Tag: Chick Corea
Colorado Symphony Orchestra Presents Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea
The Colorado Symphony will be presenting Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea at the Boettcher Concert Hall on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. In 1978, jazz titans Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea toured together, playing alone as an acoustic piano duo. (Which surprised the music world at the peak of the jazz-rock fusion era; both were […]
Why Jazz Matters: Track 9
by Norm Provizer A few months ago in this column, I made mention of the tribute Snoop Dog paid to Herbie Hancock when the Kennedy Center honored the great jazz pianist in 2013. At the event, Snoop referred to Hancock as the person who “invented hip hop.” While that testimonial might be a bit overly […]
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