Chick Corea to jazz up Purdue

March 9, 2006

Chick Corea to jazz up Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Twelve-time Grammy award winner Chick Corea and his band Touchstone will bring a blend of flamenco melodies, and North African and Middle Eastern sounds to Purdue's Loeb Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. March 23.

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Corea, who plays the piano, electric piano and synthesizer, is also a composer-arranger, and has made a four-decade career playing jazz, fusion and classical music. He earned recognition playing and touring with Miles Davis. Touchstone will combine piano, drums, bass, saxophone and percussion, and will also feature a flamenco dancer.

The National Endowment recently named Corea Jazz Master for the Arts. The Jazz Master honors represent an array of styles and instruments, and are selected based on contributions to the development and performance of jazz.

Chick Corea and Touchstone is presented by Purdue Convocations. Ticket prices range from $26 to $34 and are available at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Tickets are also available at all Ticketmaster outlets.

Writer: Kiersti Kjonaas, (765) 494-2081, kkjonaas@purdue.edu

Sources: Todd E. Wetzel, Purdue Convocations director, (765) 494-9712

Kerry S. Nason, Purdue Convocations manager of operations, (765) 496-9071, knason@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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Chick Corea and his band Touchstone will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 23 at Loeb Playhouse. Corea is a 12-time Grammy award winner and recently was honored by the National Endowment for the Arts. (Purdue News Service photo/David Umberger)

A publication-quality photograph is available at https://nws.uns.purdue.edu/images/+2006/corea-chick.jpg

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