Chick Corea News

The 2021 Sony Presents Blue Note Jazz Festival will take place June 15 - August 15 at Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City and Central Park's Summerstage.

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn will return to The Nancy & David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in April 27, 2022.

The NEC Jazz Orchestra celebrates the music of Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst in their final concert of the season.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced the official public opening of Restart Stages—a new outdoor performing arts center constructed on the Lincoln Center campus—welcoming audiences to reimagined community spaces and new outdoor venues, with dozens of free events and surprise Pop-Up performances in music, dance, drama, and more.

WQXR, New York City's classical music station, today announced the launch of a second season of “New York in Concert” — a guide to the city's classical scene featuring exclusive, locally-sourced performances, and the artists, ensembles, and institutions that make New York a leader in music. 

This recently unearthed concert recording will also be issued as a standalone album, titled On a Friday Evening, which will be available on 2-LP, CD and digital formats, including hi-res 192/24 and 96/24. 

The American Symphony Orchestra will offer a free, nine-concert chamber music series to welcome spring at Manhattan’s Bryant Park and 34th St. Herald Square Plaza from May 3–19.

This April, Flushing Town Hall  will go all out with an incredibly diverse lineup of jazz and comedy events. As New York City slowly reopens, the cultural nonprofit continues to present its programs to an all-virtual audience while livestreaming small ensembles from its stage.

Bucks County Playhouse will launch its Spring music series with a concert by Lehigh Valley Blues-Rock legend, Craig Thatcher, and his frequent collaborator, accomplished keyboardist, Cliff Starkey. Thatcher and Starkey will perform at the iconic New Hope venue on April 2 and 3 at 8 pm.

Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department has introduced the Pompano Beach Arts Virtual Music Series featuring powerhouse performances by award-winning, globally-acclaimed artists.

The awards honored six musicals from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the West End with nominations for Best Musical Theatre Album - 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'American Utopia,' 'Little Shop of Horrors,' 'The Prince of Egypt,' 'Soft Power,' and Amélie.'

In celebration of International Jazz Day on April 30, Flushing Town Hall will present David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band performing 'Remembering the Past and Celebrating the Future. David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band will perform live on Friday, April 30 at 7:00 PM (ET). The ticketed performance can be viewed via YouTube.

When the legendary Dave Weckl Band reunited on stage at the 2019 Chesterfield Wine & Jazz Festival in St. Louis, Missouri, the show was already a rare and very special occasion. But even playing their first real show together in more than a decade, the band had no idea how special the set would feel just a few months later.

In May 2021, Dave Holland will release a new Double LP, CD and Digital album with Kevin Eubanks and Obed Calvaire marking the start of the new deal and his continuing relationship with Edition following the release of Good Hope in 2019 with Zakir Hussain and Chris Potter.

Born in 1941 in Massachusetts, the iconic keyboardist, composer and bandleader was a DownBeat Hall of Famer and NEA Jazz Master, as well as one of the most nominated artists in GRAMMY Awards history with 67 nods – and 23 wins, in addition to 4 Latin GRAMMYS.

Club-owner, producer Michael 'Eppy' Epstein, is using his My Father's Place club in Roslyn, Long Island, for a series of Pay-Per-View events as well as a location for video shoots.

 In addition to performing her series of holiday shows at Blue Note Tokyo, Japanese jazz pianist/composer Hiromi has announced a special benefit concert for Blue Note New York.

The Van Wezel announces all new Cabaret by the Bay dates, starring the Michael Ross Quartet! On Friday, January 15, 2021 and Saturday, January 16, 2021, enjoy live jazz in the Van Wezel's Grand Foyer with food and beverage by Mattison's. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 18 at 10 a.m.  

GRAMMY Award-winning pianist and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis presents an exclusive concert experience Saturday November 28 at 1PM CT - Sound Of Christmas. For this performance Ramsey revisits his classic Holiday record Sound Of Christmas.

The York Theatre Company has announced 2 additions to its organization: Gerry McIntyre, York's new Associate Artistic Director, and Alana Graber, who is the company's new Director of Development. They join James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, Evans Haile, Executive Director, and Aaron Simms, General Manager, on the York's administrative team.