Chick Corea has attained iconic status in music. The keyboardist, composer, and bandleader is a DownBeat Hall of Famer and NEA Jazz Master, as well as the fourth-most nominated artist in Grammy Awards history with 63 nods and 22 wins, in addition to a number of Latin Grammys. From straight-ahead to avant-garde, bebop to jazz-rock fusion, children’s songs to chamber and symphonic works, Chick has touched an astonishing number of musical bases in his career since playing with the genre-shattering bands of Miles Davis in the late ’60s and early ’70s.

Yet Chick has never been more productive than in the 21st century, whether playing acoustic piano or electric keyboards, leading multiple bands, performing solo, or collaborating with a who’s who of music. Underscoring this, he has been named Artist of the Year three times this decade in the DownBeat Readers Poll. Born in 1941 in Massachusetts, Chick remains a tireless creative spirit, continually reinventing himself through his art. As The New York Times has said, he is “a luminary, ebullient and eternally youthful.”

The Chick Corea Akoustic Band performances will be the first at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall since going dark in March due to the COVID-19 crisis. To protect the health of our guests, artists, team members, crew, and the well-being of live music, enhanced health and safety measures are in place, including:

Face Masks. All guests, team members, and crew are required to wear a face mask (covering the nose and mouth.) Face masks must be worn at all time upon entry and in common areas, but may be removed while in your ticketed seat.
Temperature & Health Screening. Before entering the venue, guests will have their temperature scanned by a no-touch thermometer. Guests with a temperature of 100.4 F or above will be denied entry. Refunds will be provided to those denied entry.
Reduced Contact. Updates to reduce contact include walk-through metal detectors, thermal image scanning, and hands-free digital ticketing. All tickets will be digital.
Physical Distancing. Limited capacity seating is adjusted to promote CDC recommended distancing. Physical distancing is required in common areas, and when entering/exiting the venue.
Enhanced Cleaning. Routine cleaning and sanitization of facilities/common areas before, during, and after each event with hospital-grade disinfectants. Hand sanitizing stations will also be located throughout the venue.

Tickets for The Chick Corea Akoustic Band will go on sale this Friday, November 6 at 10 am and will be available for purchase at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office, and all Ticketmaster outlets. Effective October 31, 2020, the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office will be open on Fridays from 10 am-6 pm and Saturdays from 8:30 am-12:30 pm, and will only accept payment via debit or credit card. Please note the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Box Office will remain closed at this time.