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Chick Corea was a pianist, composer and jazz musician. Born on June 12, 1941, Chick Corea was from Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States. Death is recorded on February 9, 2021, at the age of 79. Education on record includes Chelsea High School. Recorded honors include IAS Freedom Medal, honorary doctor of the Eastman School of Music (2017), Frankfurter Musikpreis (1990) and 2 more.
My Take
Chick Corea is one of those musicians where you just sit back and wonder how one person could move so fluently between so many worlds — bebop, post-bop, fusion, Latin jazz, classical chamber music, avant-garde — and make each one feel like home. Growing up in Chelsea, Massachusetts with a bandleader father clearly wired something deep into him, because by the time he was sitting in with Miles Davis in the late '60s on those electric, boundary-shattering sessions, you knew this wasn't just a sideman. Return to Forever, Spain, 500 Miles High — these aren't just compositions, they're landmarks. Twenty-three Grammy wins over a career that never stopped evolving, right up until he passed in February 2021. He never coasted. That kind of restless curiosity and joy in the music is genuinely rare, and honestly, the piano world is quieter without him.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chick Corea
- Name (Japanese)
- チック・コリア
- Reading
- ちっく・こりあ
- Born
- June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- pianist / composer / jazz musician / recording artist / conductor
2. Background
- High school
- Chelsea High School
Awards & achievements
- IAS Freedom Medal
- 2017 honorary doctor of the Eastman School of Music
- 1990 Frankfurter Musikpreis
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
- NEA Jazz Masters
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.chickcorea.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/chickcorea/
- Xhttps://x.com/ChickCorea
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick%20Corea
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192465
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Chick Corea born?
Born June 12, 1941.
When did Chick Corea die?
Died February 9, 2021, aged 79.
Where was Chick Corea from?
Chick Corea was from Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States.
What did Chick Corea do?
Chick Corea worked as pianist, composer, jazz musician, recording artist, conductor.
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