Chick Corea
Born | June 12, 1941 |
Hometown | Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States of America |
Net worth | $3 million |
Spouse | Gayle Moran |
Children | Thaddeus Corea |
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Chick Corea: his 10 greatest recordings
Chick Corea: his 10 greatest recordingsFrom hard bop to fusion, mischievousness to sensitivity, Corea’s wide-ranging catalogue lived at the vanguard of jazz Chick Corea dies aged 79Chick Corea: a fearless musical adventurer who took the art of piano to new heights ‘A fascinating hothouse’ ... Chick Corea performing in June 1988. Photograph: Allstar
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Chick Corea obituary
Chick Corea obituaryJazz pianist who was happy to stray into rock and classical fusions Chick Corea at a concert in Moscow in 2017. He was a prodigious tourer throughout his life. Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/AP
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Milford Graves: the pioneering drummer whose naturalistic rhythms freed up jazz
Milford Graves: the pioneering drummer whose naturalistic rhythms freed up jazz. Herbalism, biology, martial arts and sculpture informed Graves’s unique style, which drove the new music and made sophistication from jazz’s deepest origins
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Chick Corea, pianist and composer who was a towering figure in jazz across six decades – obituary
Chick Corea, who has died aged 79, was among the leading jazz pianists of his generation, along with Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett. His more popular recordings, on which he played a variety of electronic keyboards, gained him 23 Grammy awards and a remarkable 67 nominations. Several of his compositions, including Crystal Silence, Spain, 500 Miles High and Windows, are now considered jazz standards. Armando Anthony Corea was born on June 12 1941 at Chelsea, Massachusetts. His father, a trumpet
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Chick Corea: a fearless musical adventurer who took the art of piano to new heights
Chick Corea: a fearless musical adventurer who took the art of piano to new heights. From flights of sublime abstraction with Miles Davis to virtuoso jazz fusion, Corea’s artistry was irresistible to the last
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Chick Corea: Influential jazz pianist dies from cancer aged 79
Jazz pianist Chick Corea - who worked with the likes of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock during a career spanning five-decades - has died aged 79. A pioneer of jazz fusion and the fourth most nominated artist in Grammys history, the musician left a message for fans which he had written before his death.
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‘What most people call purists, I call arrogant’: Chick Corea remembered
It’s always a shock when a revered musician dies, but the news of Chick Corea’s death brought an especially sharp pang, as it seemed to come out of the blue. When I talked to him last February in connection with his concert at the Barbican in London – cancelled because of the pandemic – he seemed youthful as ever despite his 79 years, and was eager to talk about his plans for the future. In between touring he was busy working on a trombone concerto for the New York Philharmonic, and setting up a
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Chick Corea death: Renowned jazz pianist dies aged 79 after cancer diagnosis
Renowned jazz pianist Chick Corea has died at the age of 79 after being diagnosed with cancer, a statement on his website said. American composer Corea, winner of 23 Grammy Awards, died from a rare form of the disease which he was only recently found to have, according to the announcement. “He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, and a great mentor and friend to so many,” the statement said.
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Chick Corea, jazz icon and winner of 23 Grammy Awards, dies aged 79
Renowned jazz pianist Chick Corea has died at the age of 79 after being diagnosed with cancer, a statement on his website said. American composer Corea, winner of 23 Grammy Awards, died from a rare form of the disease which he was only recently found to have, according to the announcement. "He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, and a great mentor and friend to so many," the statement said. "Through his body of work and the decades he spent touring the world, he touched and inspired t
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Jazz pianist Chick Corea dies aged 79 after being diagnosed with cancer
Corea is known for arrangements including Spain, 500 Miles High and La Fiesta.
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