As the jazz world mourns one of its greatest virtuosos, we turn to one of his final improvisations that captures his magic. This week we lost one of the great musicians of our time. Composer and ...

Though Chick Corea and Stefano Bollani hail from opposite sides of the Atlantic they're kindred spirits in many ways. Two of jazz's more prolific musicians, both have explored music in any number of ...

In 2018, three years before his death, the pianist and composer gave a concert in Sardinia that included both Mozart and George Gershwin. A live recording of that concert is now available. This is ...

Chick Corea is one of America's giants of jazz, beginning in the late '60s and his work with Miles Davis, then his acclaimed 1972 debut album, "Return To Forever." (SOUNDBITE OF CHICK COREA'S "LA ...

Where is the dividing line between freedom and chaos in music? A jazz band can largely ignore chords, harmony and a consistent time signature and yet still produce something that’s a coherent and ...

This jazz supergroup functions quite differently from what one would expect given the individuals involved. As a pianist, bandleader, and composer, Chick Corea’s reputation is built on consummate ...

, displayed on a shelf in his living room. Burton, 70, earned these accolades slowly and steadily, adding at least one per decade: two in the 1970s, one in the ‘80s, one in the ‘90s, two in the 2000s.

Adventurous fans of new music should dig on what singer Bobby McFerrin, pianist Chick Corea and drummer Jack DeJohnette are offering on their tour this spring; after all, the show is brand new every ...

A former Toronto Star staff reporter, Daniel Otis is currently a freelance contributor covering trials, travel and (almost) everything in-between.