Bobby McFerrin

Known for ActingBorn 1950-03-11 (age 76)Manhattan, New York, USA

Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz vocalist. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes. McFerrin's song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors at the 1989 Grammy Awards. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumentalists, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He is the father of musicians Taylor McFerrin and Madison McFerrin.Read more

Movies & web series

Creating The Wizard of Oz on Ice

Without Me

The Jim Henson Hour

Bobby McFerrin - Circlesongs

Santabear's High Flying Adventure

Alive Inside

For Our Children

Where Are They Now?

The Wizard of Oz on Ice

Nin E Tepueian: My Cry

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

Knick Knack

Big Mama

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Saturday Night Live

Cypher

The Elephant's Child

Hush!

Bobby McFerrin - Alfa Jazz Festival 2013

Chick Corea Rendezvous in New York - Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin Duet

Simply Mad About the Mouse

Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories

Great Performances

Son of the Pink Panther

George Martin: In My Life

Bobby McFerrin - Live in Montreal

Bobby McFerrin & Chick Corea Duet - Jazz A Vienne

A Beverly Hills Christmas

Art

Chick Corea: The Musician

What Would Beethoven Do?

Bobby McFerrin Spirityouall au festival Jazz a Vienne

Hamburg Journal

Masterclass

Bobby McFerrin: Try This at Home

Herbie Hancock Special

Then and Now: 1981-2004

Umbria Jazz Story

Everyone's Channel

Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva

Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions

Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump