Hi all, The Spanish Heart Band summer tour continues to roll right along! Week 3 began in Rotterdam, Netherlands where the group played at the North Sea Jazz festival, an event considered to be the largest indoor jazz festival in the world. The group took the stage to a responsive Bohemian crowd which reveled in all the influences present in the …
The Spanish Heart Band in Europe!
No matter the venue or setting, the Spanish Heart Band’s concerts on this European summer tour have been undeniable hits!
Billboard Magazine
How did this Spanish Heart Band come together? I just wanted to put a tour together of this special band. So once I assembled the band and I saw that it was really gonna have this Latino/Afro-Cuban/flamenco flavor, it began to come into focus. Two of the three musicians are from Spain. Two of the guys, Niño Josele and Jorge …
Chick writes from Switzerland
Dear friends — I want to send you news from the road. I was thinking that so much of what my ife is about happens “on the road” …
Jazz Podium
Chick Corea your musical career was like a long journey through different styles of music: Spanish, latin music, avantgarde, fusion, acoustic and electric, free jazz, rock music, classical music. This speaks for a constant challenge you looked for. Now you re-vitalized your music with „The Spanish Heart“-Band. What caused this decision to explore Spanish and Afro Cuban styles once more? My …
Jazz Magazine
Why did you feel the need to revisit now, in 2019, the best of your “My Spanish Heart” and your “Touchstones” years Well it’s more like a re-imagining than a re-visit. My love of Latino rhythms and music has been with me for a very long time. The key point of the project is the band itself. This amazing group of …
Paste Magazine
What was the challenge in revisiting these tunes from ‘My Spanish Heart’ and ‘Touchstone’ all these years later? These are not merely covers but ambitious re-imaginings of some beloved pieces in your very expansive book. How were you trying to set them apart from the original versions? The initial idea was a summer tour of a new band based on …
