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The American pianist and composer Chick Corea will receive the Prize of the XXI International Jazz Festival of San Javier that will be given to him after the concert he will offer at Jazz San Javier on July 28th.
The Plenary Session of the City Council of San Javier unanimously approved, at the proposal of the Festival management, the awarding of the prize to "an extraordinary musician, virtuoso of the piano and composer of classical themes that are already jazz standards such as Spain, La Fiesta or Windows "
Nieto explained that beyond the 20 Grammys awards, the Hall of Fame or the NEA Jazz Master, with which Chick Corea has been professionally recognized, Jazz San Javier wants to recognize with this award the bond between Chick Corea and Spain, both emotionally and professional.
With past Spanish past, Chick Corea has been very linked to Spain and its music.
He was a close friend of Paco de Lucía, with whom he played on multiple occasions.
His album "My Spanish Heart" has been one of the most important of his career, as well as the Spain theme, which he made world famous.
Nieto recalled that Chick Corea, who was one of the initiators of jazz fusion as a musical genre, is considered one of the three most influential pianists in modern jazz along with Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, which has led him to play with authentic Jazz legends like Mongo Santamaría, Stan Getzm, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock or Dave Holland, among many others.
Creator of mythical groups in the history of jazz, which have been followed by musicians and fans from around the world, such as the "Circle" quartet, "Return to Forever", with Stanley Clarke, Joe Farrel, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, " The Elektric Band ", along with bassist John Patituccio, guitarist Frank Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal and drummer Dave Weckl," The Akoustic Band "with Patitucci and Weckl or" Origin ", with whom he visited the San Jazz Festival Javier in his second edition of 1999, accompanied by vibraphonist Gary Burton.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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