Marshall Arts were saddened to learn earlier today that the composer, keyboardist and bandleader passed away on Tuesday (9 February 2021).
As a member of Miles Davies's band in the late 1960's Chick Corea participated in the birth of Jazz Fusion.
In the 1970's he formed the innovative band Return to Forever with an amazing line up of musicians, which grew and expanded over the years.
In 1978 Chick toured alongside Herbie Hancock. It was the first time these two greats of contemporary jazz had performed together in such a way. This led to the release of two albums, 'An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert' and 'Corea Hancock’.
Thirty-seven years later, Marshal Arts were extremely proud to be involved when Chick and Herbie recreated this memorable tour and went on to play a series of shows in the US and Europe.
With a career spanning five decades, Chick Corea is currently the artist with the most jazz GRAMMY wins, with a staggering 23 Awards.
Chick left a touching message on his website to those who knew and loved him:
Tributes have poured in from across the music industry, including from Al Di Meola who posted this message on his Instagram: