Chick Corea - Lust For Life
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Chick Corea, the eternally youthful giant of jazz piano, shows no sign of slowing down as he continues the epic 75th birthday celebrations that saw him perform 177 concerts with 26 ensembles and some 60 musicians in his native New York at the end of last year.
With an extensive international tour itinerary encompassing headline performances at Cheltenham Jazz Festival in April and the Barbican in June, the revered pianist spoke to Stuart Nicholson about his beginnings with Cab Calloway to his stint in Miles Davis' 'Lost Quintet' and how music continues to unite rather than divide through its universal power and appeal
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