The Genius of Chick Corea

How a Musician Thinks

Yve Laran
The Shortform
Published in
Feb 12, 2021

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Photo by Luis Morera on Unsplash

The world lost jazz pianist legend Chick Corea to cancer. He was 79 years old, and as short as a few months ago, he posted a brief, 2 ½ minute instructional video on improvisation. He plays two notes with his harmonic left hand, and with his right hand, he adds a beautiful melody.

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Yve Laran
The Shortform

Bibliophile, Writer and Blogger at yve.laran@wordpress.com. Podcaster on Spotify as Yve Laran. Master’s=Political; Bachelor’s=Musical