29-time GRAMMY Winner and NEA Jazz Master. 'A venerated maestro.' - BBC 'A luminary, ebullient and eternally youthful.' - New York Times 'Gale force intensity, gloriously impassioned.' - Jazzwise Magazine
To my forever Soulmate, 💞 What a privilege to be by your side for 50 loving years, sharing in the Joy of Creating as you so beautifully and passionately kept the music fires burning bright. I will proudly have a song in my heart forever for you, my precious one. As we said non-stop to each other every day, Te Amo Siempre ...
Hi all! If you caught the Notes from the Road from earlier this month, you would have seen that Chick was just kicking off a seven-week European tour with Christian McBride and Brian Blade. Not too long into March, news began trickling in about the Coronavirus and how, in the name of public safety, governments worldwide were beginning to advise ...
It’s been a few months, but we’re officially back on the road! When we last left off, Chick had finished a couple orchestral gigs in the Pacific Northwest with the Seattle and Portland Symphony Orchestras and conductor Steve Mercurio, a duet with Chucho Valdés at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC. And, oh yeah, two nights in Muscat, Oman at ...
Trilogy , published in 2014, was for many people a return from Chick Korea to more classic jazz. What does this “Trilogy 2” represent in your career? Trilogy represents my wonderful long time association with Christian McBride and Brian Blade. Through the years we developed a great friendship and musical rapport that is unlike anything else I’ve done. Throughout your career, ...
by Chus Neira -You’ve been 60 years on the road, on the stage, playing and recording music. What are your own vision of your career when you look back? Really I spend no time looking back except to study the Masters of the Craft from Mozart and Scarlatti through to Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. The future is ...
Chick Corea Is the Well-Tempered Clavierist Tom Moon At 78, in the midst of a wave of creative activity that’s impressive even for him, the pianist is intensely focused on staying in tune—in every sense of that term For most of its recent tour, the Chick Corea Trio has opened its concerts with a seemingly ordinary tuning ritual. Corea plays a ...
Hi all, With the finish line in sight, Trilogy wrapped up the final week of their North American Tour in flying colors — spanning 7 different cities in 9 days! The balmy port town of Wilmington, NC was first up, where folks at The Wilson Center showed the trio some true southern hospitality. Wilmington, NC October 23, 2019 Following that ...
Week 3 of the Trilogy trio s standout North American tour began north of the border with a couple dates in Canada. First was a night at the beautiful Maison Symphonique in Montreal, where the trio brought some much needed warmth in the midst of a creeping coldspell. The setlist, much like the city itself, was a triumphant mix of the ...
Hi all! The Trilogy tour continues to roll right along through North America – this week hitting three separate college campuses across 1,900 miles! Starting where we last left off – in Boulder, CO – the group played at The Macky Auditorium on the University of Colorado campus, wowing the sold-out crowd full of students, musicians and fans from all ...
Hi all! Chick is back on the road this month with Christian McBride and Brian Blade as they tour their brand-new, highly-acclaimed album Trilogy 2! La Jolla, CA Balboa Theatre, 2 October 2019 The tour started off in La Jolla, CA where the group tore through their first show together in months as though they hadn t stopped playing with each ...