Chick Corea Hosts Month-long 70th Birthday Party at Blue Note in NYC
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Keyboard giant and 17-time Grammy winner Chick Corea is hosting a month-long 70th birthday celebration at New York City's Blue Note, featuring 10 different star-studded lineups in more than 40 performances.
Fresh off a 70-city, multi-continental tour with Return to Forever IV, Corea returns to Greenwich Village 50 years after his debut on the NYC scene, bringing along a slate of guests, all of whom have been integral players in his legendary career:
- Herbie Hancock
- Marcus Roberts
- Bobby McFerrin
- Return to Forever Unplugged (Clarke, White, Gambale)
- Gary Peacock & Paul Motian Trio
- Five Peace Band (McLaughlin, Patitucci, Garrett, Blade)
- Gary Burton with Harlem String Quartet
- From Miles (Gomez, DeJohnette, Roney, Bartz)
- Chick Corea's Flamenco Heart (Josele, Benavent, Pardo, Ballard, Buika)
- Original Elektric Band (Patitucci, Marienthal, Weckl, Gambale)
Chick Corea and guests will perform at the Blue Note, 131 West 3rd Street, New York, NY. Shows are 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. November 1-27. Tickets are $45 to $85.
For more info and a full schedule, click here.
Photo: Martin Philbey
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