Amazing Chick Corea tribute: Celebrating Chick Corea Final Spain

FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2022
ROSE THEATER
CELEBRATING CHICK COREA
The late, legendary pianist and composer Chick Corea found endless delight in creating and uncovering -- and discovering -- new musical wonders. Corea’s restless spirit guided a career that spanned nearly six decades, earned 24 Grammy Awards and 60 nominations, and blazed new compositional trails across the terrain of jazz music and beyond; contributing hundreds of songs -- many of which are considered standards -- to jazz, jazz fusion, avant-garde, Latin jazz, children's music, and classical progressive rock.
This evening-under the musical direction of his longtime bandmate, bassist John Patitucci-The Jazz community paid tribute to the iconic artist with guest performances by an A-list of Corea’s past collaborators and band members from both his acoustic and electric explorations.
The all-star lineup paying tribute to Corea included: Music Director John Patitucci; singer and activist Rubén Blades; flutists Hubert Laws and Ted Nash; pianists Herbie Hanckok (surprise guest)Renee Rosnes, Billy Childs, Geoffrey Keezer, and Robert Rodriguez; guitarists Yotam Silberstein and Adam Rogers; bassists Christian McBride and Carlos Henriquez; drummers Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Brian Blade, and Antonio Sanchez; percussionist Luisito Quintero; trumpeter Mike Rodriguez; trombonist Steve Davis; and saxophonists Eric Marienthal and Chris Potter. The evening also included a reunion performance by the members of Corea's Grammy-nominated Elektric Band, featuring Marienthal, Patitucci, Weckl, and Keezer, joined by Rogers. The musicians were joined by Corea's longtime recording engineer, Bernie Kirsh, who mixed sound for the concert.

[@jorgeramos-veguilla3265]

All pianist there were amazing, but Herbie Hancock’s was at another level. Nice tribute.

[@Jazz313]

Incredible ❤

[@cym247]

We love(d) CHICK so much!….

[@zerothree332]

So much fun 🎉🎉 😂😂

[@pdub414]

Steve Gadd feels so damn good!

[@intrepidtraveller8212]

...with his characteristic body posture and "shuffle" - Love him!

[@asungpranoto]

Chick did not play music, but he communicated with his music. RIP.

[@pauldecastro8921]

one word to describe this event, MaGNIFICENT, where was airto moreira,or stanley clarke, still superb....

[@tomneedham1937]

Everybody was having a GREAT time! A pity the audio left something to be desired, even though Bernie Kirsh was, apparently, the recording engineer.

[@mohammedsouali7149]

I think the audio quality is because of my phone and the distance. It's more as you said about their happiness to play together!

[@tomneedham1937]

@@mohammedsouali7149 If I had known you had recorded it on your smartphone, I would have congratulated you on the audio. Great job!

[@3RTracing]

@@mohammedsouali7149was there no digital copy off of the board made? Seems like that would be a given as all the digital boards will record to thumb drives or hard drives. It's plug and play. Is is possible that a digital copy of the audio or the audio and video exist?

[@mohammedsouali7149]

Not in NY anymore. I am sure there must be a good quality copy somewhere!@@3RTracing

[@rickwills4281]

Was this concert officially filmed for release?

[@mohammedsouali7149]

I don't think so!

[@mohammedsouali7149]

Maybe, I have not checked yet.