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Bassist Christian McBride Remembers Legendary Jazz Artist Chick Corea03:57
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February 12, 2021
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Chick Corea performs with Eddie Gomez and Brian Blade perform during their concert in Moscow, Russia, on May 15, 2017. Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79. (Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr./AP File)
Chick Corea performs with Eddie Gomez and Brian Blade perform during their concert in Moscow, Russia, on May 15, 2017. Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79. (Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr./AP File)

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with bassist Christian McBride, host of NPR's "Jazz Night in America," about the life and legacy of jazz keyboardist, composer and bandleader Chick Corea.

This segment aired on February 12, 2021.

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