Herbie Hancock is an American pianist, composer, and innovator whose career spans over six decades of musical evolution. A prodigy who joined Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet in the 1960s, he later pioneered the integration of jazz with funk, soul, and electronic instruments. With albums like Head Hunters and Future Shock, Hancock bridged acoustic and digital worlds, influencing both jazz purists and electronic producers. His visionary approach to rhythm, sound design, and improvisation established him as one of the most forward-thinking figures in 20th- and 21st-century music.