Herbie Hancock

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is a jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz music's most important and influential pianists and composers. He embraced elements of rock, funk, and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz.

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Hancock is a Nichiren Buddhist, and writes about the influence Buddhism has had on his life and his music in the introduction he wrote to the nonfiction bestseller The Buddha In Your Mirror. He is a member of the California-based Soka Gakkai International sect, which also counts Tina Turner among its members.

Related Topics:
Buddhist - The Buddha In Your Mirror - California - Soka Gakkai International - Tina Turner

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Hancock filmed an infomercial where he served as spokesman for the Bose Corporation.

Related Topics:
Infomercial - Bose Corporation

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Hancock is the musical director of the Tokyo Jazz Festival as well as a patron member of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.

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Hancock also started an organization called ROLO -- the Rhythm of Life Organization dedicated to using technology in a responsible way to make the world a better place. Through the vision of ROLO, he helped found BAYCAT (Bayview-Hunters Point Center for Arts & Technology), an educational facility in the Bay Area which provides free classes to youth in digital arts.

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