Chick's Birthday! Elio Villafranca & Chick Corea Afro-Caribbean Experience
About This Event
Grammy-winning pianist Chick Corea appears with Cuban pianist-composer Elio Villafranca in the Chick Corea Afro-Caribbean Experience at Dizzy's Club. The set foregrounds Corea's long engagement with Latin and Afro‑Caribbean rhythms and Villafranca's Cuban classical and popular influences, emphasizing ensemble interplay, extended grooves and shifting meters rather than spectacle. A forthcoming documentary examines Corea's creative process behind The Spanish Heart Band – Antidote.
About the Artists
Chick's Birthday! Elio Villafranca & Chick Corea Afro-Caribbean Experience
Chick’s Birthday pairs Grammy-winning pianist Chick Corea with Cuban pianist and composer Elio Villafranca under the Afro-Caribbean Experience banner, bringing jazz fusion into conversation with Latin and Afro-Caribbean forms.
Chick Corea
Chick Corea is a Grammy Award-winning jazz legend renowned for his innovative contributions to the music world, blending elements of rock, pop, and Latin influences. His upcoming documentary special offers an exclusive glimpse into the creative process behind "The Spanish Heart Band – Antidote," revealing the rich stories and explorations from his remarkable career.
Chick Corea Afro-Caribbean Experience
Chick Corea Afro-Caribbean Experience is a jazz group built around the late pianist and composer’s long-running dialogue with Latin and Afro-Caribbean rhythm. The project brings Corea into conversation with Cuban pianist and composer Elio Villafranca, drawing on jazz fusion and Latin jazz vocabulary while leaving room for open improvisation.