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Chick Corea (Pianist) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea was an American jazz composer, keyboardist, 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 Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans, he is considered one of the foremost jazz pianists of the post-John Coltrane era. Corea continued to collaborate frequently while exploring different musical styles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He won 25 Grammy Awards and was nominated over 60 times.
Birth nameArmando Anthony Corea
BornJune 12, 1941, Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 09, 2021, Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.
GenresJazz, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz, Latin jazz, classical, progressive rock
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, bandleader
InstrumentsPiano, keyboards, vibraphone, drums
Years active1962–2021
LabelsECM, Polydor, Stretch, Warner Bros.
Associated actsMiles Davis, Circle, Return to Forever, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chick Corea's Akoustic Band, Five Peace Band, Gary Burton, Hiromi Uehara, Herbie Hancock
Bandcamp artist IDchickcorea

About Chick Corea

Pianist Chick Corea was born on June 12, 1941 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States (He dies at the age of 79, on February 9, 2021).

Jazz and fusion musician who wrote a number of jazz standards. He was a key figure in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement.

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Chick Corea before becoming famous

Chick Corea was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1941 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

He attended Columbia University for one month and The Juilliard School for six, but was not satisfied with either, so he dropped out to pursue a career on his own terms.

Achievement of Chick Corea

In 1968, he published Now He Sings, Now He Sobs, which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

Chick Corea's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He married Gayle Moran, with whom he had a son, Thaddeus Corea, who went on to be a musician as well.

Chick Corea on Social Media

Chick Corea's news on his Twitter: @ChickCorea.

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Youtube videos from Chick Corea: Chick Corea's Youtube.

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He and Movie Actor Tom Cruise become two of Scientology's most well-known members. He credited L. Ron Hubbard, the religion's founder, as a major source of creative inspiration.

Chick Corea Income & Net worth

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Chick Corea Height and Weight

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Latest information about Chick Corea updated on March 19 2023.