ISBN Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

The warmly welcomed memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time
 
In Herbie Hancock: Possibilities, the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on an extraordinary life and a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. A true innovator who has spent a lifetime exploring a range of musical genres, and enriching each of them, Hancock has had an enormous influence on acoustic and electric jazz, R&B, funk, and hip-hop.

From his beginnings as a child prodigy to his early classic Blue Note recordings; from his work in Miles Davis’s second great quintet to his innovations as the leader of his own groundbreaking sextet; from era-defining classic albums like Head Hunters and River: The Joni Letters to his collaborations with artists like Wayne Shorter and Stevie Wonder, Hancock reveals the methods behind his ever-evolving musical genius. He discusses his influences, his happy marriage, and how his practice of Buddhism has inspired him both creatively and personally. Honest, enlightening, and as electrifyingly vital as its author, this is an invaluable contribution to jazz literature and an intimate, insightful portrait of a creative life.


About author(s)
Lisa Dickey has been a freelance ghostwriter and book doctor since 1997 and has helped her clients write 17 published nonfiction books, including eight New York Times bestsellers. She lives in Los Angeles with her wife, TV and film writer Randi Barnes.

Herbie Hancock is an American musical icon whose career spans five decades and who, with his vast musical explorations, transcends genres while never losing his distinctive voice. He has received 14 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2013.