"I like the audience to sense the challenge and risk that's being taken in the act of improvisation. When that excitement of discovery is communicated through the music, I feel the goal has been achieved—at least for that moment." - Chick Corea

One of the most creatively restless and indefatigably imaginative jazz artists in the history of the music, Chick Corea defies easy categorization—equally at home in acoustic and electric settings, eager to find new ways of expression with old friends and quick to explore new partnerships with youthful adventure-seekers.

Since heeding the solo calling in 1966 with his critically acclaimed debut, Tones for Joan's Bones, Corea has been at the forefront of jazz, forging new ground with his acoustic jazz bands and expanding the sound of fusion with groups such as Return to Forever and the Elektric Band. His career resume teems with accolades, including more than 50 Grammy nominations and 14 Grammy Awards.

It is no overstatement to call Chick Corea one of the most prolific composers of the second half of the 20th century. The volume of his recorded output over the past 40 years is staggering. From avant-garde to bebop, from children's songs to straight-ahead, from hard-hitting fusion to heady forays into classical, he has touched an astonishing number of musical bases in his prodigious career, all the while maintaining a standard of excellence that is simply uncanny.