An homage to the late Chick Corea, the piano legend who revolutionized Jazz with his mesmerizing body of works and virtuous performance opens June 1st, 2022 the virtual Jazzaar Festival, Switzerland for its 30th anniversary.
The Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra, directed by Fritz K Renold pay tribute to the legend accompanied by their mentors who are Jazz greats in their own rights such as John Patitucci – b (USA), Peter Erskine – d (USA), Tommy Smith – ts, fl (SCT), Christian Jacob – p (USA/FRA), Wayne Bergeron – Ltp (USA), Tom Walsh – tp (UK), Eijiro Nakagawa – tb (JPN), Tom Dunnet – tb (UK) and Christian Kramer – tb (DE). Recorded and filmed separately each from their own region, together they play the repertoire spanning from Chick’s early to late recorded numbers.
In the spirit of Chick's limitless range of possibilities, the writers of this project had orchestrated and arranged nine of his magnificent pieces renowned for their small band setting to a big band style for the jazz orchestra to effectively express the glorious intricacies and mysterious nuances of Chick's music.
A must-watch!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo-vuJePhF4