Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I te 18 o Hānuere, 2009, i mahi a Hancock i te, e tohu ana i te tīmatanga o te tau tuatahi
ngā whakanui mō te Perehitini o Amerika a Barack Obama. I whakatangihia hoki e Hancock a Rhapsody in Blue i te 2009 Classical BRIT Awards me te pianist tawhito a Lang Lang. I whakaingoatia a Hancock hei tumuaki auaha mo te jazz o te Los Angeles Philharmonic mo te 2010<unk>12.