An NEA Jazz Master, 16-time Grammy winner, prolific composer and undisputed keyboard virtuoso, Chick Corea has attained living legend status after four decades of unparalleled creativity and an artistic output that is simply staggering.
Chick has an incredible roster of tours on tap for 2010:
June-July-August
Chick premieres the Freedom Band on extended tours of the U.S. and Europe. Chick's new all-star quartet features alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Christian McBride, and legendary drummer Roy Haynes, who turns 85 this year. Garrett and McBride played on last year's Grammy-winning Five Peace Band Live, and Haynes was the drummer on Chick's landmark 1968 album Now He Sings, Now He Sobs.
July
Chick tours Italy in a series of bracing duet concerts with Italian pianist Stefano Bollani, rekindling their rare chemistry from the previous year.
September
Chick reunites with drummer Roy Haynes and bassist Miroslav Vitous, who together created the magical trio interplay on the 1968 landmark Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. The trio will tour Europe and Israel, playing Corea classics like "Matrix," "The Law of Falling and Catching Up" and "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs," along with Thelonious Monk tunes and and jazz standards.
September-December
Chick tours the States and Asia with his new trio featuring bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade (who played on some U.S. tour dates in 2009 with the Five Peace Band, replacing drummer Vinnie Colaiuta)
January 2011
Chick kicks off the new year with a gala performance of his compositions with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra led by trumpeter and artistic director Wynton Marsalis.
