock Archives) From his earliest days as a pianist for Donald Byrd, then Miles Davis, up through his work in the 1960s, 1970s, ...

As multi-taskers go, Herbie Hancock is in a league of his own. The most decorated artist in jazz history, Hancock — a youngish 74 — could easily rest on his laurels, but he’s always active on several ...

Herbie Hancock's accomplishments are staggering. The jazz keyboard virtuoso won an Oscar in 1987 for the film score of “Round Midnight,” 14 Grammys and has collected myriad other honors. Hancock’s ...