Born Armando Anthony Corea in Chelsea, Massachusetts on June 12, 1941, Chick was studying piano by age four. After moving to New York at age seventeen, Chick began performing with many prominent musicians of the era including Maynard Ferguson, Kenny Dorham, Stan Getz, and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. His budding compositional skills were first brought to light in the three years (1964-1966) he spent with Blue Mitchell, and soon after on Chick's first recording as …showed first 75 words of 625 total…

…showed last 75 words of 625 total…The Mozart Sessions (Sony Classical),with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, on which the adventurously improvisatorial spirit of both gentlemen shines through in their take on this great composers work. Extensively involved in anti drug programs and other humanitarian causes, no matter what type of music he is playing,Chick, with 8 Grammys and 25 nominations, will certainly be seen by history as one of the most individualistic, dynamic, and recognizable musicians of this or any time.