Chick Corea, Grammy-winning jazz musician, dies at 79

The composer, keyboardist and bandleader, who won 23 Grammy awards, has died of a rare form of cancer

The jazz pioneer Chick Corea has died at the age of 79.

According to a post on his Facebook page, the musician died from a rare form of cancer which was only discovered very recently". In his career, Corea won 23 Grammys and was the fourth most-nominated artist in Grammys history.