No one can accuse Chick Corea of resting on his laurels. The 20-time Grammy award-winner and NEA Jazz Master personifies a rare artistic standard of excellence. Corea's latest project, The Vigil features all new compositions and re-workings of old favorites. The Guardian calls The Vigil "Corea's best band in decades" -and, perhaps, the only one truly capable of managing a tough book of music that consolidates a career now entering its sixth decade and still driving forward with relentless energy. While The Vigil is indeed fusion-oriented reminiscent of Corea's Return to Forever era, there's a number of fully acoustic pieces that brings a different kind of energy to the table. The Vigil includes Tim Garland on saxophones, flute, bass clarinet; Charles Altura on guitar; Carlitos Del Puerto on bass; Marcus Gilmore on drums; and Luisito Quintero on percussion. From his early work with Mongo Santamaria, Stan Getz and Miles Davis, and his avant-garde adventures in Circle (with Anthony Braxton), to pioneering fusion with Return To Forever, Corea continues to progress forward with brilliant compositions and inspirational playing.
http://www.chickcorea.com/
Few jazz pianists are better equipped to deliver a breathtaking solo recital than Havana-born Gonzalo Rubalcaba. The conservatory-trained master has integrated huge swaths of the European classical and jazz traditions, while maintaining bone-deep ties to the rhythmic currents of Cuba. Rubalcaba quickly gained fame on the American scene in the early ‘90s through the efforts of famed bassist Charlie Haden, who was blown away by the young virtuoso. At first Rubalcaba distinguished himself with his bravura technique and hair-raising rhythmic prowess, but over the past decade he’s rigorously honed his approach, delivering dazzling passages that seem to careen through the entire history of Cuban music. Creatively, everything the pianist touches turns to gold. He’s earned 15 Grammy nominations and won two Grammy Awards for his ravishing collaborations with Haden on Verve, Nocturne and Land of the Sun, and two Latin Grammy Awards for Solo and Supernova (both on Blue Note).
http://www.g-rubalcaba.com
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Piano legend Chick Corea’s second night is a rare meeting of true piano titans. For Corea, adding a second keyboard maestro to the mix has always resulted in improvisation of the highest order. Most famously, he has joined forces with fellow Miles Davis alum Herbie Hancock on a classic album and occasional tours. His partnership with Cuban piano giant Gonzalo Rubalcaba taps into the fiery Iberian region of Corea’s psyche. Rubalcaba has integrated huge swaths of the European classical and jazz traditions, while maintaining bone-deep ties to the rhythmic currents of Cuba. The pair joined forces back in the early 1990s for a thrilling concert in Japan that’s been widely seen on YouTube. A decade later, Corea invited Rubalcaba to New York City’s Blue Note as part of his epic, multi-artist 60th birthday celebration, a sensational encounter documented on the CD concert anthology Rendezvous in New York (which features their explosive medley of “Concierto de Aranjuez” and “Spain”), and a DVD, Duet, that captures their entire set. Playful, rollicking, and rhythmically dazzling, Corea and Rubalcaba are like two sublimely matched dancers, testing and responding to each other’s moves with lightning reflexes and ethereal grace.
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http://www.chickcorea.com/
Few jazz pianists are better equipped to deliver a breathtaking solo recital than Havana-born Gonzalo Rubalcaba. The conservatory-trained master has integrated huge swaths of the European classical and jazz traditions, while maintaining bone-deep ties to the rhythmic currents of Cuba. Rubalcaba quickly gained fame on the American scene in the early ‘90s through the efforts of famed bassist Charlie Haden, who was blown away by the young virtuoso. At first Rubalcaba distinguished himself with his bravura technique and hair-raising rhythmic prowess, but over the past decade he’s rigorously honed his approach, delivering dazzling passages that seem to careen through the entire history of Cuban music. Creatively, everything the pianist touches turns to gold. He’s earned 15 Grammy nominations and won two Grammy Awards for his ravishing collaborations with Haden on Verve, Nocturne and Land of the Sun, and two Latin Grammy Awards for Solo and Supernova (both on Blue Note).
http://www.g-rubalcaba.com
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Piano legend Chick Corea’s second night is a rare meeting of true piano titans. For Corea, adding a second keyboard maestro to the mix has always resulted in improvisation of the highest order. Most famously, he has joined forces with fellow Miles Davis alum Herbie Hancock on a classic album and occasional tours. His partnership with Cuban piano giant Gonzalo Rubalcaba taps into the fiery Iberian region of Corea’s psyche. Rubalcaba has integrated huge swaths of the European classical and jazz traditions, while maintaining bone-deep ties to the rhythmic currents of Cuba. The pair joined forces back in the early 1990s for a thrilling concert in Japan that’s been widely seen on YouTube. A decade later, Corea invited Rubalcaba to New York City’s Blue Note as part of his epic, multi-artist 60th birthday celebration, a sensational encounter documented on the CD concert anthology Rendezvous in New York (which features their explosive medley of “Concierto de Aranjuez” and “Spain”), and a DVD, Duet, that captures their entire set. Playful, rollicking, and rhythmically dazzling, Corea and Rubalcaba are like two sublimely matched dancers, testing and responding to each other’s moves with lightning reflexes and ethereal grace.
