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From Basel to Wroclaw: Photos from the Road

by ChickCorea March 28, 2011

Travel – moving – get to the gig – nice to drive rather than fly – Road Boys – – from Basel to Wroclaw:

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Good Morning from Basel

by ChickCorea March 27, 2011

[Chick writes from Basel, Switzerland, where he's on tour with Gary Burton.] Tonight I’m my own PR man. The concert was over-the-top tonight. The audience was unbelievably receptive. When we walked out on stage they gave the longest ovation I’ve ever gotten. Also the concert went very, very well — the piano was fantastic and [...]

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Stocking Up at Amoeba Music, Los Angeles

by ChickCorea February 6, 2011

We stocked up on CDs and DVDs at @amoebamusic in LA. That place is wild! We need some entertainment to while away the 14-hour flight to Perth. Australia, here we come with Return to Forever IV!

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A Late Night at Dizzy’s: Chick & Marcus Roberts’ Jam Session

by ChickCorea January 27, 2011

After Chick’s set with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center, he checked out the Marcus Roberts Trio show—here’s Chick’s take on it: Tonight was a wild and special night. The JALC band smoked and my Gayle was a highlight for the audience and the band, singing on “You’re Everything.” The night was filled [...]

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Chick’s Photos From the Road: Japan

by ChickCorea January 4, 2011
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At the Veszprem Fest

by ChickCorea July 31, 2010

[Chick writes from Veszprem, Hungary, where he and Kenny Garrett went to see the students of Dohna'nyi at the Conservatory of Music.] What a pleasant day at the music conservatory in Veszprem. The young musicians that performed for Kenny and myself were all very accomplished. And the folklore music that they played – some by [...]

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From Marseille to Nice

by ChickCorea July 30, 2010

South of France Hot sun during the day Nice and cool at night Swimming in the Mediterranean was a blast And the bus is not so bad – -

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For Painting

by ChickCorea July 28, 2010

I took these shots so I could have some nice landscapes to practice making watercolors. This was our drive from Munich airport to Unterach, Austria. These are all taken with the iPhone. The filtered ones are done with the Toy Camera app.

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The Piano Player’s Wanderings in Nimes

by ChickCorea July 27, 2010

This is the Coliseum that I played with Roy Haynes, Gary Peacock and Joe Henderson in the early ’80s – – it’s the most intact Roman Coliseum of all of them. Rome was quite an empire – – they developed so much technology.

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So Nice in Nice

by ChickCorea July 24, 2010

[Chick writes from Nice, where John McLaughlin sat in with the Freedom Band.] It was a blast playing with John again – – it was like the Four Peace Freedom Band with Roy Haynes on drums! We jammed on “Someday My Price Will Come” and “Matrix” – – and then did some Rap Jamming for [...]

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