The new U.S. tour will run from January to March 2005

Flamenco-world.com, February 2005

In the wake of last year's successful European tour, Chick Corea re-forms his band with saxophonist Jorge Pardo, bassist Carles Benavent, percussionist Rubem Dantas and drummer Tom Brechtlein. The North American pianist, together with the Touchstone Band, will make stops in several U.S. cities between January and March 2005. To round off the tour, the band returns to European soil with a concert in Milan (Italy). With the three former members of the legendary Paco de Lucía sextet, Chick Corea will perform his Spanish music-influenced compositions taken from the album ‘Touchstone’, and will continue his explorations of flamenco. According to the pianist, “with his new Touchstone band the music is played with a passion, finesse and virtuosity that expands the horizons of ethnic-influenced jazz to new levels”.

Jorge Pardo and Rubem Dantas.
Frame from DVD 'Flamenco' de Carlos Saura

Chick Corea & Touchstone 2005
JANUARY Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th Blues Alley, Washington DC (U.S.A.) FEBRUARY Tuesday 1st to Sunday 6th The Blue Note New York (U.S.A.) Monday 28th Catalina's Bar & Grill, Los Angeles (U.S.A.) MARCH Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th Catalina's Bar & Grill, Los Angeles (U.S.A.) Monday 21st to Saturday 26th The Blue Note, Milan (Italy)	Carles Benavent (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

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