No one can accuse Chick Corea of resting on his laurels. The 20-time Grammy award-winner and NEA Jazz Master personifies a rare artistic standard of excellence. Corea's latest project, The Vigil features all new compositions and re-workings of old favorites. The Guardian calls The Vigil "Corea's best band in decades" -and, perhaps, the only one truly capable of managing a tough book of music that consolidates a career now entering its sixth decade and still driving forward with relentless energy. While The Vigil is indeed fusion-oriented reminiscent of Corea's Return to Forever era, there's a number of fully acoustic pieces that brings a different kind of energy to the table. The Vigil includes Tim Garland on saxophones, flute, bass clarinet; Charles Altura on guitar; Carlitos Del Puerto on bass; Marcus Gilmore on drums; and Luisito Quintero on percussion. From his early work with Mongo Santamaria, Stan Getz and Miles Davis, and his avant-garde adventures in Circle (with Anthony Braxton), to pioneering fusion with Return To Forever, Corea continues to progress forward with brilliant compositions and inspirational playing.
http://www.chickcorea.com/
Few jazz pianists are better equipped to deliver a breathtaking solo recital than Havana-born Gonzalo Rubalcaba. The conservatory-trained master has integrated huge swaths of the European classical and jazz traditions, while maintaining bone-deep ties to the rhythmic currents of Cuba. Rubalcaba quickly gained fame on the American scene in the early ‘90s through the efforts of famed bassist Charlie Haden, who was blown away by the young virtuoso. At first Rubalcaba distinguished himself with his bravura technique and hair-raising rhythmic prowess, but over the past decade he’s rigorously honed his approach, delivering dazzling passages that seem to careen through the entire history of Cuban music. Creatively, everything the pianist touches turns to gold. He’s earned 15 Grammy nominations and won two Grammy Awards for his ravishing collaborations with Haden on Verve, Nocturne and Land of the Sun, and two Latin Grammy Awards for Solo and Supernova (both on Blue Note).
http://www.g-rubalcaba.com
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Piano legend Chick Corea’s second night is a rare meeting of true piano titans. For Corea, adding a second keyboard maestro to the mix has always resulted in improvisation of the highest order. Most famously, he has joined forces with fellow Miles Davis alum Herbie Hancock on a classic album and occasional tours. His partnership with Cuban piano giant Gonzalo Rubalcaba taps into the fiery Iberian region of Corea’s psyche. Rubalcaba has integrated huge swaths of the European classical and jazz traditions, while maintaining bone-deep ties to the rhythmic currents of Cuba. The pair joined forces back in the early 1990s for a thrilling concert in Japan that’s been widely seen on YouTube. A decade later, Corea invited Rubalcaba to New York City’s Blue Note as part of his epic, multi-artist 60th birthday celebration, a sensational encounter documented on the CD concert anthology Rendezvous in New York (which features their explosive medley of “Concierto de Aranjuez” and “Spain”), and a DVD, Duet, that captures their entire set. Playful, rollicking, and rhythmically dazzling, Corea and Rubalcaba are like two sublimely matched dancers, testing and responding to each other’s moves with lightning reflexes and ethereal grace.
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http://www.chickcorea.com/
Few jazz pianists are better equipped to deliver a breathtaking solo recital than Havana-born Gonzalo Rubalcaba. The conservatory-trained master has integrated huge swaths of the European classical and jazz traditions, while maintaining bone-deep ties to the rhythmic currents of Cuba. Rubalcaba quickly gained fame on the American scene in the early ‘90s through the efforts of famed bassist Charlie Haden, who was blown away by the young virtuoso. At first Rubalcaba distinguished himself with his bravura technique and hair-raising rhythmic prowess, but over the past decade he’s rigorously honed his approach, delivering dazzling passages that seem to careen through the entire history of Cuban music. Creatively, everything the pianist touches turns to gold. He’s earned 15 Grammy nominations and won two Grammy Awards for his ravishing collaborations with Haden on Verve, Nocturne and Land of the Sun, and two Latin Grammy Awards for Solo and Supernova (both on Blue Note).
http://www.g-rubalcaba.com
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Piano legend Chick Corea’s second night is a rare meeting of true piano titans. For Corea, adding a second keyboard maestro to the mix has always resulted in improvisation of the highest order. Most famously, he has joined forces with fellow Miles Davis alum Herbie Hancock on a classic album and occasional tours. His partnership with Cuban piano giant Gonzalo Rubalcaba taps into the fiery Iberian region of Corea’s psyche. Rubalcaba has integrated huge swaths of the European classical and jazz traditions, while maintaining bone-deep ties to the rhythmic currents of Cuba. The pair joined forces back in the early 1990s for a thrilling concert in Japan that’s been widely seen on YouTube. A decade later, Corea invited Rubalcaba to New York City’s Blue Note as part of his epic, multi-artist 60th birthday celebration, a sensational encounter documented on the CD concert anthology Rendezvous in New York (which features their explosive medley of “Concierto de Aranjuez” and “Spain”), and a DVD, Duet, that captures their entire set. Playful, rollicking, and rhythmically dazzling, Corea and Rubalcaba are like two sublimely matched dancers, testing and responding to each other’s moves with lightning reflexes and ethereal grace.
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