Herbie Hancock: The Life, Music, and Legacy of a Jazz Icon

This course explores the life, music, and enduring influence of legendary pianist, composer, and bandleader Herbie Hancock. Through guided listening and discussion, we examine Hancock’s evolution from his work with Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet in the 1960s through his groundbreaking acoustic and electric groups and his continuing contributions to jazz, popular music, technology, and global culture. This course will be recorded. Students will have access to videos for the duration of the course.