Northwestern Events Calendar

Oct
31
2024

Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Chick Corea

Jazz orchestra students perform seated onstage as a conductor in a purple robe conducts.

When: Thursday, October 31, 2024
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM CT

Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.

Contact: Concert Management Office   (847) 467-4000

Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events

Category: Fine Arts

Description:

Derrick Gardner, conductor; Victor Dey, Jr., piano 

Pianist, composer, and bandleader Chick Corea was a prominent figure in the jazz fusion movement, collaborating with such artists as Miles Davis, Stanley Clarke, and Dave Holland in pursuit of a new sound that brought elements of rock to the genre. Over the course of his career, Corea won 27 Grammy Awards, and many of his compositions, including “Spain,” “500 Miles High,” “La Fiesta,” “Armando’s Rhumba,” and “Windows” have become jazz standards. Join the Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra for a celebration of this influential artist, featuring Ghanaian guest pianist Victor Dey, Jr. Dey has performed with artists including Stevie Wonder, Hugh Masekela, Mike Phillips, and Ebo Taylor. 

Chick Corea (arr. Derrick Gardner), “Straight Up & Down” 
Chick Corea (arr. Derrick Gardner), “Chick’s Tune” 
Chick Corea (arr. Carlos Henriquez), “Armando’s Rhumba” 
Chick Corea (arr. Derrick Gardner), Highlife Suite 
Chick Corea (arr. Frank Foster), “Tones for Joan’s Bones” 
Chick Corea (arr. Ted Nash), “Windows” 
Victor Dey, Jr., Urban Safari 
Chick Corea (arr. Neil Slater), "500 Miles High" 
Chick Corea (arr. Vincent R. Gardner), “Matrix” 

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