Grammy-winning jazz pianist Chick Corea had a sweeping and influential music career
Armond Anthony “Chick” Corea, who grew up in Chelsea and would go on to become an internationally known superstar in the music industry and win 23 Grammy Awards as a jazz pianist, died on Feb. 9 after a gallant battle against cancer. He was 79.
Chelsea native Chick Corea meets backstage with his hometown friends and fans, from
left, Butch Bradley, Leenie Bradley, Minna Karas Marino, Lenny Nelson, Nick Marino, Karen
Poverman, Lynda Diamond, Councilor-at-Large Leo Robinson, Patricia Simboli, and Josephine
Nelson.
Born in Chelsea, he was the son of Armando and Anna (Zaccone) Corea. Chick attended the Williams School where he was popular among his classmates and elected president of his ninth grade graduating class. Minna Karas Marino, a lifelong friend and classmate at Williams, recalled that Chick was enrolled in the college preparatory course at Williams and his classmates voted him “Most L