mesurer votre utilisation de nos sites et applications. If not for yourself then for the rest of us. His own band Return to Forever, which he formed with bassist Stanley Clarke, was an important marker for this emerging genre, known as fusion. Corea was a towering figure in jazz for more than 50 years - straight-ahead jazz, electric jazz, fusion, Latin music. Feb. 11, 2021. Chick Corea: Influential jazz pianist dies from cancer aged 79 Nous, Yahoo, faisons partie de la famille de marques Yahoo. Keyboard virtuoso Chick Corea, who pushed the melodic boundaries of jazz during his five-decade career, has died of a rare form of cancer, his family announced Wednesday. He was 79. In a November interview with BBC, Coreaspoke about how making music gives him the freedom to express himself and explore things. Thanks, Felix. A pianist whose crisp touch and clarion tone were always buoyed by an effervescent way with rhythm, Corea loomed large in a jazz landscape that branched in many directions. Armando Corea was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts on June 12, 1941,[7] to parents Anna (ne Zaccone) and Armando J. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Throughout the 19th century, Corea was spelt as such in English literature and maps. The rest of the tunes are Corea originals. Jazz legend Chick Corea dies at 79 after battle with 'rare form of The album combined jazz and flamenco, supported by Minimoog synthesizer and a horn section. His team described him as a 'beloved husband, father and grandfather, and a great mentor and friend,' who spent decades touring the world. Chick Corea, Jazz Fusion Pioneer, Has Died Of Cancer At 79 The family statement did not mention survivors or funeral plans. It is my hope that those who have an inkling to play, write, perform or otherwise, do so. [17], In 1992, Corea started his own label, Stretch Records.[3]. He won 23 Grammys and was the fourth most-nominated artist in Grammy history. While Corea yearned to get back to performing, he found a way to still be creative amid the lockdown. And he bred that kind of familiarity because he had been making music for so long and because he was proficient in so many styles of jazz that there was something for everyone. "It is my hope that those who have an inkling to play, write, perform or otherwise, do so. Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 . Chick Corea, an architect of the jazz-rock fusion boom of the 1970s who spent more than a half century as one of the foremost pianists in jazz, died on Tuesday at his home in Tampa . #chickcorea, Brian Carpenter (@bwcarpenter) February 11, 2021, have always loved this photo of Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. Corky Siemaszko is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital. Colionne's death was verified by a media source to The Sun on January 1st. (With Holland and Altschul, he released A.R.C., among the first albums on ECM Records.) He was diagnosed . [36], Corea won 27 Grammy Awards and was nominated 71 times for the award. Chick Corea has died aged 79 from a rare form of cancer
