Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana January 18, 2009, Hancock akaita pa, achiratidza kutanga kwekugadzwa
mhemberero dzomutungamiri weAmerica Barack Obama. Hancock akaitawo Rhapsody muBlue pa 2009 Classical BRIT Awards pamwe neClassical pianist Lang Lang. Hancock akatumidzwa zita rekuti Los Angeles Philharmonic's creative chair for jazz for 2010<unk>12.