NEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy Award winning bassist Stanley Clarke teams with innovative pianist and fellow Grammy winner Hiromi to honor Chick Corea in a new program of Corea works and original compositions inspired by the late, great pianist. After a chance meeting in Tokyo, the then 17-year-old Hiromi was invited by Corea to perform with him, thus beginning a musical camaraderie that lasted decades. Clarke and Corea were already longtime friends and bandmates in the iconic jazz fusion band, Return to Forever.
Honoring their long histories with Corea and their shared musical journey with each other, Clarke and Hiromi bring audiences a striking program available to perform with renowned string ensemble PUBLIQuartet.
“One of the most remarkable pianists of the past half century.”
All Music Guide
“Clarke can toss off more good bass lines in one night than most rock bassists do in an entire career.”
Charlie McCollum, Washington Star
[PUBLIQuartet is] “a perfect encapsulation of today’s trends in chamber music.”
Washington Post
