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Corky McClerkin

The keyboard artistry of Corky ranges from hard bebop and soulful jazz to smooth and "futuristic".

About Me

Owner, WinCor Records. Pianist and Leader of Jazz Groups throughout Chicagoland area. International Performer. Several Appearances at Chicago's South Shore Jazz Festival and others. Featured artist on Searchin' for the Soul (1983) and Island of Dreams (2001), both recorded on the Wincor Label. Southport Records featured Corky on the 1992 release The Power of One. In 1975, Corky received Ma Degree from Loyola University. Served as Resident Pianist, Drake and Knickerbocker Hotels, 1987-2005. In 1978, Korwin Enterprises published Undercurrents, Corky's book on African American humor. BET Semifinalist Winner, Best Jazz Group,1996. Speaker/Lecturer/Performer, Chicago Jazz Institute,Kennedy-King College.