Photos: Remembering jazz musician Chick Corea, 1941-2021
Chick Corea, a jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79.
Chick Corea performs with Eddie Gomez and Brian Blade during their concert at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, May 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)
Chick Corea poses in the press room with the awards for best improvised jazz solo for “Fingerprints” and best jazz instrumental album for “Trilogy” at the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
American jazz pianist Chick Corea performs at the Five Continents Jazz festival, in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, July 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
Chick Corea performs at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Chick Corea performs at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Chick Corea, center, and members of The Spanish Heart Band pose in the press room with the award for best latin jazz album for "Antidote" at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea poses for a portrait in Clearwater, Fla., on Sept. 4, 2020, to promote his new double album “Plays.” (Mike Carlson/Invision/AP)
Jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea poses for a portrait in Clearwater, Fla., on Sept. 4, 2020. (Mike Carlson/Invision/AP)
Pianist Chick Corea performs the national anthem before the New York Giants NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 6, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Chick Corea, left, performs with Eddie Gomez, right, and Brian Blade during their concert at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on May 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)
Chick Corea performs during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 4, 2014, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Chick Corea acknowledges the crowd during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 4, 2014, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, left, and Chick Corea arrive at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Chick Corea performs at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre, has died. He was 79.