- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 79
- Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Height: 1.7 m (5′ 7″)
- Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Gigi Hancock)
- Full Name: Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: April 12, 1940
- Ethnicity: African-American
- Occupation: Musician, Songwriter and Singer
- Education: Hyde Park Academy, Grinnell College and Roosevelt University
- Children: 1 (Jessica)
Herbie Hancock is an American musician who has an estimated net worth of $12 million. His unique style of music that grew very popular through animated children’s shows, many tours and several hit recordings have all played an integral part in building his current net worth.
This American pianist, bandleader and composer was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he is considered as of the architects of the post bop sound. He embraced music synthesizers and his work evidently revolves around funk and soul music. He improvises his music with a unique blend of blues, jazz, harmonic stylings, modern classical music and his work reminds people of the styles synonymous with Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy.
Hancock also serves as a goodwill ambassador for UNESCO and he has been handed the responsibility to promote intercultural dialogue. He eventually became a part of the University of California’s faculty where he teaches jazz music. Hancock is also a member of Soka Gakkai International.