Chick Corea, an architect of the jazz fusion genre as a member of Miles Davis’s first electric ensemble, one of the most important pianists of the post-John Coltrane era, and the composer of such jazz ...

Corea, who died Feb. 9, had a strong melodic sense and a crisp, distinctive touch at the keyboard. Looking back, it's easy to hear why he was among the most beloved of modern improvising composers.

Chick Corea has been rightfully praised throughout his long and productive career for his imagination, versatility and sheer musicality. What has often been overlooked is another, equally vital ...

Chick Corea, an American jazz pioneer, composer, keyboardist and bandleader, died Tuesday, according to a post on his Facebook page. He was 79. The Facebook statement says Corea died from “a rare form ...

For three consecutive weeks, Chick Corea celebrated his 60th birthday. Nine different ensembles of his choosing held sway at New York's Blue Note two nights each week. Perhaps better to having been ...

Jazz keyboardists rarely collaborate with each other, but Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea have a long history together, going back to 1968 when they both were part of Miles Davis’s pivotal experimental ...

What did Chick Corea learn from the time he spent playing in the bands of Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Stan Getz and other jazz giants? Everything. “I’ve had the best teachers, haven’t I?” said Corea, ...

The circumstances that led to pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton collaborating on Crystal Silence (ECM, 1973) are the definition of serendipitous happenstance. Neither thought the record ...

NEW YORK: Chick Corea, the American jazz composer and electric keyboard trailblazer whose visionary fusion work stretched the boundaries of genre, has died of a rare form of cancer. He was 79 years ...

Grammy Award-winning keyboardist and composer Chick Corea has died aged 79. The highly influential jazz musician died from a rare form of cancer, with the news being announced on his official Facebook ...

Written in 1937 by Morey & Churchill for Disney’s Snow White, it’s considered one of the greatest film songs of all time, and a favorite of jazz artists Chick Corea, one of the most beloved and ...