As per our current Database, Herbie Hancock is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Herbie Hancock is 84 years, 7 months and 9 days old. Herbie Hancock will celebrate 85rd birthday on a Saturday 12th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Herbie Hancock upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Herbie Hancock |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Age | 84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | April 12, 1940 (Chicago, IL) |
| Birthday | April 12 |
| Town/City | Chicago, IL |
| Nationality | IL |
Herbie Hancock’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Herbie Hancock was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
Jazz Artist whose time with Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet changed how people saw the rhythm section. He developed post-bop.
He was a child Prodigy and performed Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 5 at age 11 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
His solo pieces Cantaloupe Island and Watermelon Man garnered him much acclaim, and his 1964 album Empyrean Isles and his 1965 album Maiden Voyage were held to be among the 1960s' most influential jazz LPs.
He married Gudrun Mexines on August 31, 1968, with whom he fathered one child.
He, Stevie Wonder, Howard Jones, and Thomas Dolby all performed a synthesizer jam at a 1980s Grammy Awards ceremony.
