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Chick Corea

American Jazzman


Dead at 79 years
Birthday
Thursday
He is born 83 years, 5 months and 5 days ago
Death date
Tuesday

He is dead since 3 years, 9 months and 8 days

Cause of death: cancer

Birthplace
Chelsea, United States
Nationality: american États-Unis
Birth sign: Gemini
Chinese birth sign: Snake

Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" and "Windows" are widely considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis's band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of jazz fusion. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever. Along with McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, Corea is considered to have been one of the foremost pianists of the post-John Coltrane era.

Corea continued to collaborate frequently while exploring different musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. As of June 2024, he has won 27 Grammy Awards and was nominated 72 times for the award.

Source : Wikipedia