How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Bid on Two (2) Bobby McFerrin/Chick Corea Orchestra (C6 & C8)Tickets, Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 8:00 pm  

Bobby McFerrin is a ten-time Grammy Award winner, and one of the world's best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor, the creator of "Don't Worry Be Happy," one of the most popular songs of the late 20th century, and a passionate spokesman for music education. His recordings have sold over 20 million copies, and his collaborations, including those with Yo-Yo Ma, Chick Corea, the Vienna Philharmonic and Herbie Hancock, have established him as an ambassador of both the classical and jazz worlds. With a four-octave range and a vast array of vocal techniques, McFerrin is no mere singer; he is music's last true Renaissance man, a vocal explorer who has combined jazz, folk and a multitude of world music influences - choral, a cappella, and classical music - with his own ingredients.

Chick Corea is a multiple Grammy Award–winning American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer. Considering the staggering volume of his recorded output over the past 40 years, it is no overstatement to call Chick Corea one of the most prolific composers of the second half of the 20th century. From avant-garde to bebop, from children’s songs to straight ahead, from hard-hitting fusion to heady forays into classical, Chick has touched an astonishing number of musical bases in his illustrious career. 

“[McFerrin is a] ‘natural wonder’ of the musical world”—Telegraph                                     

“Chick is the ever-evolving genius, whose fire continues to burn.” – Jazz Review                  

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