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Chick Corea Terrific Solo Piano Performance Legends of Jazz Video

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Chick Corea does a beautiful acoustic jazz performance of “Armando’s Rhumba” from the series Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis. His artful keyboard expression makes his playing wonderful to listen to. Crafty ethnic inspired melodies and precise playing is a hallmark of Chick Corea performances. I love the opening with Chick playing the strings with his left hand.

Chick Corea was born June 12, 1941. He is an American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer. Many of his compositions are jazz standards, played by musicians everywhere. He started taking lessons at age eight. He was a member of Miles Davis’ band in the 1960s, and was instrumental in developing early electric jazz fusion music. In the 1970s he formed the revolutionary band Return to Forever. Corea joins Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and Keith Jarrett, as one of the major jazz performers in the post John Coltrane era.

 

 

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Wild Performance Piano Jazz Hiromi Uehara Japanese Timeout Video

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Hiromi Uehara, commonly known as Hiromi, is a jazz composer and pianist from Hamamatsu, Japan. She is recognized by her incredibly virtuosic technique, high energetic performances and the blending in her compositions of musical genres such as new bop, progressive rock, classical and fusion.

Hiromi began classical piano at age six. Her piano teacher introduced to jazz when she was eight. At 14, she had already performed with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. At 17, she met Chick Corea by chance in Tokyo, and was invited to play a concert with him the very next day.

She worked as a jingle writer for several years, and then enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts to study music. At Berklee, she was mentored by Ahmad Jamal. By the time of her graduation, she had already signed with a jazz label Telarc. Since 2004 debut, Hiromi has toured the world and appeared in numerous jazz festivals. She has played live at the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival.

 

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Chick Corea & Hiromi Uehara – Spain Recorded Live Tokyo Japan 2006

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A wonderful Chick Corea video. Recorded live in Tokyo, Japan on September 2-3 2006, at the Tokyo Jazz Festival. Chick Corea and Hiromi Uehara play “Spain” one of Chick Corea’s most well known pieces. Spain was composed in 1971, appearing on the album Light as a Feather, performances by Corea, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Stanley Clarke and Joe Farrell. Numerous versions have been recorded, by Corea himself as well as other artists. A particularly well known version a flamenco version by Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin in the 1980s. Another well known recording was a progressive bluegrass version by Bela Fleck in 1979. More recently, Corea performed it as a duet with Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara.

 

 

Video – Valentina Lisitsa From Kiev Ukraine Piano Solo Live Performance

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A wonderful live performance from Seoul, South Korea. Valentina Lisitsa plays a Rachmaninoff Prelude.

Valentina Lisitsa is a classical pianist and international recording artist. She was born in Kiev, Ukraine. When she was only three years old, she started piano lessons. A very gifted child, she gave her first recital performance when she was only four. She has become a virtual star on YouTube and is one of the most watched pianists. She has recorded six albums including the works of Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, and Chopin. Her flawless keyboard technique makes it a pleasure to watch her play, and her emotional delivery makes her performances memorable. Valentina Lisitsa’s concerts span the globe, having performed and recorded in some of the most prestigious halls. She now lives in the U.S.

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