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Chick Corea, classically trained American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader whose piano style and tunes were extensively imitated. He collaborated with numerous musicians and received more than 20 Grammy Awards. Learn more about Corea’s life and work.

Oh and Sorey aren't mere collaborators or accompanists; they're educators and composers in their own rights. Of Sorey's drumming, Iyer cites a "life-sustaining kind of magic." And of Oh's bass playing, "Her awareness of and relation to pulse, it's like micro-detail," he says. Those qualities and more can be found on  Uneasy, the trio's first studio record, which drops April 9 on ECM Records. The album is a mix of topical material "Children of Flint" with Iyer originals ("Combat Breathing") and standards ("Night and Day") from deep in their wheelhouse. Most importantly, Iyer considers the pai...

How classical music set the stage for jazz in Chick Corea’s life While pushing the boundaries of jazz, the towering pianist never abandoned the world of classical music. On February 9, the world of jazz bid a tearful goodbye to iconic jazz composer, keyboardist, bandleader and occasional percussionist Chick Corea, who died of cancer at his home in Tampa Bay, Florida, at age 79. Born Armando Anthony Corea, the legend’s father (also Armando) was a jazz trumpeter. Corea grew up surrounded by various jazz styles, ranging from Dixieland to bebop. But like so many great musicians across genres,...