Brian Blade, Christian McBride, Chick Corea at Barbican Centre

American Jazz pianist Chick Corea returns to the Barbican's music programme in March 2020 alongside bass powerhouse Christian McBride and drum master Brian Blade. The trio will present a programme based on a range of inspirations, spanning from American Songbook standards to jazz classics, reaching back into Chick's own back catalogue as well as that of some of his most renowned collaborators, including Miles Davis and Joe Henderson.
The trio has already earned two Grammy Awards for their 2014 landmark 3-CD set Trilogy, and the long-awaited follow-up album, Trilogy 2, was released on 4 Oct 2019 (Concord Records). Trilogy 2 is a two-disc set featuring tracks hand-picked by Chick from throughout the trio’s 2016 world tour....

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American Jazz pianist Chick Corea returns to the Barbican's music programme in March 2020 alongside bass powerhouse Christian McBride and drum master Brian Blade. The trio will present a programme based on a range of inspirations, spanning from American Songbook standards to jazz classics, reaching back into Chick's own back catalogue as well as that of some of his most renowned collaborators, including Miles Davis and Joe Henderson.
The trio has already earned two Grammy Awards for their 2014 landmark 3-CD set Trilogy, and the long-awaited follow-up album, Trilogy 2, was released on 4 Oct 2019 (Concord Records). Trilogy 2 is a two-disc set featuring tracks hand-picked by Chick from throughout the trio’s 2016 world tour.
“Both are master musicians and together we have an easy rapport," Chick says of McBride and Blade. "There is a lot of give and take in our music. It’s always a lot of fun.”

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