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Jazz legend and fusion pioneer Chick Corea dies of cancer

Corea's illness "was only discovered very recently," read a statement posted on his Facebook page Thursday.

February 8, 2015: Chick Corea holds his Grammy after winning Best Jazz Instrumental Album Trio, "Fingerprints" during the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Chick Corea, the American jazz composer and electric keyboard trailblazer whose visionary fusion work stretched the traditional boundaries of genre, has died of a rare form of cancer.

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