Chick Corea: Vigilette, JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA

Pianist Chick Corea has lived many lives as a musician, from postbop wunderkind to freejazz maverick to fusion explorer to chamberjazz eminence. Jazz Night caught up with Corea during a recent gig at Scullers in Boston while he was on tour with a new trio he calls Vigilette. Listen to the accompanying radio episode here: By NATE CHINEN Pianist Chick Corea has lived many lives as a musician, from postbop wunderkind to freejazz maverick to fusion explorer to chamberjazz eminence. That imprecise tally leaves out a lot in an expansive career but, more to the point, it creates the false impression that Corea compartmentalizes his musical output, when the truth suggests something far more holistic. Jazz Night in America caught up with Corea during a recent gig at Scullers in Boston just across the river from Chelsea, Mass. , where he was born and raised. He was on tour with a new trio he calls Vigilette, with Car