Tuesday, April 20, 2010

CHICK COREA TALKS ABOUT HIS UPCOMING PROJECT AT THE BLUE NOTE - FURTHER EXPLORATIONS OF BILL EVANS

CHICK COREA
with
EDDIE GOMEZ & PAUL MOTIAN

Further Explorations of Bill Evans
May 4 -9 & May 11 - 16

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Chick Corea returns to the Blue Note for a two-week engagement in May to pay tribute to one his musical heroes, Bill Evans. Joining him on this rare gig, billed as “Further Explorations of Bill Evans,” are former Evans trio members Eddie Gomez on bass and Paul Motian on drums. Special guests include John Scofied on May 12 and Hubert Laws on May 13. Chick will perform Evans' staples as well as new Corea originals written in the spirit of the Bill Evans trio.

The engagement is expected to be filmed for a future documentary release and recorded for an upcoming audio release.

In this video clip, CHICK COREA talks about this brand new project...

Chick Corea from Blue Note on Vimeo.

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