What happened to Chick Corea?
What happened to Chick Corea?
Corea died of a rare form of cancer, which had been only recently diagnosed, at his home in the Tampa Bay area of Florida on Febru, at the age of 79.
What did Chick Corea do?
Innovator and Pioneer. Since embarking on a solo career in 1966, Chick has been at the forefront of jazz, both as a renowned pianist forging new ground with his acoustic jazz bands and as an innovative electric keyboardist with Return to Forever, the Elektric Band, and now the electro/acoustic Vigil.
Is Chick Corea really dead?
Deceased (1941–2021) Chick Corea
Who is Corea daughter?
Liana Corea She survives him, as do a son, Thaddeus Corea; a daughter, Liana Corea; and two grandchildren. In the early 1970s, Mr. Corea converted to Scientology, and the religion's teachings informed much of his music from then on, including his work with Return to Forever.
Who did Chick Corea marry?
Gayle Moranm. 1972–2021 Chick Corea/Coniuge Gayle Moran Corea — Chick's lovely wife of 40 years — will play Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall this Thursday!
What is Chick Corea nationality?
American Chick Corea/Nazionalità Chick Corea, byname of Armando Anthony Corea, (born J, Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.—died Febru), classically trained American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader whose piano style and tunes were extensively imitated.
Who played with Chick Corea?
During the mid-1960s Corea played with Blue Mitchell, Willie Bobo, Cal Tjader, and Herbie Mann and in the late 1960s with Stan Getz and Miles Davis. Corea led his own groups called Circle and Return to Forever during the 1970s.
What is Corea?
Corea may refer to: Korea, the term for the peninsula and its culture composed currently of two sovereign states, for which Corea is a spelling in many languages, especially Romance languages, and a former spelling in English. Korean Peninsula, the land area which Korea occupies.
When did Chick Corea start playing piano?
Born Armando Anthony Corea in Chelsea, Massachusetts on J, Chick began studying piano at age four. Early on in his development, Horace Silver and Bud Powell were important influences while the music of Beethoven and Mozart inspired his compositional instincts.
Why did Korea change from Corea?
Introduction. Some Koreans, both in the North[1] and the South, claim that around a century ago, Japan changed the English spelling of Korea from Corea to Korea so that it would not precede Japan in the alphabetical order.
